Sr Plant Engineering Lead

 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Newark Pipe Technical Leader will ensure that all manufacturing processes are robust and operationally capable for the manufacture of product that meets quality requirements and cost objectives. He/she will provide technical leadership in the resolution of manufacturing problems, effectively communicating with all levels of the organization, including customers and suppliers. The person in this position helps to establish and implement organizational strategies, standards, and practices to achieve best-in-class performance. He/she will succeed by effectively engaging all levels of the operation. This position also manages all aspects of quality systems and structure at the local level.  The successful candidate will have demonstrated successful leadership in prior roles and will continue to develop leadership skills in this role.    This position is a member of the Pipe Leadership team.

Reports to: Directly to the Pipe Plant Leader; functional reporting to the Newark Plant Technical Leader 

Span of Control: All manufacturing processes and products of assigned plant.

Responsibilities

Living the Safety Stand and adhering to the employee safety responsibilities

•             Ensure a safe, clean and environmentally compliant work environment and build a culture where safety is a priority. 

•             Ensure a clear and effective measurement system is followed and used to drive results; reward and celebrate safe behavior and achievements; ensure accountability

•             Ensure that all control plans, work instructions, and other procedures related to the technical operation of the production lines are in place

•             Lead and support safety initiatives and processes to drive towards zero safety incidents.

Driving Technical, Process and Quality Improvements (60%)

•             Identify and lead new process improvements

•             Set clear and measurable expectations, in line with plant goals; proactively analyzes and manages all relative performance metrics

•             Effectively communicate objectives holding people accountable to deliver results

•             Network/partner with peers to operate with zero environmental non-conformities maintaining compliance to applicable company, government and regulatory policies

•             Administer and ensure strict adherence to business quality program, resulting in consistent and high product quality to customers

•             Actively drive understanding of customer requirements and the relationship to plant process variables to ensure products meet the customer FFU at all times

•             Ensure that all customer complaints are recorded, communicated plant wide and thoroughly investigated with corrective action to prevent recurrence

•             Develop, evaluate, improve and document manufacturing processes/controls

•             Demonstrate the ability to develop and meet key milestones, to work and communicate effectively with people at all levels within the organization and to technically contribute to the development of the process solutions

•             Apply statistical methods/data analytics to estimate future manufacturing requirements

•             Utilize capital execution from inception to completion for process/technical improvements

•             Understand current manufacturing process capability, drives to reduce variation, and ensures product quality and consistency to improve the overall customer experience.

•             Ensures nonconforming products are not shipped to our customers

•             Own all aspects of quality at the local level

•             Act as primary plant contact with the Product & Process Innovation Teams to implement development improvements

•             Promote a data driven approach to all quality related problems in plant

•             Ensure that all plant quality testing equipment is calibrated and testing methods are followed.

•             Facilitate quality related training (includes understanding customer requirements translated to process variables, SPC, procedures and practices, ISO management systems) for all employees in the plant.

•             Actively participate in the quality network and be a conduit for best practice sharing in the plant with respect to product quality and service

 

Knowing the business and our customers (20%)

•             Create an environment where all employees are engaged, empowered and focused on serving our customers

•             Develop relationships with customers and understand what it takes to ensure OC manufactures products that they define as high quality, and participate in developing solutions for serving our