Job Title:

Operations Leader - Waterford

Summary:

Responsible for delivering key performance outcomes across the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Site Utilities, and assigned production areas, including safety, environmental compliance, production, quality, people development, and cost performance.

Partner with Value Stream Leaders to define and execute an operations strategy aligned with business objectives. Drive disciplined execution of the operations plan, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing while advancing Waterford’s position as a world‑class silicone manufacturing site.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide leadership to operations to ensure all safety, environmental, production, quality, and cost objectives are met in alignment with the business strategy and direction 

• Develop and execute an implementation plan to achieve world-class manufacturing excellence in the operating area assigned 

• Participate in business planning, operating (incurred) & capital budget creation with peer managers and monitor, communicate, and forecast variances from financial performance targets 

• Manage optimal headcount required to meet business needs and overall site productivity goals, while driving certification rates to ensure efficient labor utilization

• Review and approve Management of Change, variances, purchase requisitions, and capital projects as applicable 

• Develop and mentor your direct and indirect staff – Front Line Leaders, Area Process Coordinators, and Inventory Control Teams

• Collaborate with peer Leadership Team members to ensure a consistent implementation of manufacturing expectations and standards

• Collaborating with Value Stream Leaders, Asset Management, and Production/Maintenance Coordinator (PMC) to develop and validate production schedules for execution

Qualifications:

The following are required for the role

• Experience managing direct reports with the highest ethics and credibility

• Proven safety leadership track record leading teams to reduce safety exposures and transforming the working culture of teams into an interdependent level of safety culture

• Proven quality leadership record to transform cultures to produce repeatable products that meet our most specialty customer requirements

• ​Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience in the Chemical manufacturing industry

  • OR Minimum 5 years’ experience of leadership in the manufacturing industry with a (4) year professional degree

  • Experience leading within a Union environment

• Working knowledge of general and cost accounting principles or the equivalence in combined education and experience. 

• Prior experience implementing or working in LEAN operations structures 

• Lean Six Sigma project management (DMAIC), coaching/mentoring, with quantifiable growth/process/operational improvements 

• Ability to present comfortably to the highest levels of the organization, including the ability to relate material to the audience with relative examples and analogies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Excellent understanding of Microsoft business software, SAP, Team Guru, Minitab, Pi, etc.

The following are preferred for the role

• B.S. in Engineering, Business, Science, Math, or relevant experience

• Experience leading an exempt workforce

• Emergency Response Leadership

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What We Offer:

Base Pay Range: $136,000 - $199,100

The actual salary offered is determined by factors including but not limited to education, experience, skill sets, and geography. Local geographic pay differentials may not be reflected in the above pay range and will be discussed with you by a member of the HR team when applicable. If you are interested in this position, we’d ask that you apply! #BePartoftheSolution

Additionally, this role is eligible for incentive or sales variable compensation payments. The amount of these incentives is based on the terms of the Company's incentive plans, the Company's financial performance, and/or individual