Site Operations Director

Requisition ID: 24076 

Built on talent, technology, and trust, Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and engineered materials. The company’s two industry-leading business segments—Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies—provide innovative products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and processes of our customers around the world. Grace employs approximately 4,300 people in over 30 countries.

Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals and solutions that enable industries to enhance modern life. Our customers use our catalysts, engineered materials, process technologies and fine chemicals to manufacture everyday products – like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals and food packaging – better, faster and smarter. Our thousands of employees work to harness the power of science for a better world at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide. For more information, visit Grace.com.

Job Description

Site Operations Director – Curtis Bay Works, Baltimore, MD

 

Grace Curtis Bay Works consists of 6 production plants which manufacture hundreds of products from four businesses: fluid cracking catalysts, hydroprocessing catalysts, polyolefin catalysts, and silicas. Our customers rely on us for superior ongoing technical service and support. Grace professionals have a deep understanding of their customers' businesses, fundamental operational issues and the unique challenges their customers face in their local regions.

 

Grace is a significant employer in the Curtis Bay area, with approximately 500 employees. More than half of the products manufactured at Curtis Bay are exported at a value of approximately $150 million annually.

 

Site Operations Director is accountable for the predictability, reliability and consistency of supply from the production and logistics operations across the site, the financial performance of those units and serves as back-up for the Senior Site Director.

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This role is on-site in Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD and reports to the Senior Site Director

Responsibilities

• Lead all employees to develop a voice of the customer mindset in all aspects of their professional responsibilities
• Collaborate cross functionally with Curtis Bay and Grace corporate functions to solve problems and implement best practices
• Model Safety and Quality values including Critical Life Safety measures
• Drive impactful transformation by leveraging proven change management strategies and techniques
• Develop current and future Operations leaders through coaching, talent management and modeling best practices
• Drive transformation and continuous improvement at every level by supporting an ownership and entrepreneurial mindset
• Accountable for financial performance of the site and participate in monthly S&OP meetings for each business
• Resolve resource, coordination and prioritization challenges which may include organizational changes
• Effectively solve complex problems in day-to-day chemical operations
• Determine and lead capital and cost reduction priorities
• Maintain a positive relationship with Union leaders and members with a bias towards follow-through on commitments
• Proactively engage with corporate functional centers of excellence to align on priorities (Global Operations, EHSSQ, HR)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 15+ years of operations experience in manufacturing, including leadership experience
• Experience driving change by leveraging strategic communications site-wide and with corporate partners
• Experience delivering on