Sr Manager Operations

Avantor•Paris, KY

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Opportunity: Avantor is looking for a dedicated Senior Manager of Operations to optimize our Performance Materials organization. The Senior Manager oversees all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. They develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity, monitor operations and trigger corrective actions and are responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping. They will also have the opportunity to manage a large team within a complex discipline or department, comprised of intermediate/experienced professionals. This Paris, KY role is full-time, on-site. Candidates throughout the USA will be considered. Serving customers worldwide, The Avantor Performance Materials organization manufactures and markets chemical products such as acids, advanced silicones, biological buffers, denaturants, and electronic chemicals, as well as diagnostics solutions. This SME role offers significant opportunities for professional growth and leadership development. Reporting to the site Senior Director, the Senior Manager of Operations will:

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Senior management of people and operations
Experience working in a chemical related industry
Process Safety Management (PSM)
Quality/ safety Management of change (MOC)
Corporate level communication skills
Working with manufacturing-based processes and principles

Nice To Haves

Training/ experience in continuous improvement methods including 6 sigma or lean manufacturing
Developing operational processes to increase efficiency/ productivity
Team collaboration
Overseeing production output/ quality and on-time shipping

Responsibilities

Oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing while ensuring policies and procedures are followed.
Maintain/ implement policies, processes and procedures to meet the requirements of regulatory and compliance standards, safety standards, GMP policies, product requirements, customer requirements, and business requirements.
Manage a multi-department team comprised of individual contributors to management.
Determine responsibilities of team
Lead the team to accomplish business objectives, daily schedule completion, training, and professional development plans; inclusive of associate hiring, training, advising, developing, and performance management.
Lead/ participate on project teams to identify and evaluate process improvements (safety, quality, efficiency, capacity, capability, automation, etc.).
Utilize lean manufacturing, and other process improvement methods to establish world class manufacturing and inventory management.
Establish, develop and manage processes/ systems to allow for effective and efficient production operations that meet or exceed operational requirements for quality, procedural adherence, schedule adherence, work completion, lead times, budget/work standards, and optimal workflow
Prepare/ assist in preparing departmental budgets.
Build business cases, cost models and financial justifications for process improvements and projects as appropriate.
Performs other duties as assigned.