Overview:
Waters Corporation is currently looking to hire an experienced Production Manager to join our Chemical Manufacturing team in Taunton, MA. In this role, you will be leading a team responsible for the batch-manufacturing of chemical materials.
Responsibilities:
* Leads a 42 person manufacturing department producing highly specialized chemicals on a small scale for the chromatography industry.
* Ensures that all the equipment is in proper working order
* Leads the activities of the team members in accordance with work instructions and company policy to ensure a quality product delivered on time.
* Actively involved in ensuring that employees are working safely by monitoring how work is carried out and ensuring that the operation adheres to local regulations.
* Implements job related training for all employees on the off shift
* Coaches and provides technical expertise to resolve processing issues and creates and ensures corrective actions are implemented.
* Responsible for creating a high morale workplace with the highest ethical standards
* Acts as a member of the management team and performs other duties as directed by position or required by the Plant Manager.
* Ensures the appropriate level of accountability for facility goals and objectives at the team leaders and team members' levels.
* Monitors and take appropriate timely improvement action to meet production quality and quantity.
* Utilize problem solving techniques, teamwork building strategies, process control, and continuous process improvement tools to meet or exceed the facility key operating statistics.
* Conduct, lead, or implement the appropriate process audits; the audits will identify the need for the appropriate containment, corrective, and preventive actions, leading to minimizing or eliminating process deviations and non-conforming product root causes.
* Maintains adherence to company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices.
Qualifications:
Education:
* Bachelors Degree, preferably in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field of study or >15 years of relevant chemical industry experience.
Experience:
* Significant previous leadership experience in a chemical manufacturing facility is required.
* Experience with application and compliance with OSHA PSM program.
Skills:
* Strong attention to detail
* Ability to comprehend and follow written procedures and documentation
* Ability to learn new processes
* Excellent communication skills
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