Manufacturing Excellence Engineer-Marietta, OH
Job Description
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Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.
We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.
We are looking for:
- Work in conjunction with all plant functions to be a “Change Agent” that identifies & drives opportunities for step-change & continuous improvements for the whole site.
- Lead/Facilitate the design and implementation of continuous improvement approaches with tools to enhance industrial performance and facilitate the digital transition for operating and troubleshooting.
- Assist in the tactical implementation and deployment of strategic Manufacturing Excellence and Digital initiatives to allow theconstruction and enrichment of a site visions.
- Implementation & adaptions of a STAR FACTORY roadmap (10 year plan for future sustainability and growth)
- Help focus site resources needed for the various site initiatives with a structured and prioritized deployment program (roadmap)
- Lead/Participate in diagnostics to understand bottlenecks & help design tactical implementation plans (TIPS) to address these hurdles
- Ownership of site WAVE planning process and conduct periodic reviews and coaching with all stakeholders to set the cadence and expectation for the group.
- Utilize and explore tools to promote the 3 main “Excellence Pillars” (Technical Systems, Performance Management, Mindset & Behaviors) as well as “digital enablers” and OEE tools.
- Contribute to the defining, coordinating, and fully utilizing resources needed (Site, GBU, Corporate, and external) to ensure effective collaboration and delivery of the expected impact.
- Ensure proper defining, tracking and monitoring of the resultant impacts of the site Digital/ME projects through KPI’s.
- Provide appropriate communication of results to the stakeholder and governance bodies (i.e. Steercos)
- Make sure improvements are sustained through the deployment of training and capabilities building using “best in class” Ways ofWorking (WoW).
We count on you for:
- Identified and implemented initiative “impacts” having measured improvements
- Completion of defined diagnostics
- Measured progress on the TOP 30 WAVE initiatives
- A feasible and accurate STAR FACTORY roadmap followed and understood by all stakeholders.
- Implementation of digital enables defined
- Identification and implementation of unique opportunities, especially around sustainability/“Solvay One Planet”
You can count on us for:
- Continued enhancements to the WAVE/TIP process and expanded development of the resource loading tools.
- Relationships formed across the site that enable positive “impact and influence” outside of your direct “span of control”.
You will bring:
- 3-5 years work-related experience in chemical plant operations
- Technical strong with a significant Chemical processing Background
- Degree or working knowledge of Manufacturing Excellence technics
- or using digital tools a plus
- Data driven and results oriented
- Possess the ability to engage people at various levels throughout
- the organization
- Possess the ability to “influence & impact” and communicate in a
- multilevel, multicultural environement
- Exposure to visual management techniques
- Strong Presentation skills with the ability to work with various media
- Understanding of OEE tracking and basic principals
You will get:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $91,000 to $113,526 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
- 16 weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave
- Training platform for all employees
- Free language courses (24 languages available)
- Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)
Addtional information:
- ME group – STAR FACTORY teams
- HSE teams
- Operations - Unit Managers, Coordinators, Foreman, Operators
- Process, Production, and Project Engineers
- Maintenance – Reliability & Planners
- Data Scientists & Data Translators
- Digital teams (on site and off site)
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