Manager, Manufacturing at PPL Corporate-Human Resources

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure adequate safety reviews are completed for all projects and operational changes
• Recommend and implement ways to improve the safety of our operations
• Responsible to see that our lost time and OSHA recordable safety goals are met
• Ensure compliance with PSM and RMP standards
• Develop a culture of zero tolerance for recordable accidents
• Establish and maintain high standards is housekeeping
• Ensure company standards and  regulatory requirements are met with respect to chemical exposures in the Bethlehem manufacturing facility
• Ensure company standards and regulatory requirements are met with respect to air, waste and water compliance in the Bethlehem manufacturing facility
• Work with other groups to minimize the discharge of hazardous pollutants through better management of processes and substitution of raw materials
• Responsible to see that production, cost, yield, safety, quality, environmental goals are achieved on all production processes and products.
• Oversee the technical aspects of day-to-day production operations for multiple product lines
• Oversee the troubleshooting of production, quality and equipment problems for all processes and products
• Identify, research, develop, implement and validate cost reduction programs for production and packaging 
• Directs, mentors, guides and assists the Production Supervisors to meet plant production goals
• Responsible to see that products are produced at budget
• Work to reduce operating costs by reducing downtime, increasing productivity and capacity, increasing yields, improving reaction/distillation performance and reducing raw material costs 
• Determine training needs of the department and ensure that training is delivered on a timely basis
• Interface with other locations in the corporation to determine and implement best practices
• Implement operations excellence initiatives such as Six Sigma, TQM, 5 S, and Lean Manufacturing in partnership with the corporate groups
• Ensures the proper level of communication and feedback exists throughout the manufacturing organization using techniques such as visual factory postings, regular meetings with the plant associates, and regular meetings with the first line supervisions
• Guide and mentor the Production Supervisors, GMP Support Specialist and General Foreman
• Manage the Manufacturing Department through the Production Supervisors, Shift Supervisors and Chemical Operators
• Assist in annual budget preparation, the development of cost standards and other capital forecasts
• Serves as a technical advisor to Plant and Corporate Management
• Prepare written and oral reports to senior management
• Interface with Sales / Marketing, Regulatory and Quality as required 
• Participate in regulatory and quality audits
• Conduct other tasks as required
• Establish and deliver KPI’s
• Be able to fill in for the Plant Manager in his/her absence

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities every person must possess to be successful)

• Critical Thinking — using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times to interface effectively with all internal and external customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Creative and able to present various solutions
• Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition
• Maintain confidentiality 
• Coaching skills

Education/Experience

• BS/MS in chemical engineering preferred
• Minimum 10-15 years of experience working in a chemical or API manufacturing environment
• Minimum 5 years of experience supervising process engineers in a chemical or API manufacturing environment 
•  Minimum 5 years of experience supervising manufacturing personnel
• The ability to work within a team environment, lending support to other manufacturing activities as required
• Experience with distillation and reactors highly desirable
• Experience with HHC such as chlorine and HF essential
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills are needed
• The ability to multi- task is essential
• Able to work independently with little supervision
• Broad and deep knowledge of many unit operations
• Thorough understanding of principles and practices of chemical & pharmaceutical manufacturing, cGMPs, utility systems
• Experience and formal training in Operations Excellence initiatives with Green Belt Certification desirable
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems
• Experience with process control
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a Matrix Management system
• Demonstrated Project Management skills with the ability to establish and manage new product launches and capital projects in the range of $1 MM
• Previous exposure to PSM and RMP
• Experience with performance management systems such as annual performance reviews to drive personnel development