**Director, Operations** **Job Details** **Salary Range** $175,000.00 - $230,000.00 Salary/year **Description** TheDirector, Operationsis accountable for managing all aspects related to chemical production and maintenance, optimization, productivity, process enhancements, and yield and cycle time improvements. This position must demonstrate strong leadership, organizational, and time management skills, as well as have strong communication abilities.The scope of this role includes managing a team of managers and supervisors in support of maintenance and daily production. The Director is accountable for process and employee safety, the overall process for the training and development of our manufacturing, maintenance, and operations employees, and the execution of well-defined Master Batch Records. They will eliminate process upsets, resolve production issues and partner with the Director, Process Engineering to identify and implement productivity improvements leading to cost and throughput optimization, and cost reductions through cycle time and yield improvements. They will identify, and in concert with others, act upon opportunities to implement new equipment, processes, technology and process control upgrades. The Director will be responsible for setting and achieving team goals, defining key metrics, establishing metrics tracking, and scaling operations to multiple Production units and sites within the BSC network. This role is accountable for coordinating Manufacturing and Maintenance activities for multiple locations. **Top Five Broadly defined Responsibilities** + Compliance + Leadership + Safety Culture + Risk Mitigation + Maintaining Budget **Leadership Behaviors** + Leads by giving and earning trust + Demonstrates ethical behavior; strives to create an workplace that meets and exceeds our Environmental, Health, Safety and Security requirements + Acts respectfully. Demonstrates the ability to Listen, Think, Speak (in that order) + Is Accountable: holds self and others accountable + As a leader, demonstrates his/her most important values visibly everyday while at work **Job Responsibilities** + Leads a Culture of Safety: drives continuous compliance by having a passion for safety awareness in the organization, holding leaders and employees accountable, partnering with the Director, EHS&S to deliver best-in-class EHS culture, and be a steward of Safety and Environmental excellence. + Supervises, coaches, evaluates, and develops managers and supervisors that are responsible for the 24/7 Production operations and Maintenance activities.Leads by example to drive engagement and accountability in order to develop highly effective teams. + Plays a lead role in attracting and hiring talent. + Leads the production teams and helps set strategy, goals, and improvements at multiple locations. + Partners with the Director, Integrating Planning and Control to develop master and finite production schedules. Accountable for the execution of finite production plans directing, assigning and staffing for production activities. + Defines, updates, monitors, and acts upon operational metrics to ensure the goals of production schedules, quality standards, costs, throughput, yields, and first pass acceptance, are achieved and are improving. + Develops and executes strategies around employee retention, employee schedule management, and employee morale. + Guides the two Production Managers and Manager, Maintenance to define, implement, and revise operational policies and guidelines for the production and maintenance departments. + Partners with the Director, Process Engineering to identify, define, scope, and execute Continuous Improvement Projects in Production, Maintenance, and Facility Services. + Acts as a change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization on Safety and Continuous Improvement. + Develops the organizational competencies for continued growth within the Production and Maintenance teams. + Manages the Production and Maintenance departments’ operating budget to ensure business goals are met with the greatest efficiency. + Leads investigations and determines the root cause of any production delays, disruptions, or quality excursions and implements solutions. **Qualifications** **Qualifications** + BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is preferred or similar technical background + Twelve plus years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience related to: Chemical Processing (Organic Chemical Reactions, Separations of Solids and Liquids, Inert Filtrations, Phase Separations, Fractional Distillation, Crystallizations, Reaction Rate Determination, Calorimetry etc.) + Batch Processing chemistry, PSM Process Experience, manufacturing on highly hazardous chemical preferred. **Experience** + At least 8 years’ experience managing employees including leaders of teams + Prefer experience working in a similar industry, such as chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, fine chemical, or nuclear fields + Ability to drive between site locations + Excellent delivery, collaboration, and problem resolution skills + Must pass a job-related physical exam **Working Conditions** Extended keyboarding time required. This employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme cold, and extreme heat. This position frequently requires the use of PPE including a respirator. This position performs a key role during emergency situations and must be able to respond quickly and competently in challenging situations. This position supports a 24/7 operation and must be available for urgent requests outside of normal working hours.