Primary Responsibilities

Assisting the Improvement Leader in identifying key measures by analyzing plant performance data.Partnering with plant operation personnel to secure process data for identification of technology gaps, improvement opportunities, and project definitions.Coaching plant personnel on measurements and daily updates of technology performance / asset utilization data.Actively participates in plant level safety improvement program.Identifying and prioritizing plant improvements that are aligned to the Global Molecule / Technology Strategies, for input into Plant Specific Technology Plan.Owner of the asset’s database on improvement projects, providing inputs and updates to accurately show the business and asset supported improvement activities.Partnering with plant personnel to solicit and collect improvement ideas.Championing the Plant Improvement Team and assuring proper set-up and use of global opportunity identification tools (e.g. databases to track ideas generated, and opportunities being explored)Validating improvement opportunities using global tools and assists in building the Plant Specific Technology Plan.Assisting the Improvement Leader to ensure implementation of Business-supported projects as identified in the Plant Specific Technology Plan.Assisting the Improvement Leader in the collection and analysis of data as necessary to validate that projects deliver performance objectives after implementation.Providing technical plant support in specialized areas including risk analysis and mitigation, root cause investigation, problem solving / troubleshooting, and process optimization.   Assisting in managing Asset Utilization and project budgets.Participate in the plant Management of Change process, and assures that proper technical input is obtained for Management of Change approvals

Specific Accountabilities

Part Owner and author of Plant Specific Technology Plan.Executes the Plant Specific Technology Plan, by means of the improvement work process, Six Sigma, Lean.Assures adequate Manufacturing Technology organization input into Management of Change for plant improvements and changes.

Qualifications

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical, Biochemical, or equivalent. Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader certification. Min 5 years’ experience in projects/manufacturing technology organization

Skills Needed for Success

Certification in Six Sigma Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control  Lean Value Stream Mapping to document, analyze and improve the flow of materials required to produce a product for the customerTechnical diagnostic and problems solving skillsStrong understanding of the process technology used by their assetsAbility to manage multiple tasks and activitiesProficient in the improvement work process including use of the database to identify, define, track and communicate plant improvement projectsProficiency in the upfront / front end loading steps of project execution best practices   Additional training for this role is prescribed in the Role Specific Learning Plans