• Ensuring highest standards of personal and process safety. 
• Management and control of all production related activities, including planning, organization and monitoring of all production processes. 
• Manage, coach, and further develop the production team, including hiring and integrating new team members. 
• Develop short/mid/long term strategies to strengthen the capabilities and cost position of the site. 
• Drive further development and implementation of continuous improvement actions to ensure efficient and stable operations. 
• Developing CAPEX and maintenance plans, ensuring on-time and in-budget execution. 
• Adherence to schedules, budgets, and production targets.
• Enforce consistent standards and KPIs metrics across the production lines.
• Actively engage with other POLYVANTIS sites to ensure best practice exchange generating value creation opportunities.

• Track record to achieve top quartile operations KPIs (availability, output, yield, production costs, recordable incidents, absenteeism, etc.).
• History of developing and successfully implementing transformation programs in manufacturing environment, resulting in a tangible step change in performance
• Ability to create a strong team with a diverse workforce. Willingness to regularly engage in a constructive dialogue with employees on the shopfloor to establish a high-performance culture, course-correct unsafe or unproductive behaviors.
• Experience in building a Manufacturing leadership team of A-players, sharing a high level of ambition, transparency, and team work to jointly deliver on targets.
• Ability to balance a “hands-on” approach and leading through others by strong influencing skills, therefore inspiring people to exceed the minimum expectations.
• Strong delivery, completion, and outperformance mindset. Someone with a strong “ownership” mentality who is driven, has a disciplined and consistent approach to execution and will "to go the extra mile".
• Strong grasp of financial metrics, using this knowledge to establish a data-driven and fact-based problem-solving approach.
• Well-versed in applying structured ways of work problem solving to drive productivity, e.g., Six Sigma, Lean or equal tools. Strong knowledge of using statistical tools for analysis.
• Collaborative team player with track record to optimize cross-functional KPIs together with the Supply Chain and Commercial organization.
• A person committed to drive the highest Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality standards.
• Preferred experience in the plastic industry and in a Private Equity owned business, but open to other backgrounds mainly in B2B Industrial goods manufacturing.
• Willing to work in a global team, exchanging best practices, supporting each other as one team. 
• “My business” mindset with common sense approach, capable to see not only the manufacturing picture but the business picture and critical aspects to it.

• Minimum - Bachelor degree in (Mechanical, Electrical, Technical, Chemical) -MBA preferred.
• Six Sigma trained/certified desirable and Lean Manufacturing experience desirable.
• A proven Leader with 5-10 years of experience as site leader of a manufacturing site or multi plant site with 150+ employees.
• Ability to travel both US and Internationally 

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work Monday- Friday during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.