Position Summary

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Work closely with all the site Operations Departments, Department Managers, Operators, Maintenance Managers, and other leaders to deploy OPEX Strategy. This includes prioritization, mentorship, execution, and project management.
• Fully accountable for delivering improvements in productivity, quality, cost performance, delivery, and capacity.
• Strong use of Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies. Aligns productivity efforts and support company wide and OPEX Strategy
• Support Huber efforts to meet or exceed our EHS&S, Quality, Delivery and Cost performance expectations.
• Accountable and responsible in meeting the site’s short and long term objectives and annual targets while ensuring consistent alignment with Business/Operational needs.
• Work with site production departments to develop, implement and lead the site productivity improvement plans and OPEX Strategy. This includes coaching, hands-on deployment and training to build bench strength and promote engagement.
• Ensure that the appropriate key metrics are in place at all levels
• Mentor and enable site resources at a tactical and strategic level in adherence to HAM OPEX Strategy to drive productivity and culture change
• Serve as an enabler in using Lean Six Sigma tools and Problem-Solving methodologies as part of daily operations
• Integrate new technology into the site productivity improvement plan (including process control and automation). Work with engineering and capital coordinators to develop capital investments that provide improvements to site productivity.
• Standardized site operational processes and performance to eliminate / reduce waste, variability and errors
• Work closely with site manager and local leadership on strategy deployment, change management and capacity management
• Support and participate in various productivity and improvement efforts with the network of Huber plants.

Specialized/Technical Knowledge or Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of industry experience in Manufacturing environment, within Operations, Engineering, or Continuous Improvement responsibilities.
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation and project management skills.
• Must be a very capable leader and an effective change agent in all levels and functions of the local organization.
• Self-motivated, data driven, scientific problem solver and the ability to make independent and informed decisions
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies (e.g. PDCA, DMAIC, Lean Manufacturing). Black Belt training and certification is a plus.
• Extensive knowledge of various productivity metrics/processes
  • Plant capacity and throughput
  • Product yield and quality
  • Improvement of cost structure
  • Energy systems
  • Workforce optimization

Total Rewards