W. R. Grace
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Productivity Leader
role at
W. R. Grace .
Annual Wage Range:
$136,000.00 - $187,000.00
Other Compensation:
Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses
Benefits:
U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials and fine chemicals. We provide innovative products, technologies and services which our customers use to manufacture everyday products like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, cosmetics, food packaging, beer, edible oils and more. Our thousands of employees help shape a better future at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide.
Job Description
We’re hiring a Productivity Leader who will report to the Manufacturing Center of Excellence Leader, Global Operations. This role is accountable to develop, implement and sustain process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and transform the current culture to a culture of continuous improvement. These process improvement initiatives are driven throughout the organization and often extended to suppliers and customers. The expectation is to deliver long-term, breakthrough results in the areas of safety, volume, and cost. This position will be working on projects driving productivity, ensuring productivity targets are achieved across one of the three Grace Regional Manufacturing teams, coordinating on safety improvements with EH&S and supporting the Vice President Regional Manufacturing. The ability to travel up to 25% will also be required.
Responsibilities
Champion a culture of continuous improvement, facilitating continuous improvement initiatives that include Kaizen events, engineering projects, daily improvement activities, advanced problem solving or Six Sigma projects, 5S, visual management, and lean principles.
Track the progress of project objectives and the project value driver (OEE, yield, cost, etc.), provide root cause analysis when performance deviates from target, and develop data driven corrective actions with team members to remediate misses to deliverables.
Translate plant KPI boards, monthly operating review documents, and site productivity performance into continuous improvement and employee idea funnels, and 5S/hazard audit programs.
Lead ideation process for productivity projects with plant teams and prioritize those projects with asset teams.
Oversee the development and maintenance of the site continuous improvement roadmap, ensuring alignment with key business objectives, clear communication to stakeholders, and monthly updates of results.
Partner with business asset teams to develop Growth projects in FEL0 and FEL1 stages.
Drive key transformation initiatives that improve KPIs and other business performance indicators such as ROI and margin improvement.
Collaborate with value stream owners to ensure continuous improvement principles are applied consistently.
Assist in development and management of an internal best-practice network supported by Safety, Volume, and Cost.
Provide monthly and quarterly performance reports; analyze prior year performance and facilitate multi-year gap closure plans; help set KPI plans/targets for upcoming years.
Mentor black belts and green belts; align with Asset Teams ensuring a One Grace approach to programs and platforms.
Work with plant managers and operations leaders to develop a sustained pool of Six Sigma talent.
Follow safety protocols and standards, including in laboratory environments with highly hazardous materials.
Required Qualifications
BS degree in ISE, ChE, ME, EE.
Minimum of 12 years or more work experience in operational excellence, training, consulting, strategy, process improvement, or business analysis required.
Ability to develop and lead changes and improvements in a large-scale operation.
Strong partner management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Drives Value Stream strategy with manufacturing engineering personnel relative to process and equipment to improve production and quality of products.
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or equivalent work experience
Exhibits outstanding team building skills and ability to influence indirectly
Experience in transforming organizations using Lean & Six Sigma methodologies.
Leads Lean Manufacturing initiatives to eliminate waste of value streams by empowering/teaching others the Lean and practical problem-solving tools.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Life Insurance and Disability
Grace Wellness Program
Flexible Workplace
Retirement Plans
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation and Holidays
Parental Leave
Tution Reimbursement
Company Donation Match Program
Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nearest Major Market:
Baltimore
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Productivity Leader
role at
W. R. Grace .
Annual Wage Range:
$136,000.00 - $187,000.00
Other Compensation:
Eligibility for the Short-Term Incentive program and other applicable bonuses
Benefits:
U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com)
Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials and fine chemicals. We provide innovative products, technologies and services which our customers use to manufacture everyday products like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, cosmetics, food packaging, beer, edible oils and more. Our thousands of employees help shape a better future at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide.
Job Description
We’re hiring a Productivity Leader who will report to the Manufacturing Center of Excellence Leader, Global Operations. This role is accountable to develop, implement and sustain process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean and Six Sigma methodologies and transform the current culture to a culture of continuous improvement. These process improvement initiatives are driven throughout the organization and often extended to suppliers and customers. The expectation is to deliver long-term, breakthrough results in the areas of safety, volume, and cost. This position will be working on projects driving productivity, ensuring productivity targets are achieved across one of the three Grace Regional Manufacturing teams, coordinating on safety improvements with EH&S and supporting the Vice President Regional Manufacturing. The ability to travel up to 25% will also be required.
Responsibilities
Champion a culture of continuous improvement, facilitating continuous improvement initiatives that include Kaizen events, engineering projects, daily improvement activities, advanced problem solving or Six Sigma projects, 5S, visual management, and lean principles.
Track the progress of project objectives and the project value driver (OEE, yield, cost, etc.), provide root cause analysis when performance deviates from target, and develop data driven corrective actions with team members to remediate misses to deliverables.
Translate plant KPI boards, monthly operating review documents, and site productivity performance into continuous improvement and employee idea funnels, and 5S/hazard audit programs.
Lead ideation process for productivity projects with plant teams and prioritize those projects with asset teams.
Oversee the development and maintenance of the site continuous improvement roadmap, ensuring alignment with key business objectives, clear communication to stakeholders, and monthly updates of results.
Partner with business asset teams to develop Growth projects in FEL0 and FEL1 stages.
Drive key transformation initiatives that improve KPIs and other business performance indicators such as ROI and margin improvement.
Collaborate with value stream owners to ensure continuous improvement principles are applied consistently.
Assist in development and management of an internal best-practice network supported by Safety, Volume, and Cost.
Provide monthly and quarterly performance reports; analyze prior year performance and facilitate multi-year gap closure plans; help set KPI plans/targets for upcoming years.
Mentor black belts and green belts; align with Asset Teams ensuring a One Grace approach to programs and platforms.
Work with plant managers and operations leaders to develop a sustained pool of Six Sigma talent.
Follow safety protocols and standards, including in laboratory environments with highly hazardous materials.
Required Qualifications
BS degree in ISE, ChE, ME, EE.
Minimum of 12 years or more work experience in operational excellence, training, consulting, strategy, process improvement, or business analysis required.
Ability to develop and lead changes and improvements in a large-scale operation.
Strong partner management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Drives Value Stream strategy with manufacturing engineering personnel relative to process and equipment to improve production and quality of products.
Preferred Qualifications
MBA or equivalent work experience
Exhibits outstanding team building skills and ability to influence indirectly
Experience in transforming organizations using Lean & Six Sigma methodologies.
Leads Lean Manufacturing initiatives to eliminate waste of value streams by empowering/teaching others the Lean and practical problem-solving tools.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
Life Insurance and Disability
Grace Wellness Program
Flexible Workplace
Retirement Plans
401(k) Company Match
Paid Vacation and Holidays
Parental Leave
Tution Reimbursement
Company Donation Match Program
Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nearest Major Market:
Baltimore
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