Estane Pilot Line Supervisor

Job Description

ACCOUNTABILITY:

The Estane Senior Line4 Supervisor is accountable for providing leadership and management to the Song Jiang Estane PT organization. This role is focused on providing short term guidance to pilot line operators and carrying out a strategic vision for the pilot line. The Supervisor is responsible for coaching and developing the operations staff while providing mentorship and support to the other PT line engineers. As a leader within the PT organization, the Supervisor will continue to foster a strong commitment to Corporate and Plant HSE initiatives, including Process Safety Management (PSM), and Leader Standard Work (LSW). As a part of the PT organization, this role offers an opportunity to draw insight from both manufacturing and commercial functions of the Estane business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Pilot Line Supervisor

• Supervise pilot plant operations and pilot plant operators to scale-up products from lab to pilot to commercial scale manufacturing in continuous extrusion thermoplastic polyurethane reaction and melt compounding operations at the Song Jiang site.
• Develop and coach pilot line operators. This includes conducting annual reviews, career development discussions, safety and cultural discussion and providing timely feedback.
• Coordinate priorities, scheduling, and reporting of continuous reactive extrusion, secondary/post processing, and melt compounding pilot line operation.
• Manage the Song Jiang pilot line schedule and communicate the priorities on a bi-weekly basis to targeted stakeholders.
• Determine bill of material needs and work with Procurement raw material sourcing team to procure raw materials for the pilot line.
• Actively manage non-working, slow-moving (NWSM) inventory.
• Supervise, lead, and execute strategic initiatives for the pilot line, including: capital expansions, business processes, and organizational structure improvements.
• Design processes, prepare engineering estimates, and coordinate capital projects on pilot plant equipment.
• Convey and ensure Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) procedural compliance within the pilot line operations organization, including: periodic audits of operations staff for safety procedural compliance (e.g. LOTO, PSM), organizing routine Leader Standard Work (LSW) walkthroughs, and ensuring environmental compliance with regulations.
• Communicate with technical and non-technical members of product development teams to understand and apply project needs for successful scale up and product realization.
• Apply and maintain systems associated with new chemical introduction, Responsible Care Management System (RCMS), Management of Change (MOC), Process Safety Management (PSM), and the Pilot Plant Request (PPR).
• Manage pilot line expense and capital budget and attend monthly budget review meetings.
• Work with the song jiang Plant finance team to review monthly raw material consumptions, R&D material tax credits and budget deviations.
• Generate yearly management feedback report which captures key measures of success.

REQUIREMENTS – EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS:

• Education Background:

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or higher-level degree in Chemical Engineering

• Technical Skills:

• Previous personnel management experience preferred.
• Very strong “hands-on” mechanically and chemically oriented process-engineering skills.
• Knowledge of unit operations and process/equipment calculations and design.
• Strong fundamental knowledge in chemical engineering principals with proven problem-solving abilities.
• Strong project management skills utilizing stage-gate systems and job aids.
• Strong “hands-on” mechanical and chemical process engineering skills.
• Knowledge of chemical and polymer unit operations, including process and equipment design.
• Knowledge of experimental design (DOE) and data analysis using fundamental statistical techniques and statistical software.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work with others at all levels and in multiple locations within the organization.
• Experience managing both internal and external customer expectations.

• Other Experiences Preferred:

• 2-5 years of pilot or manufacturing operations experience, required.
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing operations experience, required.

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