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When you join the Albemarle team, you contribute to a better tomorrow. You will play a role in powering many of the world’s largest and most critical industries, from energy and communications to transportation and electronics. We are putting innovation to work to improve people’s lives and we want YOU to be a part of it.

Job Description

Core Work:

• Provides overall leadership of the Operating Areas.
• Supervises activities to ensure safety, quality, required production, and environmental compliance of the production units in the Area.
• Engage in the proactive improvement of the Area.

Competencies:

• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple operating units with competing resource requirements.

Accountabilities:

• Sustain an operating culture that has a high degree of safety awareness and environmental responsibility.
• Manage and develop Area Supervisors and Operations Engineers, and hold them accountable for day-to-day and technical leadership of the Area.
• Ensures Area Employees comply with site and corporate safety and environmental policies.
• Focus on continual improvement of the area.
• Ensure the needs of the Area are addressed proactively (Staffing, CAPEX, Maintenance, Costs, etc.)
• Escalate issues as needed to minimize their impact.

Key Activities:

• Approve MOCs.
• Set daily / weekly priorities of the area.
• Approve Category 3 Work Permits.
• Review and approve Incident Reports.
• Review and approve Operating Procedures.
• Prepare AOPs for the area.
• Generate operating plans so as to meet Business Team requirements.
• Regularly consult with Operations Engineer, Complex Advisor, and TR Engineer regarding cost reduction projects.
• Audit area permits, housekeeping, JAS, FJO, 5S, to ensure continuous improvement.
• Monitor and ensure all aspects of PSM are fulfilled.

Critical Partnerships:

Maintenance - Effectively communicates long term needs and priorities.

Operations Analyst - Regular communications regarding logistical needs of Area and provide data required for production/regulatory reporting.

Complex Advisor - Utilizes technical expertise for continuous improvement of Area.

Business Team - Understand and respond to production /quality requirements

Safety and Regulatory Advisors - Enforce all site required programs / initiatives.

Key Performance Indicators:

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Efficiency

Safety and environmental targets met

Production targets met

Quality targets met

75% time spent on proactive tasks.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years in an industrial setting with supervisory experience preferred

Education:

Bachelors: Chemical Engineering or similar discipline

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