<p>Are you looking to power the next leap in the exciting world of advanced electronics? Do you want to help solve problems that drive success in the rapidly evolving technology and connectivity landscape? Then bring your problem-solving, passion, and creativity to help us power the next leap in electronics.</p> <p>At Qnity, we're more than a global leader in materials and solutions for advanced electronics and high-tech industries - we're a tight-knit team that is motivated by new possibilities, and always up for a challenge. All our dedicated teams contribute to making cutting-edge technology possible. We value forward-thinking challengers, boundary-pushers, and diverse perspectives across all our departments, because we know we play a critical role in the world enabling faster progress for all. Learn how you can start or jumpstart your career with us.</p> <p>Polymerics Finishing Area Manager</p> <p>DuPont Area Managers have shared responsibility and accountability for plant personnel, assets, and achievement of the plant related site, business, and corporate goals. Area Managers provide leadership to the plant operations team and act as the primary back-up to the Unit Manager.</p> <p>EH&S/Quality/Reliability Leadership:</p> <ul> <li>Accountable for the safety of the Finishing processes and personnel. </li><li>Partners with the Unit Manager, EHS coordinator, and the First Line Supervisors to drive a strong personal safety, process safety, and environmental improvement plan to achieve EH&S goals and ensure compliance with regulatory and permit requirements. </li><li>Ensure production area is compliant with product quality expectations with a focus on customer service. </li><li>Relentlessly pursues maximum plant reliability to reduce department unplanned events and support safe operations. Teaches and encourages behaviors to support reliable operations. </li><li>Knows and advocates Life Critical Standards within the facility. Demonstrates priority and commitment through personal behavior and coaching in the field. Provides the needed positive and negative reinforcement to address deviations with urgency, and ensures appropriate follow up and investigations. Provides approval for higher risk activities such as Confined Space Entries. </li><li>Ensures appropriate technical review of work plans (maintenance or improvement) such that Life Critical Standards are applied appropriately for the job. </li><li>Partners with Unit Manager to ensure capital is allocated appropriately to design out industrial hygiene hazards, improve environmental compliance, and reduce personal/process safety hazards. Implements administrative controls and process controls for safe and reliable operation. </li><li>Shows courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed. Challenges status quo and past norms to make the operation more safe and effective. </li><li>Keeps active field presence and assesses work activities routinely to maintain awareness of plant needs and understanding of personnel behaviors. </li><li>Ensures the operation team is fully prepared for immediate response situations, including where technical resources might be needed to analyze process conditions and guide the response. </li></ul> <p>People/Organizational Effectiveness:</p> <ul> <li>Has direct responsibility for Technical Advisors and First Line Supervisors with indirect responsibility for Operators. </li><li>Supports Unit Manager to provide motivation, explanation, context, and communication purpose of messages to the empowered organization. </li><li>Inspires and motivates the organization through leadership and strong connection with the team fostering an empowered organization. Shows appreciation for employees and maintains a servant leadership mindset. </li><li>Accountable for maintaining and improving the expertise index for operators for the facility, ensuring that appropriate knowledge remains within the facility. </li><li>Works closely with Human Resources as needed to hire employees with strong skill sets. Ensures employees are on-boarded and trained via a comprehensive plant training program to maximize their opportunity for success and increase plant expertise. </li><li>Models Qnity's core values and behaviors and understands that his/her behavior shapes the operation team's culture </li><li>Develops operation employees and ensures career success via goal-setting, performance management, promotion processes, and employee development plan. </li><li>Creates a strong culture of operating discipline and resolves operation discipline issues and escalates to proper channels where needed. </li><li>Enhances the working relationship with operation team, collaborates with work force, and supports Labor contractual agreements if applicable. </li><li>Leads and coordinates Tech Team through projects, unplanned events, and targeted programs such as Statistical Process Control </li></ul> <p>Business Owner Mindset/Financial Acumen/Continuous Improvement:</p> <ul> <li>Knows the business model and strategy for facility. Explains to operations how the plant fits into the business and corporation. </li><li>Continuously works to improve the total cost of production (raw material, conversion cost and activity rate, etc.). Takes a leadership role in maintaining the budget.. </li><li>Holds themselves and others accountable for return on investment of projects, and ensures compliance with financial reporting rules/practices within the facility </li><li>Supports and drives continuous improvement by being active and ensuring operations participation in opportunity analysis sessions and plant improvements. </li><li>Partners with improvement teams to reach agreement on proposed improvement plans, and ensures plant resources are available to achieve the plan. Ensures controls are implemented in operating discipline and process control as applicable to sustain improvements. </li><li>Develops strong partnerships with support functions such as EHS, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and others to drive improvement in the organization and assure alignment. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>B.S. in Engineering related discipline preferred </li><li>7+ years of experience in manufacturing </li><li>Strong mechanical aptitude and project management skills </li><li>Ability to drive results within a team </li><li>Demonstrated ability to create and execute medium term operations based strategy </li></ul> <p>Join our Talent Community to stay connected with us!</p> <p>Qnity is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our Accessibility Page for Contact Information.</p> <p>Qnity offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page.</p> <p>We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance our recruitment process.</p>