Job Description
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!
Job Description Summary
Effectively and efficiently lead and direct the production, maintenance and/or warehouse departments at the plant where applicable, in producing quality product while complying with all policies, procedures, regulations, laws, and maintaining alignment with Cabot’s Vision & Values. As part of the local management team, develop and implement site long-range plan, goals and objectives that support, and are aligned with, business and global manufacturing goals. Share key learning’s and seek improvements in technology and managerial methods from others.
Job Requirements (Principal Responsibilities)
- Manage the improvement of process capability and reduced variability. Utilize proactive approach to customer-focused organization with effective and sustainable problem solving and resolution. Maintain high on-time shipment performance. Assure that all ISO standards are met on an ongoing basis.
- Responsible for reliable and predictable operations. Reduce process variability and improve consistency. Actively support product lines and businesses to develop new products and technologies, along with optimization of existing processes. Support the transfer of manufacturing technology and systems to and from other sites. Define long term capital needs. Support the development of capital budgets, plans and definition scope.
- Ensure appropriate measurement tools are in place for tracking process performance. Analyze data and determine the best utilization of assets and resources, along with identifying and implementing process improvement projects will be required.
- Develop, implement, and execute programs that decrease fixed and variable cost through managerial and technological innovation. Drive process improvement to minimize overall cost. Communicate timely reports regarding the management of costs to the organization and managers.
- Responsible for the integration and coordination of various operations that support manufacturing to assure maximum effectiveness. Effectively and efficiently lead and direct the production and raw material storage departments at the plant
- Effectively practice Performance Based Management by coaching and developing employees, direct as well as matrix reports, assuring effective alignment with the matrix functions.
- Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, and IATF16949 qualify management system , as applicable to the site/region.
Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors)
- Technical knowledge of process and product technology
- Knowledge of Process Safety & Environmental Management
- Proven ability to manage & develop budgets
- Ability in Capacity monitoring and planning; ability to analyze and manage business plans
Education/Experience
- Bachelor or Master degree in Chemical Engineering, or chemical-related major.
- Minimum six years manufacturing experience in the chemical industry, with 3 years of supervisory experience.
- Battery materials and/or automobile industry experience plus
At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.