Location: Geismar, LA

Experience: Minimum 5 years

This Operational Excellence Implementation Leader position is a highly critical leadership role responsible to support and lead implementation of the mission-critical Operational Excellence (OpX) improvements at the North America sites for achieving Strategy 2020 targets.  The OpX Journey is major North  America  initiative that will focus on identifying areas for improvement in the  operating plants and will provide the sites with  needed expertise and support to implement the  agreed upon improvements. This
position will interface regularly with over 100 different Manufacturing Sites, Key  Site/Business Leaders, and the Manufacturing Community Steering Committee (MCSC). This position is an integral part of the Operational Excellence Team and Manufacturing Support Services Organization and must function seamlessly across multiple sites and functional interfaces to effectively coordinate, develop, and efficiently deploy expert resources.  The OpX implementation leader is expected to oversee about 5-10 direct reports and 20 -40 indirect skilled experts.

The candidate for this assignment will be involved in further developing and supporting the roll-out of this Operational  Excellence journey. This will include, but not limited to:  Supporting the internal OpX organization to ensure that the team’s goals/targets are  achieved. Leading, facilitating, and coordinating the implementation phase after operational excellence site assessments are complete. This will include working with  manufacturing sites to understand their priorities, managing direct/indirect reports as well as external contractors to ensure timely implementation.  Work with manufacturing and other project managers to develop project scopes, generates and/or obtains cost estimates, and prepare appropriation funding requests. Regular follow-up with
manufacturing to ensure projects met desired milestones.  Promoting a sense of best-practice sharing across North America manufacturing sites through effective communication, documentation, and exchange of innovative ideas.  Regularly presenting to Site Leadership and other groups the benefits and challenges of an effectively-run Operational Excellence program at the Site level.

Minimum five (5) years experience regarding project management is required.  Knowledge of Operational Excellence improvements processes in one or more of the following areas: Plant Optimization, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain & Logistics, Systems Management, Culture and Talent Management, LEAN Operations.  Broad knowledge of chemical unit operations, process and mechanical equipment, instrumentation, DCS process controls and safety instrumented systems.  Ability to manage multiple projects across multiple sites.  Strong leadership and team collaboration skills to work with direct & indirect personnel.  Coordination skills and ability to react and lead in changing environment.  Effective Presentation and Communication Skills.  Strong Customer Relationship.

Location: Texas – Freeport

Ideal Candidate:

7+ to 12 years of experience

BS Degree in Engineering Degree (Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical); Minimum 6 years manufacturing experience required, with a minimum of 12 years total engineering experience.  Prefer Petrochemicals experience.  Significant experience in manufacturing
operations, chemical processes, engineering and leading/supervising teams.

The Operations Excellence Manager will provide leadership responsibilities and activities for continuous improvement for Acrylic Monomers Unit.  Accountabilities
include aspects of tactical initiatives for EHS performance improvements, product quality, production volume, cost, customer satisfaction, employee/team development, and continuous/sustainable improvement.

Responsibilities: Cost- Responsible for leading improvement activities with expected impact on the operations costs for Acrylic Monomers.  Includes variable cost
accountabilities from yield, material usage and utilities performance.  Manager will have oversight and visibility to total operating costs on ongoing basis.   Responsible for guiding team decisions impacting cost and providing leadership to direct improvement activities to meet budget objectives in balance with plant operating demands.   Key measures includes:  Unit Ratio performance and Unit Conversion Cost.

Production Volume/Output-  Responsible for daily plant performance to
optimize production output.  Manager has accountability for executing activities for reliable plant performance including troubleshooting and process optimization.  Key measures include plant reliability, plant availability, plant uptime, time production output, and demonstrated capacity.
Quality-
Responsible for product manufactured in conformance with specifications
and customer requirements.  Manager has accountability for driving quality improvements for yield, total material yield (unit ratio conversion), product and auditing compliance and continuous improvement programs.  Key measures include total material yield, product Cpk, and continuous improvement savings.
Employee/Team Development-  Responsible for the development of the operations team to improve team members skills and capabilities for assessing and implementing continuous improvement actions.  Development may consist of delivery of “Lean” manufacturing concepts and tools, 6 sigma quality and capability concepts, design of experiments, root cause failure analysis, maintenance reliability methods, etc.
Assure programs are in place utilizing internal and/or external resources as needed with a framework that fosters team work and collaborative working environment.

Nature and Scope: This job has responsibility for leading improvement initiatives for the unit, including the ICON (TIPS), and may be developed within the unit or thru CP
Technology and other support functions.  The position has accountability for leading
defined unit operations improvement activities with latitude for independent
decision-making to fulfill the defined objectives for the unit.  The position works collaboratively with team members within the unit (Ops. Coordinator, Ops. Engineer, Maintenance Coordinator, Production Technician) as well as peers across the site for
consistency in leading common site improvement processes (i.e. Lean), and
contributes fully as a peer team member for implementation of improvement
initiatives at the Freeport Site.  Also participates among the CP operations and business team in alignment of production activities to achieve common business objectives.

Please send information to: resumes@acquis.com or call 732-280-8425. Thank You!

Location:  Louisiana

Ideal Candidate:

10+ to 15 years of experience
Management Experience Required – 3 years
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

The Analytical Services Manager role will provide leadership for the QA/QC function on the Site consisting of 5 chemical laboratories and an analyzer support team.  The Department provides Operations, Customer, Logistics Terminal and Business-level QA/QC and analyzer support and services for 6 Business Units operating on the Site. The organization is staffed with 60 employees (professional and non-professional).

The primary accountabilities, business goals and deliverables for this role are:

       Interact with multiple levels of Site, Business and Functional leadership in the support of Corporation’s and Business Units’ customer and quality requirements and objectives

      Translate service strategies and metrics into actionable measures based on Corporate and Business Unit strategies and service requirements

      Development and leadership of the AS function across the Site (as well as remotely supported Sites and 3rd party Terminals)

       Implement and continuously improve processes and systems for sustained compliance with FDA regulatory, ISO 9001 and Corporate Quality policies

     Continuous improvement of analytical efficiencies to the supported Operations and Business Units

BS Degree in Chemistry or Engineering

10 years direct manufacturing environment or manufacturing support experience, with a minimum of 3 years in a management role

Organic Chemistry proficiency

Process Unit Operations experience

Quality Systems (ISO & FDA) proficiency is a strong qualifier

Analytical Chemistry proficiency is a plus

Success in this role will also require a developed proficiency level in the following Global Competencies:

Analytical Thinking

Strategic Thinking

Communication & Interpersonal Understanding

Coaching

Conflict Management

Influencing and Impact

Leading Employees to Success

Entrepreneurial Action

Organizational Awareness

Customer Focus

Work Management

Change Management:

Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and implement change opportunities

Success in getting others to understand / buy into change initiatives

Project or Assignment that required leading change necessary for improving business, Site or Corporate processes

 Stakeholder Management:

Experience in successfully managing conflicting and/or challenging stakeholder relationships

Diverse Work Perspective:

Demonstrated ability to look across functional boundaries to identify and implement efficient work practices.

Location: Boston, MA

Ideal Candidate:
5+ to 7 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

The company is looking for a Clinical Quality Assurance Manager to perform and manage internal, client and vendor audits; write, edit and manage Quality System documentation; provide training to internal staff; manage the CAPA process; develop and report on quality metrics; and provide input on industry best practices.

Specific Responsibilities:

-Develop and maintain quality management system documentation, including documents specific to regulatory and compliance processes and procedures
-Oversee internal training, including regulatory and compliance training of study personnel
-Perform audits of internal processes and procedures to ensure staff compliance
-Perform quality audits of external vendors and partners to evaluate prospective groups and review ongoing work under contract
-Perform audits of project procedures, training, documentation and records
-Develop and implement quality programs including training personnel to ensure compliance with practices and procedures in support of company- wide quality programs such as ISO certification
-Ensure compliance of procedures with applicable regulations
-Manage the CAPA process to address findings, issues and non-compliances from both internal and client audits, working with other groups as applicable
-Host client audits of our company, including presentation of our company’s Quality Management System and responding to questions
-Deliver trainings as required on QMS processes and procedures
-Maintain internal training records and ensure timely compliance with company and job specific training requirements
-Develop, maintain and report on quality metrics related to compliance, training effectiveness and resolution of issues including CAPAs and audit findings
-Provide in-house guidance on the application of national, regional and local laws and regulations (e.g., privacy, data protection, ethics) to project-specific requirements and ensuring compliance

Qualifications:
-Minimum of 4+ years of experience in the Quality field within the life sciences industry
-Knowledge of relevant healthcare regulatory environment standards and regulations, for example GCP, FDA, ICH, other organizations
-Experience working in a structured environment
-Experience performing process and documentation audits
-Experience developing process documentation
-Proven ability to address and resolve non-compliances
-Ability to develop training programs and successfully train personnel
-Ability to prioritize and schedule time for various activities such as audits considering business needs
-Ability to organize and track documentation and records
-Ability to understand and interpret national, regional and local regulations related to our company’s work
-Bachelor’s degree, preferred in scientific or health-related discipline