Operations Area Leader

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Have the Opportunity to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results.

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Our Operations team is essential to delivering the innovative and life-saving products we make for our customers. We depend on our team members to actively engage in continuously improving our operations while we provide the growth and development to help them build their skills and career. Operational Excellence in our workplace unleashes the energy, creativity and collaboration – along with our tools, technology and training – that enables our people to perform at their best.

The DuPont Electronics & Industrial business is seeking an Area Leader at our Dayton, Ohio site. This role provides leadership for plant operations supporting three strong DuPont businesses; DuPont Electronic Polymers, HD Microsystems, and DuPont Advanced Printing. The role has leadership responsibility of approximately 30 employees consisting of operators, first line supervisors, and support personnel.

The Dayton Plant is located along Interstate 75 in the City of Dayton, which is in southwest Ohio. The Dayton site employs ~100 people, including ~25 resident contractors. The Dayton plant produces polymers in batch reactors that are used in a variety of semiconductor applications, including photolithography and semiconductor packaging. The site also produces materials used in inkjet printing.

The greater Dayton area is a great place to live, having all the amenities of a big city along with midwestern charm and affordability. It is home to many museums, outstanding parks, and is a short drive from Columbus and Cincinnati.

Area Leader is a leadership role focused on building fully engaged and competent teams that deliver results in line with the area performance goals in a safe and efficient way.

Your key responsibilities:

• Embraces and role models DuPont Core Values
• Communicates performance goals, metrics and outcomes within area to meet production goals and the customers’ needs safely and efficiently
• Promotes commitment and ownership to Operational Excellence by engaging team members to identify opportunities for continuous improvement, eliminate waste and remove barriers; Uses lean and digital tools effectively
• Hires, retains and develops talent to meet current and future capabilities; Promotes a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment
• Coaches, develops, and provides performance feedback to team members to build capabilities, align on expectations and overall team effectiveness; Uses reward and recognition to drive the right behaviors and results
• Partners with leaders to stay informed of the business strategy and needs; Pivots as needed to deliver business value
• Organizes area resources to drive performance; Completes administrative requirements timely and efficiently
• Knows the site/unit/area products, our customers and their requirements​
• Uses business knowledge and cost modeling tools to build cases and evaluate needs/opportunities
• Primary sponsor of area Operational Discipline ​
• Interprets and applies basic engineering principles
• Solves simple and complex technical problems while balancing speed/risk/reward
• Creates an environment of accountability for meeting agreed-upon expectations​
• Uses management systems to monitor the organization’s performance against goals
• Energizes the organization by clarifying the broader purpose and importance of the work​

Qualifications:

• Typically, 5 years relevant experience
• Influential People leadership
• Lean Six Sigma methodologies
• Digitally enabled tools and systems
• BS, Sciences, Engineering, Supply Chain
• Six Sigma/Lean Practitioner, preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $110,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• On call

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Manufacturing leadership: 5 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Dayton, OH 45417: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person