Job Description

Calgon Carbon | A Kuraray Company is growing—and so can your career. Be part of a global leader in environmental solutions, where your work directly impacts the quality of air and water around the world.

Position: Plant Manager – Neville Island
Location: Neville Island Plant – Pittsburgh, PA

Excellent Benefits: Medical, dental, prescription & vision, HSA & retirement savings (401k) – Generous Company Match!
Perks: Incentives/bonus plans, competitive pay, paid time off (vacation starting at 3 weeks), tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, fun events, learning & development opportunities.  

Hours of work: Full-time position with hours Monday-Friday; 9:00-5:00

The Neville Island Plant Manager is accountable for all planning, manufacturing, warehouse, and maintenance activities and other support functions for the Neville Island Plant to achieve safety, environmental, financial, production, and quality goals. The Neville Island Plant Manager is responsible for operating budget and acts as the local company representative for community relations. 
 
 Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)

• Maintains a safe working environment for all employees and leads Safety efforts to achieve world-class performance
• Develops annual Profit Plans that comprehend implementation of projects to improve safety, reduce manufacturing costs, improve asset productivity, increase first time quality, etc.
• Sets appropriate metrics to track and proactively manages safety, production, maintenance, quality, and financial performance to meet Profit Plan goals
• Provides coaching to all employees to encourage safe behavior; takes appropriate actions related to repeated incidents of at-risk behaviors
• Ensures environmental compliance and reporting requirements are met.
• Maximizes productivity by developing and maintaining effective working relationships with labor
• Co-chairs the Labor Management Committee
• Conducts contract negotiations with bargaining unit
• Works closely with Facilities Engineering and Maintenance to determine effective management of capital and assets with maximum return on investment
• Works closely with Process Engineering to identify process improvements that will improve production rates, yield, and/or quality
• Works closely with Logistics to ensure minimal daily production variance versus the master production schedule to ensure a high level of order fulfillment and adherence to target stock levels
• Identifies and provides access to training and development opportunities for all employees to improve everyone’s contribution to improving plant performance
   

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.), or equivalent from four-year college or university is required (Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or related technical field; Will also accept 10+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing in lieu of education)
• A master's degree (M.A.) or equivalent is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment is required
• Experience managing a collective bargaining unit environment is preferred
• Experience with SAP is preferred

About Calgon Carbon

At Calgon Carbon, we are scientific innovators with a proud legacy of over 80 years and more than 205 patents to our name. Since pioneering the first activated carbon products from bituminous coal in the 1940s, we’ve been at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technologies and solutions to meet the world’s evolving air and water purification needs.

Today, our portfolio includes more than 700 direct market applications across a wide range of industries. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Calgon Carbon employs approximately 1,685 professionals and operates 20 facilities worldwide dedicated to manufacturing, reactivation, innovation, and equipment fabrication. In Europe, we operate under the name Chemviron.

In March 2018, Calgon Carbon became part of the Kuraray Group. Together, we offer complementary products and services, united by a shared commitment to delivering the highest quality and most innovative activated carbon solutions to customers around the globe.

Calgon Carbon is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veteran