Process Technology Regional Lead LSS

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PT Regional Lead Lubrizol Surface Science (LSS)

Job Summary :

Lubrizol's process technology team reimagines what is possible, delivering safe and sustainable solutions to drive business value and create a competitive advantage. As the Lubrizol Surface Science (LSS) Process Technology regional lead, you will play a critical role in developing next generation manufacturing processes and high-performance engineering teams leveraging latest technologies, creativity, engineering and unit operation fundamentals and contemporary development methodologies.

You will drive our Most Effective Technology process, METp, which has three levels, Base=what we have today, Plus=the best we can do today and Prime=what we believe is possible. Primary focus will be on best-in-class technology, METPlus and Prime for LLS while partnering with global operations teams to maximize METBase performance. In addition, you will identify and progress global productivity and continuous improvement initiatives. You will lead the process scale up of new products, Tolling and Regional Localization support. An effective candidate for this role should have a good working knowledge of coatings chemistry, personal care, or polymerization chemistry.

You will support the adherence and application of program management fundaments for all activities where resources are deployed to ensure results align with business expectations.

You will work with the global cross-functional team to develop effective partnerships and standard work practices ensuring we deliver on the potential and opportunity as One Lubrizol.

Develop and Implement Most Effective Technology Processes and Lead Regional Productivity initiatives

• Partner with R&D and 3rd parties (Tollers) to develop METPlus and Prime pipelines, state of the art process technologies and fundamental process capabilities.
• Develop MET dashboards, Metrics / KPIs to quantity performance, potential with investment and improvement with development. Deliver identified value in MET dashboard available by upgrading facilities.
• Identify technologies required for pilot process improvements and partner with broader Manufacturing Technology teams to secure necessary equipment and pilot process to enable accelerated learning.
• Lead scale-up activities with special focus on generating required data confirming product and process quality and capability.
• Embrace Lean and Design for Six Sigma initiatives to ensure data driven and systematic approaches to driving improvements and especially that effective controls are implemented to maintain gains.
• Lead product and process FMEAs to ensure effective management of risk, ensuring all process risks and operator health and safety risks are mitigated during lab, pilot plant and plant work.
• Accountable for compliance and execution of Technology License Agreements with external partners as appropriate.
• Partner with plant operations to create an effective process to surface and prioritize global productivity and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Lead execution of focus projects while also understanding where else insights gained can be leveraged elsewhere.

Develop 21st Century Engineer global engineering team to enable accelerated learning and business results

Lead the hiring and development of Engineering talent.

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Job Segment : Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Chemical Research, Chemical Engineer, Management, Engineering

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