Site Leader

At Bakelite, you'll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.

We're Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you'll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world's most challenging demands.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.

It's Better with Bakelite.

Site Leader: The Impact You'll Have On The Organization and World

You will be responsible for operations at the Columbus, OH chemical facility of the Bakelite Chemicals organization. This includes, safety performance, environmental compliance, customer quality, equipment reliability, cost control, housekeeping, and production.

You'll reports to the Regional Director of Manufacturing and collaborates with the organization's Safety, Environmental, Maintenance, Operations, and Quality leaders to strive for operational excellence.

It's Better with Bakelite: Our Commitment Back to You

You'll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you're part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.

We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don't just climb the career ladder - you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.

Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.

Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow - for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.

We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Life in Columbus: Located in the heart of the Midwest, Columbus is the capital and the largest city in Ohio.

With a bustling downtown area, the city has lots of attractions to explore, including the Center of Science and Industry, Columbus Museum of Art, Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and more.

Columbus is home to The Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in the U.S. Be sure to catch a football game and cheer on the Buckeyes.

Columbus was named among U.S. News & World Report's 100 Best Places to Live in 2024.

Learn more about Columbus

What Does a Typical Day Look Like? Here are your primary responsibilities:

Directly Supervises the on-site leadership and administrative team, has direct or indirect supervision of approximately 13 associates.

Ensures compliance with all safety, health and environmental laws, codes and standards, reporting upward as required by policy.

Responsible for driving Safety Culture.

Provides leadership to personnel to drive continuous EH&S improvement, high visibility on the plant floor driving improvements and accountability.

Works with EH&S professional staff, develops and implements programs, processes and procedures to ensure the safety and health of all associates working at the site.

Ensures standard operating procedures (SOPs) are maintained, and associates receive effective training.

Develops and maintains a constructive relationship and dialogue between the site, the community, and local regulatory bodies as appropriate.

Confirms the EH&S management system is implemented and sustained.

Collaborates with the Finance team to develop annual and multi-year budgets and plans targeting year-after-year performance improvement.

Manages and measures cost performance, taking corrective cost control actions.

Develops, leads and directs site productivity improvement programs and processes, using continuous improvement tools to drive human and capital resource optimization.

Monitors all plant costs, and explain/approve adjustments and variances, in accordance with the level of delegation of authority (DOA).

Manages site capital planning and spending to both reduce business and EH&S risk and improve cost and profitability.

Ensures site maintenance is adequate and appropriate to support business reliability needs and to maximize production unit up-time.

Utilizes most effective technology assessment to improve overall process capability, yield, and configuration.

Champions continuous improvement methodology usage across the site to reduce waste and variability.

Works with the regional sales team to coordinate and maximize efficiency opportunities while supporting and generating value for the customer.

What is Needed to be Successful in this Role (Required Skills/Abilities):

Technical bachelor's degree preferred; however, appropriate manufacturing experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience.

Chemical manufacturing experience preferred.

Supervisory experience preferred.

Strong communication (verbal & written), planning and organizational skills.

Solution-oriented leadership and motivational skills.

Demonstrated team building skills and the ability to work within a team.

Highly proficient computer skills, especially MS Office.

Batch and/or continuous chemical processing knowledge would be a plus.

Distributed control system knowledge and understanding would be plus.

Desire to advance within the manufacturing group.

Are you ready to help us build a better tomorrow and put your fingerprints on the world? Apply for this exciting opportunity, and learn more about our hiring process, insights from our global associates, our robust benefits and more at Bakelite.com/careers.

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.

In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years or age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the Department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. This company participates in E-Verify. For additional details, click HERE.

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have satisfactory work performance. Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to an employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.