Unit Production Specialist

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving? Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us. Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Unit Production Specialist to join our Specialty Additives business at our Hopewell, VA location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the SA function. This position will report to Unit Operations Leader. The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following: Leader - Culture change/developer Model and exemplify excellence leadership behaviors Develop shift team members to "Get our Good Day" Key input into Tier 1, 2, and 3 meetings Provide informal coaching/mentoring, create a high accountability culture Exhibit adhereance to stewardship and quality rules Provide feedback regarding policies/rules that don't appropriately fit operational capabilities Facilitate effective union/company relationship Technical Assessor/Risk Evaluator Primary operational contact point for Shift Supervisors, Engineers, and Maintenance/Work Ex Provide key troubleshooting on process and / or equipment Coach / mentor operators for cross shift consistency and best practices Coordinator Plan/Develop/Direct operational tasks for major process moves (ie SD, major product changes) Manage/facilitate contractors while performing work in the unit Act as the job contact for certain jobs Operations/Maintenance Integrator Gatekeeper of initial work order entries - vet for validity, redundancy, minimum expectations, and process moves needed to execute - provide suggested scopes as needed Develop energy control and decon procedures - partner with Training to manage the system Utilize systems (ie drawings) to convey scopes and plans Operations Scheduler - Developer Develop systems to consistently manage operations schedule, trainings, and ways of working Operations Representative Operations rep for PHA, Project Reviews, MOC's, Task Force Teams, Outages Key communicator with the Operations Team on status of projects Provide occasional temporary supervisory backfill Administrator Govern and develop adminstrative workflows within the unit and provide feedback/suggestions to needed participants on improvement In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following: A minimum of a high school or GED degree 8 years+ working in a refining, chemical, or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment Proven leadership results, ability to connect with people High initiative and problems solving capabilities Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit : 15 years+ working in a refining, chemical, or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment Lean manufacturing knowledge and application Previous supervisory experience Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service. Perks of working at Ashland: Team recognition rewards, sponsored lunches and monetary incentives…

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