Director - Manufacturing Maint and Projects - Columbus - Calgon Carbon Corporation

Description

Calgon Carbon | A Kuraray Company currently has an opportunity where you can be a part of our growing team as we provide our customers with outstanding products that make the air we breathe and the water we use safe for generations to come.

Position: Director - Manufacturing Maintenance and Projects
Location: Any one of the following existing locations with 25% travel per month.

• Headquarters – Moon Township, PA

• Columbus Plant, OH

• Pearl River Plant, Bay St Louis, MS

• Big Sandy Plant, Catlettsburg, KY

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

Hours of work: Mondays - Fridays, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 40 Hrs/Wk - Nominally a 40-hour per week position; however, plant issues will dictate actual requirements.

The Director - Manufacturing Maintenance and Projects will support the Facilities department with the implementation of a comprehensive capital management program for the Americas. The Director - Manufacturing Maintenance and Projects will have direct responsibility for projects up to $1MM and all maintenance activities for the region. Overall, the objective is to achieve high plant on stream factors utilizing the Kuraray maintenance tools provided and adapted to meet the needs of Calgon Carbon with site specific gap analysis and corrective action plans. Additionally, the Director - Manufacturing Maintenance and Projects will have a global responsibility as maintenance liaison with Kuraray in support of MTE and DX strategies.

Budget for minor projects (up to $1MM) is approximately $30MM for the US Plants. The maintenance budgets for the US plants total is $34MM, and the average annual turnaround spend for the Prime lines is another $5MM per year

 
Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)

• Identify project needs, oversee the creation of AR's, plan work, and execute projects for all America's capital project requirements
• Manage others, train, and delegate these activities to subordinates to expedite improvement
• Oversee the development of all aspects of the America's maintenance budget, including capital projects
• Strive to maintain spending at the budgeted level
• Serve as Calgon Carbon's subject matter expert (SME) pertaining to maintenance in its virgin carbon manufacturing and reactivation facilities and liaison with Kuraray regarding all matters maintenance related
• Oversee the scheduling, planning, and execution of plant maintenance turnarounds on a basis consistent with the maintenance strategy
• Develop a maintenance strategy that aligns with the plants' goals to reduce product costs and reduce required maintenance capital
• Manage line managers responsible for supervising the day to day activities of maintenance teams while moving them toward self direction
• Identify training and development needs of maintenance teams and insure that those needs are met
• Manage vendor relationships personally and via subordinates to insure that plant needs (quality, costs, and timing) are met
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.), or equivalent from four-year college or university) is required
• Engineering degree required; electrical or mechanical preferred
• 10+ years Plant maintenance and mid-level management is required
• 10+ years Plant environment maintenance management experience 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

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