Production Manager

Air Liquide Advanced Materials (ALAM) is transforming the science of electronics and technology.  We innovate with atomic scale engineering to open up countless new possibilities in how the world lives, works and connects.  Today, our ALOHATM and Voltaix products are critical to the manufacture of the newest computer chips required for Big Data and the Internet of Things. To enhance our execution from discovery to delivery we are adding talented people to our team

The ALAMSg Production Manager is responsible for leading the site's production supervisor team across all shifts and all operations at Singapore, ensuring work is assigned, implements policies and procedures, and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. The purpose of this role is to effectively utilize the production team to best operate the plant resources provided by the engineering/technical team. As the manager of the site supervisors, the Production Manager utilizes leadership experience and expertise to direct the day to day activities of the manufacturing team through the supervisors, shift leads, and production technician staff. The Production Manager's goal is safe, quality, reliable production that meets our customers standards, on-time the first time. This role will develop and mentor the supervisors. Partnership with and timely communication to the engineering team and the Supply Chain team is critical to this role and the plants continuous improvement. The Production Manager drives accountability within the team to ensure success, setting expectations of the "what" and the "how" and managing to those expectations. The Production Manager is expected to be able to thrive in a fast paced and very dynamic environment.

➢Drive a culture of " Do It Right the First Time" with actions and words on a daily basis.

➢ Lead and develop the Shift Production Supervisors 

➢ Comply with safety and regulatory requirements 

➢ Plan, direct, and control day-to-day manufacturing activities in order to safely and efficiently execute production schedule 

➢ Manage adherence to established work instructions to ensure safety and first-pass quality performance 

➢ Partner withSupply Chain (Planner) to develop effective production plans that maximize resources available, raw materials, and assets 

➢ Develop, monitor and control production standards. Develop actual vs standard production reporting to drive continuous improvement 

➢ Drive continuous improvement activities: implement change management and best practices as required

➢ Coordinate production resources with the needs of other Departments: Maintenance, Engineering and Ship/Receive Development. Ensure adequate communications between departments as needed 

➢ Implement and maintain inventory control systems 

➢ Hire, train, evaluate and coach Production staff. Resolve personnel performance issues and conflicts 

➢ Manage cross training and qualification standards of personnel for coverage in production. Ensure new hire qualification and materials are appropriate and accurate. Work with Production Specialists to make improvements.

➢ Troubleshoot quality and production issues and ensure additional resources are employed when needed to identify and implement permanent corrective actions 

➢ Help implement business process systems that enhance communications and production order status visibility 

• Fill in for the Site Leader during periods of absence (e.g. vacation).

• Fill the role of Incident Commander (as a back-up) in case of an emergency 

• Successfully complete required trainings

➢ Minimum  Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical Engineering, or 5+ years experience in Leadership role within a chemical manufacturing facility

➢ Minimum 3 years experience in people management including preparation of performance appraisals to direct report  

➢ Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a team of Supervisors and Technical Leaders and Shift Leads while meeting safety, quality and delivery targets 

➢ Excellent problem solving and analytical skills with attention to detail, along with excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, 

➢ Experienced with chemical processes and standard manufacturing process flow ➢ Must have experience working with an ERP system 

➢ Must be self-directed and able to manage different types of responsibilities ➢ Housekeeping: Establish and maintain 5S 

➢ Experience with continuous improvement tools such as Six-Sigma, FMEA and Lean Manufacturing 

➢ Plant Gas Monitoring system knowledge 

➢ Plant Fire Systems / Alarms knowledge

Preferred Qualifications:

➢ College Degree, Chemistry or Engineering discipline 

➢ Safety leadership training, or equivalent 

➢ Six Sigma Green Belt certification 

➢ 5S and Lean Manufacturing experience 

➢ Experience working in dynamic environments of short time to market and high customer expectations. 

➢ Experience working in an empowered organization.