Production Lead (Production Manager)
Bayer
Summary
Plans, directs, and coordinates all manufacturing activities in a plant to produce high-quality products at competitive costs while adhering to safety and legal regulations. Ensures safe, cost-effective, timely, and specification-compliant production according to Standard Operating Procedures. Oversees process and plant safety, employee health and safety, quality, and emergency operations. Maintains external and internal regulatory compliance, including environmental aspects of the plant. Plans, staffs, organizes, and manages personnel, including training and supervision. Allocates resources and manages cost centers necessary for safe and efficient operations. Facilitates communication and information exchange within the unit/plant and with key interfaces, such as Production Reporting. Plans, implements, and improves production processes. Manages projects focused on cost savings, performance improvement, investments, and integrations. Ensures the safe technical functioning of production facilities in collaboration with engineering and technology teams. Responsible for the reliable operations of the North Area's (Kiln and HEG) manufacturing processes, ensuring production targets are met in a safe, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective manner.
Job description
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Manage and lead operations to assure customer satisfaction and compliance; establish and maintain key operating parameters and operating standards to guide operations
- Manage and lead activities required to support unit operations, including but not limited to process optimization, SOP development, troubleshooting, management of change, root cause failure analysis, quality assurance, and control system optimization
- Collaborate with on-site and corporate customers to ensure the plant operations meet site, company and regulatory needs and requirements
- Monitor and analyze Plant performance and drive initiatives to continuously optimize the processes to achieve the operational objectives
- Collaborate with the technology & engineering groups to optimize the Plant
- Develop and implement process improvements, in collaboration with cross functional teams
- Support site wide initiatives to drive sustainability and compliance improvements
- Track and manage the manufacturing costs within budget
- Hire, coach and develop personnel to ensure the training and continuing education of employees within line responsibility
- Partner to continuously improve operations, efficiency and training for operations personnel; accountable for training material for operations personnel
- Maintain good relations with the employees and partner with Human Resources to maintain consistent and uniform administration of personnel policies
Kiln Processes
- Rotary kiln for phosphate ore beneficiation
- Pollution control with SO2 and Mercury scrubbing along with dewatering processes
- Settling ponds and water balance management
- Waste heat steam generation
- Screening and blending of calcined phosphate, coke, and silica to P4 furnaces
HEG (Heavy Equipment Group) Processes
- Kress Pot carriers to haul molten slag from P4 furnaces
- CAT front end loaders to supply Kiln processes with materials
- CAT haul trucks to supply Kiln processes with materials
- CAT dozer, grader, and excavator to maintain roads and stockpiles
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or similar field
- Minimum 10 years of industrial manufacturing
- Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Exceptional technical skills including the ability to understand applicable process technology, unit operations, and control systems
- Ability to ensure effective compliance with environmental regulations and OSHA process safety management standard and process hazard identification, analysis, and mitigation
- Experience with new plant design, construction and start-up
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment as a leader/facilitator and team member
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to drive change, influence without authority
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Health care
- Vision
- Dental
- Retirement
- PTO
- Sick leave
Company overview
Bayer AG is a global life science company with core competencies in healthcare and agriculture, operating as one of the world's leading pharmaceutical corporations. Founded in 1863 and headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, Bayer operates through three primary divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health, and Crop Science. The company's pharmaceutical segment focuses on prescription products for cardiology, women's healthcare, oncology, hematology, and ophthalmology, with blockbuster drugs including Xarelto, Eylea, and Nubeqa. Bayer's Consumer Health division markets well-known over-the-counter brands such as Aspirin, Aleve, Claritin, and Bepanthen. The Crop Science division, strengthened by the acquisition of Monsanto, provides seeds, crop protection products, and digital farming solutions. With approximately 92,815 employees worldwide and operations in 80 countries, Bayer is committed to its mission of "Health for all, Hunger for none," driving innovation in medical treatments, agricultural productivity, and sustainable development. The company maintains a strong research and development pipeline, investing heavily in areas like precision medicine, artificial intelligence applications in healthcare, and sustainable agricultural technologies.