The Newark Site Lead directs and controls all aspects of the NewarkEngineering Plastics (EP)Facility for the North American Region including the production of compoundedMakrolonBayblendMakroblendand Apec resins.

The role is accountable for the Newark site departments including Manufacturing HSEQ Reliability Quality Assurance Color Development Process and Product Development Human Resources Procurement Utilities Warehousing/Logisticssite securityandControlling. The Site Lead ensures compliance with corporate policies and government regulations andrepresentsCovestro to thegeneral public local organizations and government entities. The position provides coordination of overall site activities at the Newark Site andleadsthe Newark Site LeadershipTeam.

Major Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to ensure safe and reliable operations for production maintenance engineering quality control process improvement product scale-up andlogisticsfor compoundedMakrolonBayblendMakroblendand Apec resins

• Identifies defines and realizes needed optimizations of HSEQ performance process efficiency quality performance and costs for the site

• Developsand implements a medium andlongtermasset and site strategy in-line with the NA and global EPbusinessand operationsstrategy

• Develops designs and implements capital projects to meet the requirements of North American Market demand as well as HSEQ requirements legal responsibilities reliability needs capability changes and cost efficiency goals

• Providesknowhowresourcesand quick response to customerneedsinconjunction with the Color Development Center (CDC); new product developments; and customer complaint responses

• Ensures that Covestro Newark operations fullycomply withall laws corporate local and group guidelines and regulations

• Coachesdevelopsand ensures site personnel are competent and motivated to meet businessobjectives.Identifiessuccession plans and develops the organization.Guides as a role model of what makes usCoverstro(WMUC)

• Representsthe interests of Covestro and Newark Operations to the medialocal state and federalgovernmentandlocal community stakeholders.Works in the community to ensure thatCovestro is an employer of choice and works through organizations to raise the level of manufacturing talent in the area.

• Member of the Engineering Plastics Global Operations Team and responsible for the management of allEPmanufacturing topics in North America

• Serves on the North American Engineering Plastics Leadership Team as well as GlobalEPcommunities

What You Offer

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree inEngineeringorTechnical Field andat least10years of relevant experience OR preferredMasters degreein EngineeringorTechnical Fieldandat least8years of relevant experience

• Relevant experienceincludes Broad functional experience in ProductionTechnology HSE

• 5 years managing teams withdemonstratedexperience in multi-level leadership including direct management of supervisory personnel who have their own direct reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-depth experience in the plastics or polymer manufacturing industry

• Knowledge in Lean Six Sigma Methodologies

• Experience in Marketing Product Management Product and Process Development SafetyControllingand Administration

• Experience in a business leadership role of large diverse groups

• Experience interacting with state and governmental authorities

• Experience leading and developing personnel

• Experience working in a global organization

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong leadership: Target oriented performance driven open listener and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills working with external partners as well assenior level management in the NAregionand Covestroglobal.

• Strong analytical organizational planning and project management skills.

• Outward facing skills stakeholder / community / STEM / Workforce engagement

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