Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2022.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialties segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

*This is considered a safety sensitive position, therefore will be subject to random drug testing as required. 

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• The day-to-day operations of the facility; including safety, production, quality, and profitability.
• Establish and achieve weekly / monthly goals as measured by KPI’s.
• Establishing and implementing organizational policies, processes, and procedures.
• Motivation, training, development, and supervision of all production associates.
• Workplace organization, and housekeeping.
• Continuous improvement/Lean manufacturing/Root cause analysis. 
• Effective communication with all stakeholders.
• Initiate and Implement Capital Projects
• Support company growth initiatives and targets
• Maintain strict compliance with standard work and standard operating procedures.

OE/Lean

• Manages, supports, and achieves Operational Excellence/lean goals and initiatives, including but not limited to 5S, inventory reduction, process flow mapping, value stream mapping, standard work, Kaizens, Total Productive Maintenance, etc.
• Leads team in a continuous improvement work environment.
• Supports quality teams and management with OE initiatives and actively suggests opportunities for improvements.

Qualifications/Requirements

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or related field preferred
• Advanced degree is helpful.
• 10+ years of Chemical or Pharma Plant Manager Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Good knowledge of manufacturing processes and safety practices.
• Understanding of complex chemical processes, pharma manufacturing guidelines, high technical/analytical knowledge, and strong mechanical skills
• Ability to manage a high paced workplace, apply a plan, organize responsibilities, prioritize requirements while managing resources.
• Provide high level troubleshooting and corrective action implementation.
• Highly responsive and provide quick support for 24-hour operations.
• Ability to handle multiple competing/conflicting priorities.
• Champion of continuous improvement in all areas of the plant.
• Ability to interface with customers, host plant visits and facilitate plant presentations.
• Supports commercial team discussions, vet new opportunities objectively and innovatively, analyze and communicate business benefit/risk probability, equipment capability, storage, cost, and staffing needs.
• Participate in NPPD Stage gate to commercialization process.
• Understand and manage to the annual operating plan based on the business strategy and use it as the foundation for hoshin planning and meeting objectives.
• Manages plant expense budgets with appropriate accounting information and support.
• Develops short and long-term cost containment/reduction strategies.
• Understand Order to Cash Process, focused on OOR and OTIF
• Acts as a gatekeeper, accepting and executing projects, effective Project management skills.
• Demonstrated success in managing multiple cross-functional projects.
• Ability to lead people effectively, building and sustaining relationships at all levels required, and promoting a high-performance organization.
• Strong use of rewards and recognition programs.
• Superior communication skills required.
• Ability to speak and read English

Travel:      

• Primarily local during the business day
• Some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Working Conditions: 

• Primarily responsible for Day-to-Day operations of our Lafayette Site.
• Work Hours: 40 plus hrs week, available for afterhours support by phone for emergencies.

Career Progression Potential:

Success in this role positions the incumbent to compete for other positions of greater responsibility within MTI.

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