Production Manager

**Company Overview**:
Grounded by a history that is deeply rooted in innovation, Hexion is a global employer committed to building and protecting the future by producing innovative performance materials. Our materials are the building blocks for critical industries—including construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection. Everywhere you look, you will find our materials and people at work to help customers make products that are stronger, safer, and cleaner.

When you work for Hexion, you’ll join a team that is committed to operating safely and with integrity to build a more sustainable future for all - our associates, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.

**Position Overview**:
An opportunity exists for a high achieving, self-motivated and results driven individual to join the team at our manufacturing plant in Hornby, Christchurch.

The Production Manager will be instrumental in ensuring the efficient utilization of labour and equipment, aiming for optimal productivity and reliable service to our customers. This role involves partnering with the Site Leader in strategic and tactical productivity initiatives, as well as all aspects of workforce management. Additionally, the Production Manager will serve as the second-in-command (2IC) for the site in the Site Leader's absence.

**Responsibilities**:
**Role and responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Manage entire production function including production staff and be responsible for all health, safety, quality and environmental issues.
- Coordinate all shift and day production activities, including rosters.
- Achieve team performance targets, through active coaching and team leadership
- Ensure all production requirements are coordinated to optimise the plant’s production capacity
- Manage maintenance schedules of all plant equipment, tools and other company assets
- Support the execution of Lean manufacturing projects
- Take responsibility for all continuous improvement, productivity/efficiency, process optimisation and flow improvement initiatives at the site.
- Assume the role of acting site leader in the absence of the site leader.
- Be the first line of grievance handling & management.
- Lead the site EHS committee and work to monitor and improve EHS performance.
- Lead the quality program as ISO 9000 management representative and use sigma scores and other quality data to improve quality.
- Manage and coordinate training and staff development for direct reports
- Ensure production budget and financial targets are achieved

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Extensive hands-on, front-line, supervisory experience within a unionised environment preferably in the chemical industry, in combination with relevant tertiary qualifications.
- Significant experience dealing with occupational health, safety and environmental issues, and Major Hazard Facility experience is desirable.
- Proven track record of implementing continuous improvement/LEAN/Six Sigma projects
- Ability to support stated business objectives, implement policies and procedures and actively champion change.
- Well-developed leadership skills with the ability to monitor and review performance.
- Proven ability to work in a highly demanding environment dealing with conflicting priorities that requires initiative, flexibility, adaptability and high-level analytical problem solving skills.
- Highly motivated, professional with a positive outlook.

**Other**:
**Hexion is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)**

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role 18 months.