Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin Operations Unit Leader

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8 years of relevant manufacturing experience, including areas like EHS, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.
  • 2 years of experience in direct people leadership.
  • Proven experience as a Six Sigma/Lean practitioner with measurable results.
  • Bachelor's degree in Sciences, Engineering, or Supply Chain preferred; Business or Finance degrees acceptable for low hazard plants.
  • APICS CSCP or CPIM certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Embrace and exemplify DuPont Core Values to foster a culture of excellence.
  • Lead a 100+ member Operations & Logistics team within a structured leadership model.
  • Stay updated on business strategies and engage employees to align operational effectiveness.
  • Demonstrate financial accountability to meet plans and enhance asset utilization.
  • Set and communicate challenging performance goals for production and quality metrics.
  • Hire, retain, and develop talent, promoting a diverse and inclusive work environment.
  • Engage teams to drive Operational Excellence initiatives and eliminate waste through lean tools.
  • Collaborate across various functions to optimize resources and eliminate inefficiencies.
  • Maintain strong relationships through timely interaction with relevant external stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive pay and benefits package.
  • Opportunities for continuous development and career advancement.
  • Promotion of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
  • Access to a Talent Community for networking and updates.
Full Job Description
DuPont™ PPC™-located in the Greater Chicago/Milwaukee region-is our flagship packaging manufacturing facility. Operating 35 extrusion lines around the clock, the site produces commodity plastic bags, converted pouches and bags, as well as monolayer and coextruded films.

Job Summary

Unit Leader is an experienced leadership role that delivers profitable results and long-term value consistently aligned to business objectives. The Unit Leader engages all employees in DuPont's Operational Excellence framework; Instills behaviors and mindsets for operating safely; Manages plant financial performance with discipline and rigor and builds a sense of pride and ownership at all levels.

Your key responsibilities:
  • Embraces and role models DuPont Core Values; cultivates a culture of excellence
  • Lead our 100+ member Operations & Logistics team, supported by a three-layered leadership model
  • Stays informed of the business strategy and needs; Engages with employees to communicated business strategy and gain insight on strengths and challenges to delivery of strategy; Supports change to meet business needs
  • Demonstrates financial accountability and rigor to deliver against plan and gain value from our assets and investments by pulling the right levers to manage expenses, margins, etc.
  • Establishes and communicates challenging performance goals, metrics and outcomes for Unit to safely and efficiently meet or exceed production and quality goals aligned to customers' needs
  • Hires, retains and develops talent to meet current and future capabilities; Promotes a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment; Coaches and provides performance feedback to team members to align on expectations and overall team effectiveness; Uses reward and recognition to drive the right behaviors and results
  • Promotes commitment and ownership to Operational Excellence by engaging team members to identify opportunities for continuous improvement, eliminate waste and remove barriers; Uses lean and digital tools effectively
  • Collaborates across functions (R&D, Supply Chain, EHS, Engineering, Finance, Quality, etc.) to align resources, eliminate inefficiencies and deliver value
  • Interacts in a timely fashion with customers, community, regulatory and media to maintain strong external relations


Qualifications:
  • 8 years relevant experience in Manufacturing such as: EHS, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Reliability, Technology, HR, Finance and Continuous Improvement
  • 2 years' experience in direct people leadership
  • Experienced Six Sigma/Lean practitioner with demonstrated results
  • BS, Sciences, Engineering, Supply Chain, preferred; Business or Finance degrees considered for low hazard plants
  • APICS CSCP or CPIM Certification preferred


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