Site Director

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

We are hiring a Site Director that is based at the Totowa, NJ plant and reports directly to the Vice President of Global Operations. As our next Site Director, you will be responsible for overseeing day to day operations of a 200 employee operation. Responsibilities center on the overall management, direction and coordination of plant operations in executing company objectives. Facility functional areas of Safety, Production, Continuous improvement, Maintenance and Engineering report to this position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position is responsible for overall employee safety, quality of product and cost of the plant. Additional responsibilities include:

• Direct planning, process development and overall manufacturing performance.
• Develop long range goals and objectives.
• Manage the activities of production, quality control, maintenance, shipping/receiving and plant safety.
• Respond to production problems and peruses and implements solutions.
• Follow all GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices), FSMA, Safety, and Environmental regulations as well as company policies and company objectives to direct quality and quantity of production.
• Recommend, develop and execute workplace safety, efficiency and improvements to better serve the customer.
• Partner with corporate functional leaders ranging from commercial/sales, safety, quality, reliability, customer service and Finance.
• Collaborate closely with corporate and local HR on union contracts, arbitrations, grievances, employee relations, benefits and training.
• Foster innovative thinking across the plant to excel in safety, quality and cost.
• Create sustainable solutions through the use of Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence methodologies.
• Effectively prepare and deliver excellent presentations with the executive leadership team focusing on P&L and continuous improvement in the plants.
• Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences, Business or Engineering. MBA preferred, but not required.
• Ten (10) years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, including progressively broader management responsibilities.
• Exceptional customer service orientation and demonstrated sense of urgency.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills to provide strong leadership and team building.
• Advanced organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Financial acumen with an understanding of financial reporting and budget preparation that include analyzing cost, operations and forecast data to determine departmental or divisional progress towards stated goals.
• Familiarity with computer software (PC and mainframe) and computer software, primarily spreadsheets

About Corbion

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance. Drawing on our deep application and product knowledge, we work side-by-side with customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Our solutions help differentiate products in markets such as food, home & personal care, animal nutrition, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2023, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,443.8 million and had a workforce of 2,727 FTE. Corbion is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally without regard to race, color, ethnicity, veteran status, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, handicapping condition, membership in an organization or any other non-merit factors.

Corbion provides reasonable accommodation to applicants.

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Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.