Manufacturing Technology Leader

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We are hiring a Manufacturing Technology Leader to join our Yerkes Site Team located in Buffalo, NY.

The Manufacturing Technology Leader is responsible for facilitating prioritization and successful execution of priorities in alignment with the operations Business Technology Implementation Plan (BTIP) for the Yerkes production lines.

This includes the facilitation, management, development, and implementation of technology improvements to Process Safety Management (PSM), grow & improve, and run & maintain projects that deliver the required business and site results.

The Manufacturing Technology Leader serves as the administrative leader for the Yerkes Technical Implementation Specialists (TIS) including staffing, competency development and succession planning in collaboration with the Shelter MT Leader.

The Manufacturing Technology Leader works closely with the Plant Manager, unit operations leadership, the business engineering leader (BEL), and R&D, to prioritize and support improvement projects aligned with the Yerkes site strategy and the Corian multi-generational technology plan (MGTP).

Your Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the Business Technology Implementation Plan (BTIP), including collection of improvement opportunities, prioritization, and execution of projects. Collaborate across the Corian sites to ensure the BTIP reflects the Line of Business PSM/Grow/Improve projects required to meet the business and site strategy and goals.
• Assigns Manufacturing Technology (MT) resources for projects in BTIP. Ensures non-MT resources are included in the resources’ allocation.
• Responsible for TIS staffing, competency development and succession planning.
• Works with the Dupont corporate engineering leaders (GET) to ensure technology for capital project front end loading is complete & adequate.
• Works with the Business Engineering Leader (BEL) and site capital leader to ensure efficient project execution aligned to the 5-year capital plan.
• Facilitate and manage the development and implementation of
• PSM strategies working with the Process Safety Technology Leader (PSTL)
• Sustainability Strategies working with Site Sustainability Leader.
• Technology strategies working with Technology Guardian.
• Process Control strategies with Process Control Technology Leader (PCTL)
• Ensures Management of Change protocols and expectations are met for BTIP PSM/Grow/Improve projects.
• Ensures technology related Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFAs) are complete. Ensures learnings are captured and communicated to the organization to prevent future occurrences.
• Participate in Project Reviews. May lead key capital projects through the early definition phases (FEL0)
• Assists and supports operations as needed in detailed trouble shooting of quality or reliability issues.
• Represents the MT team on the Yerkes site leadership teams.
• Is the point of contact with R&D for technology implementation in operations.
  

Qualifications

• BSc Engineering (Chemical, or Mechanical preferred)
• 5 years of chemical process manufacturing or related experience.
• PSM experience required.
  
  

Capabilities Required For This Role (Knowledge Skills & Abilities)

• Demonstration of influential or administrative leadership
• General knowledge of the Corian Technology, Process Safety Technology, Process Engineering, Process Automation
• Emotional intelligence - Being aware of your and others’ emotions and using that awareness to guide your interactions in a way that achieves our business goals.
• Business judgement - Awareness, understanding, and navigation of our business to enable improvement or development of solutions in your role that improve our business and our customers’ experience.
• Organizational skills - Having and using the knowledge of our organization’s systems, procedures, and culture to identify issues and/or opportunities and act on them in a way that meets the needs of customers and magnifies your impact.
  
  

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On May 22, 2024, we announced a plan to separate our Electronics and Water businesses in a tax-free manner to its shareholders. On January 15, 2025, we announced that we are targeting November 1, 2025, for the completion of the intended separation of the Electronics business (the “Intended Electronics Separation”)*. We also announced that we would retain the Water business. We are committed to ensuring a smooth and successful separation process for the Future Electronics business. We look forward to welcoming new talent interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.

• The separation transactions are subject to satisfaction of customary conditions, including final approval by DuPont's Board of Directors, receipt of tax opinion from counsel, the filing and effectiveness of Form 10 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable regulatory approvals, and satisfactory completion of financing.  For further discussion of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could impact the achievement, expected timing and intended benefits of the separation transactions, see DuPont’s announcement.
  
  

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The Pay range for this role is $123,480.00 - $194,040.00 Annual

How Base Pay is Determined: DuPont has job leveling frameworks that help organize roles based on progressive levels of responsibility, proficiency and qualifications. Each role has an associated pay range (or an established pay rate for some roles) based on the competitive market in each country where we operate. Each individual’s pay is based on a variety of factors, including their role and the associated pay range for that role, their geographic location (i.e., country, state, metropolitan area), as well as their skills, experience, education and certifications, and performance.

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