Area Leader - Fluids

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Our Operations team is essential to delivering the innovative and life-saving products we make for our customers. We depend on our team members to actively engage in continuously improving our operations while we provide the growth and development to help them build their skills and career. Operational Excellence in our workplace unleashes the energy, creativity and collaboration – along with our tools, technology and training – that enables our people to perform at their best.

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Fluids Area Leader to join our innovative team at the LIVEO Healthcare site in Hemlock, Michigan. In this pivotal role, you will oversee a dedicated team, including 3 direct reports and 17 indirect reports, focused on the manufacturing of life-enhancing and life-saving materials that are critical to the medical and biopharma industries.

As the Fluids Area Leader, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence, ensuring product quality, and fostering a culture of safety and efficiency. Your leadership will be instrumental in guiding your team to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare industry while upholding DuPont's commitment to innovation and sustainability. If you are passionate about making a difference in the healthcare sector and possess the skills to lead in a fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join us at DuPont, where your contributions will shape the future of healthcare!

Area Leader is an experienced leadership role that delivers profitable results and long-term value consistently aligned to business objectives. The Area 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
• 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:

• 3 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 this includes previous military leadership experience
• Experienced Six Sigma/Lean practitioner with demonstrated results
• BS, Sciences, Engineering, Supply Chain, preferred; Business or Finance degrees

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We are excited to share that on May 22, 2024, DuPont announced plans to separate(1) into three industry-leading, independent publicly traded companies. This strategic move will create focused businesses with distinct investment profiles. We believe the proposed separations will create opportunities for all three future companies to better serve their customers and unlock long-term value for stakeholders. This process is expected to take 18-24 months from the date of announcement to complete. We are committed to supporting our employees throughout this transition and ensuring a smooth and successful separation process. We look forward to welcoming new talent who are interested in contributing to the continued success and growth of our evolving organization.

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