Technical Programs Manager

Your Job

INVISTA's Seaford site is inviting applications for the position of Technical Programs Manager.

Reporting to the plant manager, this position is a key site leadership role, driving strategic improvements through the application of our Principle Based Management (PBM®) culture and transformation.

The Technical Programs Manager is expected to lead a team that will create long-term value by utilizing industry best-practices, embracing new technologies, and transforming our approaches to creating superior value for our customers, community, and employees, while expediting the skill development of the shift-based personnel across the Seaford site.

The INVISTA Performance Solutions Seaford site is a world class manufacturing facility with ~ 135 employees and manufactures Nylon 6,6 staple fiber.

This role will have (6) direct reports.

What You Will Do



* Be a servant leader and positive example of the Principle Based Management (PBM) Guiding Principles including integrity, humility, respect, and transformation


* Motivate and lead a team of multi-discipline engineers and professionals, ensuring that the team is fully engaged and aligned with our vision


* Provide strategic leadership in driving best practices and integration of technology to enhance stable and reliable fiber manufacturing operations


* Develop short and long-term quality objectives, targets, strategies, and measures to eliminate/mitigate and prioritize risks while driving yield and quality improvements aligned with improving business profitability


* Drive the use of statistical process control to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control processes that reduce variability in the manufacturing process


* Ensure appropriate capital projects develop in a timely manner to meet long-term yield, availability, quality, and cost objectives


* Continuously transform to build capability in the shift teams through knowledge transfer and the implementation of innovative technologies


* Develop and implement measures with leading and lagging metrics to gauge/improve team and site performance toward stable and reliable operations


* Demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills


* Strong planning ability in the face of ambiguity, particularly when presented with multiple equally probable scenarios

Physical Considerations :



* Must be able to move about a manufacturing plant structure, including climbing steps and ladders


* Must be able to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering; a business discipline (ex.

Information Systems Management)


* Three (3) or more years' experience in a supervisor/management position


* Five (5) or more years' working in a manufacturing environment


* Experience collaborating with cross functional teams, development of analytical tools, and managing programs
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