Site Manufacturing Director

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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.


About you and this role:
Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Site Manufacturing Director at our site in West Hill, Ontario, Canada.

The Site Manufacturing Director has overall responsibility and accountability for the plant assets, personnel, and performance. This role has oversight of a smaller site with moderate levels of complexity. The plant is comprised of two production units, utilities, and logistics. The Site Manufacturing Director provides business and administrative leadership to multiple empowered, work process driven teams, this includes other people leaders and professional individual contributors. The Site Manufacturing Director develops and executes operational strategy to achieve business objectives. As a leader, fosters a work environment with a high level of integrity and strong safety and customer focus. The leader should be one that embraces inclusion and diversity, innovation and sustainability, continuous improvement, and empowerment.

**Responsibilities**:
- Provide the strategic leadership necessary for successful long-term operation of site facilities. The site leader represents Dow locally with community and agency partners.- Delivers continuously improving Environmental, Health & Safety performance. This includes maintaining site compliance with all internal and external regulations.- Ensures the plant is meeting the operational requirements of Dow’s businesses and continuously improving. This includes product delivery, quality and operating the plant to meet customers’ needs.- Engages established leveraged site services to achieve plant success. Leveraged services typically include: Maintenance, Turnaround Management, Analytical Technology Implementation for Competitive Advantage, Environmental, Health & Safety operations, Logistics, HR, Business Services, Purchasing and Public Affairs.- Provides a sustainable, highly-trained operational work force including contractors.- Balances short-term priorities with long-term needs of the site and the business on site.- Meets the annual expense budget for the plant as set by the function and business.- Develops and maintains relationships with the appropriate business and functional leaders to ensure that the needs of the business are understood and communicated to the site.- Maintains Dow’s license to operate by developing and maintaining strong relationships with community, state/provincial and federal political, and regulatory leaders.

Your Skills:
- Communication: Effectively share information, ideas, and feelings with others, encompassing both verbal and nonverbal aspects- Strategic Planning: Setting organizational direction, developing goals, and creating action plans to achieve those goals- Leadership: Guide, motivate, and inspire others towards achieving a common goal- Environment Health and Safety: Understanding regulations, conducting risk assessments, investigating incidents, and communicating effectively- Business Relationship Management (BRM): Crucial for fostering strong connections between an organization and its stakeholders- Budget Management: Effectively plan, track, allocate, and adjust financial resources- Business Management: Effectively lead and oversee teams and organizations

Qualifications:
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline.- A minimum of 10 years of engineering, manufacturing, or related experience.- Previous people leadership experience.- A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including any type of permanent residency support.

Additional Notes:
- This position is located in West Hill, Ontario, Canada.- Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Benefits - What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

- Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
- Benefits and program