Responsibilities:

• Lead the Rhein Chemie Toyohashi site and contribute to the current and future direction of the business, including responsibility for site performance and budget preparation.

• Direct and manage operating and support functions, including production, safety and environmental compliance, engineering, maintenance, quality assurance, logistics and warehousing.

• Ensure safe, compliant and ethical operations in line with LANXESS guidelines, Japanese regulatory requirements, HSEQ standards and internal policies.

• Drive efficient production performance, production scheduling and planning, cost control, high product quality and reliable supply according to market and customer demand.

• Develop and implement site policies, procedures and improvement measures to strengthen operational safety, quality, efficiency and resource utilization.

• Lead, develop and train plant employees, including performance evaluations, feedback, coaching and capability-building for the site team.

• Review customer complaints and ensure robust root cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions, including methods such as 8D reports and Ishikawa analysis.

• Oversee capital investment, maintenance, inspections, expansion, utilities and sustainability-related asset management to support safe and effective plant operations.

Work Experience

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in engineering, manufacturing technology, natural sciences or a related technical field.
• 5–10 years of professional experience in production, manufacturing, engineering or plant operations, including leadership responsibility.
• Strong technical background and proven ability to manage manufacturing operations, site performance, budgets and cost-control topics.
• Strong leadership, people management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach, motivate and develop teams.
• Knowledge of Lean, TPM, Kaizen or other continuous improvement / best-in-class manufacturing techniques is an advantage.
• Local Japanese resident with good English language skills, ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders across different organizational levels.
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