Business Unit Leader (Experienced) Plattsburgh

Business Unit Leader (Experienced) Plattsburgh

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Business Unit Leader (Production BUL) – Plattsburgh, NY

The Business Unit Leader is a dynamic and people-focused leader who drives operational excellence, fosters team development, and champions company values. This role is pivotal in shaping a high-performing, inclusive, and customer-centric culture within the plant. As a member of the Manufacturing Operations team, the mission of the Business Unit Leader is to create the conditions & to empower their teams, in order to succeed in delivering sustainable value for People, Profit & Planet.  The Business Unit Leader leads their business unit to achieve their performance goals in safety, machine availability, quality, delivery and cost.

Michelin’s purpose is to support your right to move freely to find their better way forward.  This role is at the heart of our company to create the products and services to safely make this journey. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• People developer: the Business Unit Leader is animated with passion for people development, seeing their plant as a platform to recruit, train and offer professional growth for everyone in their teams.  The Business Unit Leader is expected to:

  Deploy life-long learning mindset in the teams, through evaluation of competencies and identifying development opportunities to close the gaps

  Utilize career paths accessible for all their employees

  Build and believe in the value of diverse teams

  Support competency development through mentoring and coaching

• Representative/role model of the Company values, purpose and strategy; the Business Unit Leader represents the Plant for the employees. They embody the group’s values by:

  Consistently living out the values and acting as an example to inspire their employees by their behaviors

  Motivating their teams by leveraging the Michelin purpose & Dream

  Making sure the everyone in their Team understands the Plant strategy and understands the role that they play in the collective success of the vision

  Aligning the vision at the shop level and engaging the teams to make that vision a reality at the site

  Embody the values of the Company by ensuring employees’ issues are addressed in a timely fashion.  Ensure accurate, on-time completion of time and attendance for employees and address attendance issues in a timely fashion

  Developing Safety as a value in the Business Unit, such as each employee is responsible for their safety and the safety of others.

• Customer & business partner: the Business Unit Leader understands the customers’ needs and the business stakes and guides the teams to be customer centric. The Business Unit Leader is expected to:

  Develop an understanding of the Customer/partners and their requirements and the role their Business Unit has in meeting their expectations.

b. Steer their Business Unit, focused on all dimensions of economic value creation.

c. Support the business through cooperation with local teams for: industrializations, modifications, digitalization, Industry transformations, etc.

• Environment promoter: the Business Unit Leader is viewed as an active promoter and influencer for continuous improvement in the environmental impact of their Business Unit by:

a. Promoting a culture that is aware and values sustainability and environment.

b. Complying/Implementing the strategy for environmental impact and biodiversity.

CARE AREA of EXCELLENCE

6. ICARE & Empowerment role model: the Business Unit Leader is visibly striving to lead with the ICARE leadership model and inspires and coaches their team to progress in that direction. The Business Unit Leader is expected to:

a. Inspire and transfer their passion for ICARE to all employees at all levels, through the animation of a continuous deployment of the model in their Business Unit.

b. Create the conditions for inclusion, safe-space, collaboration & collective intelligence in their team.

c. Coster empowerment through the engagement of their shop Support Teams, so that everyone can feel responsible for the plant’s future and fully take part in the evolution and transformation.

7. Operational Excellence Leader: the Business Unit Leader is committed to developing operational excellence by ensuring that:

a. Activities are driven by applying MMW(MDP+OR/MAPP), because the teams understand the value of such practices of excellence.

Foundations are sustained over time, in order to create the conditions to achieve industrial performance.

b. The driving of continuous progress in the Business Unit, looking for variation reduction and non-added value tasks reduction, is

vigorous.

c. Achieve Business Unit SMQDC expected performance levels and respect of standards to satisfy customer demand.

d. The team and its members are empowered

• Complete department records as required.
• Effectively notify Team Leader and/or Production Facilitator when equipment or product fails to meet safety or quality standards.
• Contribute/lead problem resolution or continuous improvement efforts in the areas of SMQDC (Safety, Machine, Quality, Delivery and Cost).
• Participate in on-the-job activities, informal and formal training to continually learn/apply new skills for the current job and your desired career path.
• Comply with Company Policies and Procedures.
• Perform other duties and assignments as directed by leadership.

WHAT WILL YOU BRING:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in achieving a long-term goal and learning something new.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading a team or project group by setting clear goals, delegating tasks effectively, providing regular feedback/coaching, leading by example, and fostering a positive work environment. 

• 3 years of successful employee performance management (to include attendance, productivity, skill development, and team management) is preferred.
• The ability to interact in a professional manner with internal partners, suppliers, customers, and colleagues.
• Microsoft Excel data analysis proficiency.  Microsoft Power BI would be a plus.

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Ready to Shape the Future of Innovation?

Michelin is building a world-leading manufacturer of life-changing composites and experiences. Pioneering engineered materials for more than 130 years, Michelin is uniquely positioned to make decisive contributions to human progress and a more sustainable world. Drawing on its deep know-how in polymer composite materials, Michelin is constantly innovating to manufacture high-quality tires and components for critical applications in demanding fields as varied as mobility, construction, aeronautics, low-carbon energies and healthcare.

The care placed in its products and deep customer knowledge inspire Michelin to offer the finest experiences. This spans from providing data- and AI-based connected solutions for professional fleets to recommending outstanding restaurants and hotels curated by the MICHELIN Guide.

Why Michelin?

• Career Growth: Personalized development plans, mentorship, and cross-functional opportunities. Unique career paths and opportunities for advancement.

• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in a diverse, supportive environment where your competencies, contributions and behaviors are recognized. Option to join one of our Connected Communities.

• Innovation-Driven: Work on projects that matter—from sustainable materials to digital transformation.

• Community Impact: Be part of a company that does what's right. We use sustainable business practices while balancing the needs of our customers and communities.

Michelin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. Consistent with these obligations, Michelin also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please contact us at accommodations@michelin.com.

This position is not available for immigration sponsorship.

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