Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!

Job Requirements (Principal Responsibilities)

• Supervises team to maintain and increase safety, efficiency and skills and promote a cooperative attitude with subordinates. May oversee work in other related areas when rotating to off-shift hours.
• Recognizes the importance of process consistency, and continually works to improve it by initiating efforts to remove system (common) causes, and removing special cause variation, using tools such as SPC, failure mode and effects analysis. Reduces equipment downtime and delays between operations. Ensures compliance with standard operating procedures.
• Accomplishes schedule requirements for internal and external customers in line with appropriate priorities based on the manufacturing plan.
• Trains, provides clear instructions, and ensures employee understanding of production processes. Provides employees with an understanding of work group and divisional plans, needs, and priorities.
• Organizes tasks and activities for effective accomplishment of responsibilities and objectives. Utilizes the appropriate resources to accomplish plans, and follow through.
• Continually monitors and improves manufacturing costs with respect to overall performance. Interfaces with Production Manager and Accounting to quantify cost savings ideas.
• Completes all required reports, records, and measurements, i.e. production records, payroll authorization, etc.
• Effectively practices Performance Based Management by coaching and developing employees, and assuring effective alignment with the matrix functions.
• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors)

• Knowledge of Emergency Response Procedures
• Knowledge in areas such as confined space entry, lockout / tagout, hotwork permitting, etc.
• Knowledge of Environmental Awareness
• Understanding of Product Uniformity / Variation
• Knowledge of Chemical Manufacturing
• Knowledge of Manufacturing process control
• Knowledge of Product specifications
• Knowledge and ability in Accident / Near Miss Investigation / Reporting procedures
• Technical knowledge of process and product technology

Education/Experience

• High School diploma; some college preferred. Minimum of four years experience in a manufacturing environment.

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.