Steve Sautman

About Steve Sautman

Process-focused Plant Manager and Global Engineering Manager successful at driving manufacturing plant turnarounds, implementing global operations excellence, and managing global asset strategy and capital plans. Proven ability to set strategic directions and foster an incident-free safety culture by building highly motivated teams and creating a collaborative work environment from shop floor to board room. Core strengths include:Leadership Process Safety ManagementStrategic Planning and Execution Capital Planning and Project Management Union / Labor Relations Team Building and Staff DevelopmentContinuous Improvement Operational Excellence

Experience

1. Vice President Operations

   Axel Plastics

   Oct 2023 — Present · Monroe, CT, US

   Oversee the Plant, Safety and Technical groups. Ensure development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the organization, especially on the development through scale up and commercialization of new products and streamlining regulatory and safety processes. as well as developing future management talent.

Education

• Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School

  MBA, Operations & Manufacturing Mgmt

  1994 — 1997

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

  1988 — 1993

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Chemical Engineering
• Capital Projects
• Management
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Construction
• Energy
• Process Engineering
• Polymers
• Process Optimization
• Six Sigma
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Design of Experiments
• Lean Manufacturing
• Process Simulation
• Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Operational Excellence