The realistic useable salary range for this position is in the $120,000 to a maximum of $160,000 range. The Chemical Manufacturing Operations Manager position is located at Bridgestone’s Bio-Rubber Process Research Center (BPRC) in Southeast Mesa, Arizona. This is not a remote or work from home position. The BPRC is a Process Safety Management regulated, 24/5, continuous Chemical Manufacturing Pilot Plant facility for developing the processes necessary to extract natural rubber from Guayule shrub, producing samples for product testing and gathering engineering data for commercial scale-up. The role is not just a management role as this role has both management and technical responsibilities and at a high level the Operations Manager Chemical Manufacturing will: • Be responsible for safe operations of the plant • Manage the process team (Sr. process engineer, process supervisors and process technicians) to meet site goals • Collaborate with and assist other departments (EHSS, maintenance, engineering, lab) and contractors to fulfill the above • Assist/perform advanced process troubleshooting in the plant, experiment design & execution in the plant, process development & design Pay Range: $122,200.00 - $195,500.00 Pay Range: $122,200.00 - $195,500.00 Responsibilities Specific Responsibilities EHSS & PSM • Responsible for EHSS & PSM compliance of the process team • Provide data to EHSS for reporting and compliance • Lead, participate in and document risk assessments, PSSR’s, MOC’s, root cause investigations and HazOp’s • Serve as an emergency contact for the site Operations • Responsible for generating production/sample/trial schedules and executing to the schedule • Schedule raw materials • Provide supervision and direction to the process team • Oversee day-to-day activities within the process area • Lead continuous improvement of production methods/procedures, equipment performance and team efficiency • Manage process and/or equipment trials • Provide input on annual operating budgets for the process area and manage to the budget Collaboration • Interface with the Maintenance department to coordinate plant maintenance and project work and to plan the annual shutdown • Interface with Corporate Research & Development teammates to develop new products • Provide input to scale processes from lab to pilot to commercial • Provide technical input for capital projects Leadership Skills • Lead by example • Lead via routine genba walks • Demonstrate honesty and high integrity consistently to build respect and trust Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related field is required. • PSM experience:  MOC, PSSR, PHA, MI, SOP’s, root cause investigations, safety programs • Basic understanding of process control logic – ladder and function block • Five years operations management experience in a PSM plant • Ten years overall experience in a PSM plant • Process scale-up experience • Must have good engineering technical skills LI-JB1