Position Overview:As a key member of the Chem32 plant leadership team in Orange, TX, manage the Production and Maintenance departments, meet production and asset reliability goals, and participate in the day-to-day operation of the plant.
What you will be doing:- Provide the direction that enables Safety, Environmental, Production, and Reliability goals to be met or exceeded by balancing these key priorities.
- Act as a driving force in the continuous improvement and manufacturing performance of the site.
- Lead catalyst sulfiding manufacturing activities in line with overall business strategy.
- Deliver EBITDA, budgeted production volumes, and quality requirements through strong leadership of the production and maintenance teams and their direct reports.
- Manage day-to-day operation of all units including scheduling of manpower, troubleshooting and repair of operating issues, determination of priorities, and setting operational direction.
- Review product orders and schedules to determine appropriate production of products in priority.
- Develop, agree, and deliver capital programs, ensuring project priority, cost, and time scale align with business objectives.
- Control operation and maintenance spending to meet budget; agree and deliver fixed cost targets and identify cost reductions.
- Lead the Maintenance department, including mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation functions, to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of plant equipment.
- Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs, work order planning and scheduling, and use of the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Plan and execute plant turnarounds and outages, coordinating production and maintenance schedules to minimize downtime.
- Drive equipment reliability through root cause failure analysis, critical spares management, and mechanical integrity programs.
- Manage maintenance contractors and service providers, ensuring work is performed safely, to specification, and within budget.
- Develop direct reports so production and maintenance teams have the capability to deliver required change; provide training, coaching, and counseling.
- Lead and direct Warehouse operations to ensure accurate inventories and safe material handling procedures.
- Assist with Union issues, ensuring personnel work within Union contract guidelines.
- Supervises approximately 17 direct reports (12 in Production and 5 in Maintenance).
- Provide leadership to the manufacturing assets at Chem32, Orange, TX, driving delivery of improvements in line with business needs.
- Ensure the site meets country/state legislation targets and maintains its license to operate.
- Ensure Operations and Maintenance departments comply with the Process Safety Management System, including Mechanical Integrity, Management of Change, and safe work permitting requirements.
- Conduct or participate in investigations of all safety, environmental, and procedure incidents in a timely manner, in compliance with applicable regulations and company policies.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering preferred).
- Competent in the use of Microsoft software and able to develop competency in additional applications as required.
- Ability to correctly interpret and apply all industry regulations.
- Understanding of root cause analysis and investigative processes.
- Must clearly demonstrate superior communication, interpersonal, influencing, and presentation skills, with the ability to interact with key decision makers at all levels.
- Must be able to provide support as required for a manufacturing facility operating 24/7/365, including weekends and holidays; must be able to provide scheduled periodic and occasional on-call support.
- 10+ years' experience in an industrial environment, with at least 3 years' supervisory management experience in plant operations and/or maintenance.
- Working knowledge of maintenance and reliability practices, including preventive/predictive maintenance, CMMS, mechanical integrity, and turnaround planning.
- Experience relevant to sulfur derivatives (sulfuric acid, hydrogen sulfide, sodium hydrosulfide, sodium hydroxide processes) or related industry strongly preferred.
