About the RoleThe Technical Advisor plays a vital role in Operations. You'll use deep process knowledge, technical expertise, and hands-on operations experience to support, teach, and coach plant personnel. You'll troubleshoot process and equipment issues, improve process performance, and increase plant reliability, while championing process safety and making sure personnel are trained and qualified on plant processes.
This role supports production across first and second shifts and requires on-call availability for emergencies and unplanned events. Scheduled hours may change based on business needs.
Key ResponsibilitiesSafety & Operating Discipline
- Champion process safety activities and serve as a resource for process safety concerns.
- Model the use of safety standards, Life Safety Rules, and procedures, knowing that daily actions shape plant culture.
- Create, review, update, and approve operating procedures to keep operating discipline strong.
- Own the effective use of the logbook and coach others on it, with a focus on the quality of the information entered.
- Stay on call for unplanned events, emergencies, and advising.
Coaching & Development
- Spend meaningful time in the field coaching operators, including during troubleshooting. Always partner with an operator when in the field.
- Coach operators to make sound decisions based on process data, plant policies, procedures, and good judgment, without abdicating ownership.
- Encourage operators to raise concerns, and help communicate responses and resolutions in a timely way.
- Develop and maintain process training materials and qualification assessments, and stay closely involved in team member qualification.
- Mentor operators who may become future Technical Advisors, and help onboard and mentor new Run Plant Engineers.
- Build trust as a subject matter expert and help create a positive, productive team environment.
Troubleshooting & Continuous Improvement
- Lead or assist with process-related root cause and failure analysis, make sure pre-investigations are thorough and timely, and share what's learned with plant personnel.
- Work with Continuous Improvement, Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations to find, implement, and sustain improvements in reliability and cost position.
- Partner closely with the Run Plant Engineer to resolve problems and meet facility goals.
- Take part in improvement teams, turnaround scope definition and execution, and Technical Advisor networks to share best practices.
- Partner with and back up the Activity Coordinator/Gatekeeper as needed.
Business & Financial Acumen
- Understand plant economics, including daily earnings, product margins, and affordability limits, and use data to drive profitability decisions.
- Work with the Production Data Analyst to assess how process changes affect rates and bills of materials so accounting stays accurate.
- Understand how quality issues and production interruptions affect internal partners and external customers.
QualificationsRequired
- Line of business experience
- Specific process area technology expertise
Preferred
- 2-year technical degree or equivalent experience
- 7-10 years of manufacturing or related experience
- Process Safety Management experience (High Hazard Process / Low Hazard Operation)
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