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Site Operations Manager
full-time•Harris County
About this role
Qualifications
Stepan Company seeks a full-time Site Operations Manager in Pasadena, Texas to safely and reliably manage the 24/7 continuous operations of a batch specialty chemical production facility. This role will oversee the chemical manufacturing process of surfactants utilizing alkoxylation (EO/PO) and other chemical processes. This role will directly manage multiple Shift Team Leaders and indirectly oversee numerous Plant Production Operators. Duties include: ensure strict adherence to plant and corporate Environment, Health and Safety, and Security (EHS&S) policies; ensure production meets quality standards; effectively troubleshoot and problem solve surfactant manufacturing processing challenges; ensure that site production personnel are effectively trained in job functions and capable of meeting EHS&S expectations; drive operational improvements; plan capital investment priorities and new chemical asset commissioning; drive production reliability efforts; assess and establish operational priorities where conflicts of resources occur; ensure that operating procedures are up to date, accurate, and correctly utilized; coordinate with maintenance to ensure that planned maintenance work is completed to schedule and within budget; create operational financial budgets; ensure that the organization responds promptly to customer service issues; promote and drive a zero tolerance mindset for quality deviations; ensure adherence to Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence practices and mindset; manage the performance of site production personnel; recruit and select team members for site production; define roles and expectations of production personnel; develop and mentor direct reports; provide leadership in emergency response and planning, including preparedness drills and incident command responsibilities by applying alkoxylation (EO/PO) chemistry knowledge; and manage chemical processing batch scheduling and campaign sequencing using DCS/PLC-based batch control systems.
Position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Production Management or related field, or any equivalent suitable combination of education, training, or experience as determined by a qualified evaluation service. Position also requires 10 years of progressive experience in production supervision or a related occupation in 24/7 continuous operations of a batch specialty chemical production environment to include10 years of experience in each of these areas: communication of production requirements and high-level autonomous decision making regarding hazardous surfactant chemical production; managing subordinate operations personnel in a batch specialty chemical production environment; troubleshooting & problem solving of surfactant chemical production; recruiting, leading, developing and training teams of employees in chemical process operations, including safe handling and management of hazardous surfactant chemicals; de-bottlenecking production and operation processes; troubleshooting and problem solving of surfactant manufacturing challenges; experience with cost control, budgeting and financial analysis for operating units; executing KPI’s within production operations; working with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) creation and implementation; directing manufacturing improvements utilizing ISO 9001 (including supporting CAPA, supplier quality, and customer complaint resolution) and other structured quality improvement tools; utilizing SAP enterprise resource planning tool for forecasting production and scheduling; directing operations of batch specialty chemical production processes, including alkoxylation (EO/PO); leadership in OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) compliance; and capital project implementation, commissioning of new chemical assets. Apply at www.Stepan.com
What you'll do
- The Site Operations Manager will oversee the continuous operations of a specialty chemical production facility, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. This role includes managing personnel, driving operational improvements, and coordinating maintenance activities.
About Stepan Company
Stepan Company's vision is to create innovative solutions for a cleaner, healthier, more energy efficient world. We want to accomplish that vision by partnering with you. As a publicly-traded, international manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemical products, we collaborate with our customers to bring high-quality products that drive growth in the consumer space and functional markets such as construction, oilfield, agriculture, paints and coatings.
Since 1932, Stepan continues to be a mainstay in the industry, committed to developing sustainable practices and products that reflect our core values: responsibility, integrity and innovation. By always putting you – the customer – first, we bring continuous improvement to the chemical industry and our global community.
Stepan is headquartered in the Greater Chicagoland area (Northfield, IL). We provide timely customer support anywhere in the world by utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing, and research and development facilities, along with a robust distribution network throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.
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