Production Manager

About the job

As Production Manager, you will lead the operations team at our Augusta, Georgia site while driving safety, operational excellence, quality, and continuous improvement. You will oversee production performance, develop, and coach production operators, manage departmental budgets, and ensure reliable plant operations through the effective execution of the Operation Asset Management (OAM) process.

• Drive Operational Asset Management (OAM) by improving equipment effectiveness, production efficiency, and key operational KPIs.
• Manage production planning, manufacturing schedules, budgets, inventories, and maintenance coordination to meet customer demand.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, process optimization, production-related projects, and support capital improvements.
• Partner with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain and Technical teams to improve manufacturing performance, product quality, and operational reliability.
• Serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team, supporting strategic planning, process safety, and operational excellence initiatives.

Requirements

We believe you bring a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another related engineering discipline. Experience leading production operations within a chemical or process manufacturing environment is required. Strong technical understanding of chemical manufacturing processes, reactors, process equipment, production parameters, and manufacturing troubleshooting is necessary. Experience optimizing plant performance through continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives is preferred. Proficiency with manufacturing systems such as SAP, MES, DeltaV, Microsoft Office, or similar production reporting tools is expected. Knowledge of HSE regulations, process safety, Lean Manufacturing, and project management is important. Experience with Operation Asset Management (OAM) or Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) programs, Management of Change (MOC), Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS), and CAPA processes, and experience leading plant shutdowns, maintenance planning, and cross-functional manufacturing projects is beneficial.

Qualifications

This is a permanent, full-time position reporting to the Site Manager, based in Augusta, Georgia. Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us, we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role!

We look forward to receiving your application!

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.

For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products.

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