Production Manager

About the role

The Production Manager is the primary point of contact for all matters concerning day-to-day operations at the Borger, Texas Plant.

Responsibilities

• Achieve production goals by ensuring that the plant operates safely, at target rates, and within acceptable parameters.
• Lead the plant engineers to develop operating plans and task lists for the operators and other front-line personnel.
• Drive standardization across shifts, optimize fixed and variable unit costs, improve quality, and work closely with maintenance to ensure that work is completed promptly.
• Maintain accurate records, process metrics, and documentation according to guidelines, and prepare both regular and special reports as needed.
• Perform regular walk-arounds and inspections to ensure good housekeeping, compliance, hazard recognition, etc.
• Stand-in for the plant manager when he or she is not available.
• Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical engineering preferred; other disciplines will be considered).
• At least five years of experience in refining or specialty chemicals manufacturing; experience may include roles such as production engineer, process engineer, production supervisor, reliability engineer, or similar.
• Supervisory experience required; experience administering a collective bargaining agreement in a union shop is an advantage.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Familiarity with pumps, dryers, ventilators, hydraulics, high-pressure injection, high-temperature applications, reactors, and other common types of process equipment.