Site Leader-Operations Manager

About the role

As the Site Leader, you will serve as the senior leader of our Texas City manufacturing facility, overseeing a team of approximately 40 employees and managing a $10 million operating budget. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact by driving operational excellence, strengthening a culture of safety, and developing a high-performing workforce while supporting the site's strategic business objectives.

In this role, you will be accountable for all aspects of plant operations, including manufacturing performance, environmental health and safety, quality, workforce development, inventory management, and continuous improvement initiatives. You will lead a talented team, set the vision for operational success, and create an environment where employees are empowered, engaged, and focused on delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Environmental, Health and Safety: Ensures site compliance with all safety, health and environmental laws, codes and standards. Provides leadership to the site and its personnel to drive continuous EHS improvement; high visibility on the factory floor driving improvements and accountability.
• Human Resource Management: Establishes employee performance expectations and ensure that these expectations are met throughout areas of responsibility. Establishes and implements direct training and development program for operating personnel together with HR.
• Productivity/Cost/Finance: Develops annual and multi-year budgets and plans targeting year-after-year performance improvement. Manages and measures cost performance, and takes corrective cost control action.
• Capital/Facilities and Process Improvement: Manages site capital planning and spending to both reduce business and EH&S risk, and improve cost and profitability. Ensures site maintenance is adequate and appropriate to support business reliability needs and to maximize unit up-time.
• Quality and Customer Satisfaction: Ensures timely delivery of quality products to customers. Organizes and enables quality improvement efforts at the site, aligned with business and customer priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, or related technical discipline or relevant employment experience
• 10+ yrs chemical manufacturing experience and 5 + yrs experience as a people leader
• Demonstrated experience leading manufacturing operations with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost performance.
• Knowledge of process safety, environmental, health, and regulatory requirements applicable to chemical manufacturing.
• Strong communication and employee engagement skills

The following are preferred for the role: Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, or similar methodologies. Experience managing production planning, maintenance coordination, and resource allocation in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

• Health, dental & vision insurance, including critical illness coverage and optional orthodontia coverage.
• Paid parental leave for the birth of a child; adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
• Short term disability with 100% base salary coverage.
• Company funded counseling (EAP) and assistance finding care for children, parents, or pets.
• 25 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus paid holidays.
• 401k savings plan with 5% employer match plus additional contribution based on years of service.
• Student debt pay-off program.
• Professional development programs and courses.
• Wellness programs and financial education.

Pay

Base Pay Range: $121,000 - $177,100. The actual salary offered is determined by factors including but not limited to education, experience, skill sets, and geography. This role is also eligible for incentive or sales variable compensation payments.