Site Manager – Chemical Manufacturing
$190,000–$220,000 year
On-siteProctor, West Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Lead the startup of a world-scale chemical manufacturing facility in Proctor, West Virginia, achieving commercial production by the established target date. Provide strategic and operational leadership for safe, compliant, and cost-effective plant operations while overseeing manufacturing activities across Operations, Maintenance, EHS, HR, Warehousing, and Purchasing. Build a high-performing team, establish operational best practices, and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, reliability, and efficiency. Manage operating and capital budgets, resolve critical issues affecting startup or production, and partner with global leadership to meet production and customer commitments.
Required Qualifications
- At least 20 years of progressively responsible experience in chemical plant operations and maintenance
- At least three years of experience as a Site Manager for a continuous-process plant
- Demonstrated experience leading the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of a chemical manufacturing facility
- Strong knowledge of continuous-process chemical manufacturing, plant operations, maintenance and reliability, process safety, environmental compliance, production planning, and plant cost drivers
- Demonstrated success achieving safety, production, reliability, quality, and cost objectives
- Experience leading multidisciplinary plant functions and developing managers, supervisors, operators, technicians, and other plant employees
- Experience developing and managing plant operating and capital budgets
- Strong understanding of OSHA Process Safety Management and applicable environmental requirements
- Demonstrated ability to make effective, risk-informed decisions in a safety-critical manufacturing environment
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making capabilities
- Excellent leadership, collaboration, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to move throughout the facility, access production and maintenance areas, and wear required personal protective equipment
- The position may involve exposure to industrial equipment, chemicals, elevated noise levels, and varying indoor and outdoor conditions
- It may also require extended or nontraditional working hours and availability outside the regular schedule to respond to plant operating conditions, startup requirements, emergencies, and other business needs
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Experience commissioning, starting up, or stabilizing a new chemical manufacturing facility
- Experience leading a manufacturing facility with approximately 100 or more employees
- Experience implementing operational-excellence, continuous-improvement, maintenance, or reliability programs
- Experience with maleic anhydride, malic acid, fumaric acid, or comparable chemical manufacturing processes
- Advanced knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management and applicable EPA requirements
- Experience working with international or globally distributed leadership teams
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