Manager, Chemical and Propellant

Position Summary
The Manager Chemical & Propellant Operations (Powder Processing) is a key technical leadership role within PacSci EMC. This position provides leadership to process engineers and chemical operations technicians responsible for the safe processing manufacture qualification and delivery of energetic materials supporting both production and new product development. The role serves as the Chandler site leader for chemical operations regulatory compliance process safety management and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will drive operational excellence develop future technical leaders strengthen organizational capability and identify opportunities for automation digital manufacturing and data-driven process optimization while maintaining the highest standards of safety quality and reliability. *This role is subject to ITAR regulations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Provide overall leadership and accountability for powder processing operations and Process Safety Management (PSM) systems.
Champion a proactive safety culture through hazard identification risk mitigation incident investigation corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Serve as the primary Chandler site representative for chemical operations during customer engagements audits certifications regulatory inspections and governmental inquiries.
Maintain BATF explosive inventory records and magazine storage operations in accordance with applicable DOD DOT BATF OSHA and environmental requirements.
Ensure energetic material delivery systems support production requirements while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Lead chemical processing operations including blending drying milling qualification activities and related manufacturing processes supporting pyrotechnic propellant and explosive products.
Develop coach mentor and build organizational capability within process engineering and technician teams while strengthening succession depth.
Own departmental procedures process controls documentation and operational standards.
Maintain on-time delivery of energetic materials supporting manufacturing operations and customer commitments.
Lead statistical process improvement initiatives utilizing Design of Experiments (DOE) process capability analysis statistical methods and continuous improvement tools.
Drive cross-functional failure investigations root-cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
Develop databases process analytics and quantitative performance measures to improve process understanding and manufacturing robustness.
Identify and implement opportunities for automation digital manufacturing tools AI-enabled analytics and emerging technologies that improve safety quality and operational performance.
Partner with Production Engineering Quality Supply Chain EHS and external suppliers to resolve issues and improve business performance.
Support proposal development capital planning equipment upgrades process improvements and long-term operational strategy.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Strong chemical process engineering knowledge involving wet and dry processing operations.
Demonstrated understanding of process safety management principles and safe operation of hazardous chemical processes.
Advanced statistical analysis capability including DOE process optimization data analysis and problem-solving methodologies.
Strong understanding of oxidation-reduction reactions energetic materials processing and chemical manufacturing operations.
Working knowledge of organic and inorganic synthesis principles.
Excellent leadership coaching mentoring communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams executive leadership customers auditors suppliers and government representatives.
Strong analytical and decision-making skills in fast-paced high-accountability environments.
Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement operational excellence and organizational development.

Education and Experience
BS in Chemical Engineering strongly preferred. Significant experience leading chemical manufacturing propellant pyrotechnic explosive energetic material pharmaceutical process or related operations may be considered in lieu of formal education requirements.
MS in Chemical Engineering Chemistry or related discipline preferred.
1015 years of relevant experience preferred; minimum 5 years of leadership experience in chemical processing or related manufacturing environments.
Minimum 5 years of Process Safety Management responsibility in a leadership capacity preferred.
Experience in energetic materials propellants pyrotechnics explosives specialty chemicals pharmaceutical manufacturing military ordnance operations or related process industries preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and statistical analysis tools such as Minitab JMP or equivalent software.
Experience with databases process analytics tools Visio MS Project or similar systems preferred.

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