Operations Performance Engineering Manager

About you and this role

Dowhas an exciting opportunity foraOperations PerformanceEngineering ManagerlocatedinLa Porte TX!Bayport Specialty Monomers is a standalone site thatoperateswithin the Houston Hub structure and provides critical raw materials to downstream Coatings facilities.The engineer in this position will have the opportunity to support one of several different batch reaction processes as well aslogisticsand utilities operations.

In this role you will serve as a vital resource for Operations by applying technical skills tooptimizeplant operations resolve plant problems and enable safe and efficient production of low cost quality products. This requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in job discipline and basic knowledge of related job disciplines to solve complex problems.As theOPE Manager you will coach and influence other department engineers own the department ProcessSafetyoptimize batch cycle times support other continuous improvement effortsandhave the opportunity towork with business R&D to support new productintroductionto the site.

Responsibilities

• Strong understanding of chemistries equipment and processing technology in area of responsibility.
• Evaluates categorizes production losses and deviation data.
• Analyze operational andlogisticsdata (KPIs assetutilization trends) tovalidateresults diagnose gaps andidentifyimprovements.
• Determinesand prioritizes corrective actions to close Operational Performance Gaps (utilization yield uptime quality operating discipline losses reliability opportunities).
• Ability to understand mass and energy balance for assets and correlate losses to value.
• Identify prioritize and implement improvement opportunities aligned with Plant Specific Improvement Plans (PSTP) Global Technology Plans (GTP) and businessobjectivesthat also deliver value or required performance.
• Lead and support capital and non-capital projects (expense and continuous improvement) using defined project and improvement work processes.
• Provide leadership during plant maintenance unplanned events commissioning start-up and project handover to Operations.
• Partners withmaintenanceOTEC processexpertiseand others toidentifyand drive temporary and permanent equipment repairs and improvements.
• Support and drive EHS and Process Safety culture Compliance and necessary IM reporting.
• Champion effective maintenance practices process safety operating discipline and root cause problem solving in support of cost-effective Operations.
• Provides input to shut down scope for availability and equipment reliability opportunities that cannot be addressed during normal operations.
• Works closely with the operationsteamleveragingtheirproblem solvingskills and technicalexpertise.
• Partners with experts to perform advanced troubleshooting and improve and document operating discipline.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of aBachelors Degree in Engineering.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant working experience.
• Ability to work outside of normal business hours including evenings weekends holidays andparticipatein an on-call rotation as business needs require with or without reasonable accommodation.
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Chemical Engineering degree discipline.
• Experience in batch operations and new product introduction.

Physical Demands

Willing and able to meet the physical demands of the job with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Wear safety equipment such as earplugs goggles and steel-toed shoes.
• Wear and use respirators.
• Perform frequent bending reaching and lifting.
• Work in tight or closed-in spaces.
• Climb stairs/ladders and work high off the ground.
• Stand or walk for extended periods of time.
• This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground. Must be able to use harnesses with a total weight capacity of 300lbs.

Skills

• Accountability:Accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions products decisions and policies including the administration governance and implementation within the scope of the role.
• Communication:Strategic communication management is the control of communication in and out of an organization or project team to promote the clear exchange of information and ideas.
• Critical Thinking:Critical thinkingis the evaluation of facts to form a judgment by using the rational data-based analysis of factual evidence.
• Leadership:Motivational leaders make decisions set cleargoalsand provide their teams with the empowerment and tools to achieve success. Motivational leaders evoke and see the best in their employees inspiring them to work toward a common goal.
• Process Engineering:Process engineering is the understanding and application of the fundamental principles and laws of nature. Process engineering focuses on the design operation controloptimizationand intensification of chemical and physicalprocessesneed toaccomplisha defined purpose.
• Self-Motivation:Self-Motivation is the internal state that helpsinitiate continue orterminatea behavior driving individuals to do things and work toward their goalsputeffort into self-development andachievepersonal fulfilment.
• Teamwork:Teamworkis the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way. This concept is seen within the greater framework of a team which is a group of interdependent individuals who work together towards a common goal.
• Process Safety:Demonstratesknowledge of process safety principles and practices toidentify assess and mitigate operational risks. Supports compliance with process safety management requirements promotes a strong safety culture and works collaboratively to prevent incidents protect people and assets and ensure safe reliable operations.
• Continuous Improvement:Applies continuous improvement principles tooptimizeoperational performance streamline workflows and improve productivity safety quality and cost effectiveness. Collaborates with cross-functional teams toidentifyroot causes implement corrective actions and sustain improvements.

Additional Notes

• This position does not offer relocationassistance.