Operations Manager

Indorama Ventures Xylenes & PTA (IVXP), a petrochemicals manufacturing company, is looking for an Operations Manager to join our team in Decatur, AL. IVXP is an Indorama Ventures company. Indorama Ventures is a world-class sustainable chemical company with a global integrated lead in PET and fibers, serving major customers in diversified end-use markets. Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, Indorama Ventures has operating sites in 35 countries on 6 continents. We are looking for a highly motivated professional with demonstrated capabilities and a strong desire and capacity to lead a team of 10-15 employees. A successful individual in this role must possess related work experience with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include risk management, compliance, delivered business results, team management in support of asset operation and maintenance, support and prioritization of reliability and engineering activities including improvement projects.

Education/Experience:

• Degree required: 4-year degree in an engineering discipline or related technical field
• Years of Experience: 10+ years of in chemical manufacturing, refining, or production
• A proven record of performance through leadership accomplishments
• Proven record of sound judgment and effective decision making
• Advanced understanding of manufacturing principles
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, iProcess
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong influence skills
• Understanding of financial principles and demonstration of business insight
• Excellent interpersonal and public relations skills
• Must have excellent verbal and written skills in English

Preferred Education, Experience, Certifications

• 3+ years of direct Operations leadership experience preferred

Job Dimensions:

The Operations Manager is a member of the Site Leadership Team, sharing overall responsibility for site performance and bearing department-specific responsibility for ~200 employees in Operations and the operational performance of two PX Units, three PTA units, the NDC Unit, site Utilities and Wastewater Treatment, Logistics (Packaging and Shipping & Supply Chain), and the Laboratory.

Roles and Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

As a member of the IVXP Leadership Team, accountabilities include:

Contributing to the site's strategy and agenda setting

Aligning personnel accordingly across the site

Executing tactical plans aimed at people development, safe and reliable operations, and unfailingly compliant operations, continuous performance improvement

Upholding IVXP's Code of Conduct and protecting IVXP's assets

As the single point of accountability for the Operations Department, responsibilities include:

Establishing tactical plans including budgets and performance targets, ensuring team alignment on the path forward, and leading execution of the plans and related actions

Responsible for all aspects of Health, Safety, Process Safety, and Environment compliance for the Operations organization

Ensuring personal and process safety including compliance with safety regulations and process safety policies and standards, and external regulatory requirements

Creates a positive work environment, coaches all levels on the required IVXP Leadership Behaviors, and ensures broad engagement with emphasis on diversity and inclusion

Planning and leading the execution of competency assurance and capability development across the team, assigning clear responsibilities and objectives, enabling success, and managing personnel performance issues

Leading development of and executing people processes including talent management and succession planning

Ensuring compliance with all elements of the Code of Conduct, financial controls and assurance requirements, and the operational elements of all regulatory requirements

Drives innovation and leads long-term site optimization initiatives relating to safety improvement, cost reduction, capacity creep, and process availability with emphasis on continuous improvement

Ensures adherence to Operating Procedures, GOPs (General Operation Procedures), Site Policies & Procedures, Safety and administrative procedures

Understands site's major process safety risks (MAR, blue & turquoise risks, etc) and ensures procedures managing these risks are followed (critical equipment, safe operating limits, annual risk review process, etc)

Manages site's production plan and product inventories

Responsible for monitoring site raw material needs and managing inventories

Works closely with IVL North America Logistics on PX Make vs Buy decision

Reviews performance against budgets and targets; assures department is operating within spending plan and is demonstrating continuous improvement in the form of cost reduction and performance improvement

Contributes to capital project justifications

Contributes to the development of turnaround plans; executes the operational elements

Ensures the sharing of best practices and lessons learned across the site and actively drives and participates in intra-site sharing

Promotes and exemplifies teamwork and partnering within the site, across departments, and across other IVL sites

Coordinates operating plan development and adjustment with the commercial team

Contributes to customer satisfaction on an ongoing basis by consistently meeting requirements and, when advantageous, by contributing to face-to-face meetings with customers

Serves as Incident Commander on site Incident Management Team

Assumes responsibility for related duties as required or assigned

Maintains a clean and well-organized work area

Attends meetings as required

Attends training as required

Complies with all HSSE programs, policies and procedures

Completes required reports - Biweekly Report, Monthly Performance Review (MPR), Monthly Aromatics Dashboard

Performs special projects and miscellaneous duties as assigned

This position will have direct reports.

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Indorama Ventures Xylenes & PTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

Job Element Checklist

Job Title: Manager - Operations

Department: Operation

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