Operations Superintendent

Job Title: Ammonia Operations Superintendent

About CF Industries:
Our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management.

Job Summary:
The Ammonia Operations Superintendent is responsible for ensuring that the production plan for the Ammonia Plant is met in a safe, efficient, timely, and cost-effective manner each and every day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Emphasize safety and environmental stewardship as a core value of leadership.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with other departments to obtain required assistance in meeting departmental objectives.
• Maintain effective employee relations.
• Implement effective programs in safety, cost control, and reporting, and manpower training, development, and utilization.
• Monitor plant operating conditions and take necessary corrective actions to meet department objectives.
• Direct and/or recommend necessary changes to plant processes, equipment, procedures, or staffing to meet departmental objectives.
• Execute a succession plan for the Unit's operations leadership.
• Oversee the progression and training planning for operation technicians.
• Prepare and administer department budget and assist Production Manager in the preparation of budget for the area, including long-term and short-term planning.
• Assist Production Manager in the preparation of turnaround and outage plans.
• Participate in CF production best practices.
• Coordinate the performance of the Production Department.
• Prepare operating strategy to meet production plan.
• Coach and develop Production Department Supervisors.
• Maintain effective communications and working relationships with employees throughout the plant.
• Mobilize quickly without acting impulsively, showing good judgment.
• Act on one's own initiative, and coordinate actions to plans of the Production Manager.
• Work independently and under conditions of high inter-dependency.

Internal Controls:
Establishes and implements processes and procedures to meet departmental internal controls requirements. Ensures that established processes/procedures are followed as designed. Works with Internal Controls Department to identify deficiencies in existing processes/procedures, the need for new ones, and the extent to which such processes/procedures are being followed. Develops and implements corrective actions with regard to department internal controls as necessary.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. Engineering - Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with experience in chemical manufacturing processes to include Supervisory experience.
• Effective leadership skills.
• Exposure to project management and implementation.
• Solid communication skills including the ability to effectively converse in English, compose written documents, and interact effectively with peers and supervisors.
• Familiar with applicable codes, regulations, and standards.
• Successfully complete pre-employment physical and drug screening.

Successful Incumbents will have:

• Prioritize department's environmental, safety, health, and well-being.
• Display effective organizational, time management, and communication skills. Possess physical capability and willingness to excel within a team setting.
• Good interpersonal and influential skills.
• Strong computer-related skills.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills.
• Self-motivated in advancing to the highest level possible.
• High-functioning engineering knowledge or technical plant knowledge and related work experience.