Operations Superintendent

At INEOS Pigments, we value the contribution of our people in making us one of the largest producers of titanium dioxide in North America. Providing numerous products and services to industries around the globe, from coatings to plastics to paper and other end-uses, we invest in employee development and offer a wide range of career opportunities, offering everyone the chance to broaden their experience and build a professionally rewarding career.

The ASH 1 TiCl4 Operations Superintendent provides oversight to ensure the safe, reliable, legally compliant, environmentally sound, and profitable operation of equipment to manufacture products according to the strategy of business management. This includes managing and developing internal Operations resources. It is classified as a Safety Critical role.

Key job responsibilities include:

• Champion INEOS Pigments’ 20 Safety Principles and Life Saving Rules
• Ensure Operations systems and personnel are prepared to respond to site emergencies.
• Ensure robust safe work systems are in place and hazard assessments are performed (both process and behavioral)
• Ensure assets are maintained to operate within their designed parameters and appropriate standards.
• Assure compliance with environmental permits and legal regulations.
• Drive to SHE (including process safety) targets and demonstrate improvements for employees and contractors.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor the activities of the Operations team to ensure production and quality targets are met safely and efficiently in accordance with company policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Oversee monitoring and troubleshooting of process and equipment; report process deviations, equipment failures and hazards; assist in plant investigations and problem resolution.
• Oversee planned maintenance activities, project engineering, and technical improvements in the area.
• Maintain and foster collaboration between production, maintenance, reliability, engineering, and other technical resource teams to identify, share, implement, and maintain best practices.
• Set and meet budget requirements by efficiently managing resources, inventories, and raw materials.
• Report on operational performance and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
• Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and decision making to ensure employees understand company goals and have the knowledge and resources needed to accomplish them.
• Manage personnel (including performance, compensation, succession planning, and discipline)
• Oversee Process Engineering personnel in the process design for capital projects that meet scope intent for operational requirements on safety, rate, quality, and reliability.
• Ensure an adequately staffed and trained department which is properly motivated to accomplish planned objectives. Develop engineer’s technical knowledge through mentoring, coaching, and job assignments. Develop and retain technical knowledge of the TiCl4 process.
• Provide guidance and long-term planning to encourage employee development
• Assure compliance with HR policies and applicable state/federal laws.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

About You

You should possess:

• A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent is required with extensive relative experience
• A Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering is strongly preferred.
• Possess a minimum of five (5) years of related experience in a manufacturing environment with engineering degree; twenty (20) years without an engineering degree.
• Experience as a supervisor/manager, with highly developed knowledge of operations
• Leadership/management skills
• Working knowledge of chemical/industrial equipment function, design, and regulatory requirements including Process Safety Management
• Understanding of Chemistry and Physics
• ISO System and procedures knowledge
• Functionality with various computer programs, specifically Microsoft Office Suite and SAP
• Six Sigma training a plus
• Proven ability to create and maintain data and use reporting features of office software programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High degree of emotional intelligence and ability to motivate a workforce.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities or projects simultaneously and keep them progressing to completion.
• Self-motivation and independent thinking.
  
  

Schedule/Hours

This is a salaried exempt day shift position.

Our Ashtabula, Ohio Complex, consisting of two plants just south of Lake Erie, is a state of the art manufacturing complex with leading technology and more than 45 years of manufacturing excellence.

INEOS Pigments offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability with the buy-up option, basic life & AD&D insurance with a buy-up option for self and dependents, 401(k) with company match.

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