Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

About Us:

NEXPERA leads the way in sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide regeneration, offering a comprehensive range of products and services that optimize processes, minimize environmental impact, and allow our partners to focus on their core operations. With the industry’s largest facility network, we ensure unmatched reliability and drive innovation across the industrial landscape. In addition, we provide an unmatched array of sulfur-based chemicals and related services to a diverse set of industries.

Position Purpose

The Plant Manager provides leadership and guidance for the safe operation of the Sulfuric Acid Plant. There are up to 50 employees at each site and up to 25 resident contractors depending on the size and complexity of the site. There are differences between the products, inputs and markets between the plants.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities (but not limited to):

1. Ensures that assigned plant operations demonstrate world-class performance
2. Provides strategic leadership, management, and technical expertise to the organization.
3. Drives initiatives to foster a best-in-class safety culture.
4. Manages financial aspects of operations and understands the effect on financial performance.
5. Provides Process Safety Management leadership in a High Hazard Process environment
6. Establish, sustain, and improve standard operating systems
7. Champion operational discipline
8. Foster an environment with open communication and feedback
9. Drive high production capability though utilization of improvement programs and maintenance best practices
10. Implement HR initiatives at the site
11. Champion the High Performance Work Teams
12. Represent the plant at public/industry groups (Community Advisory Panels, Manufacturing Associations)
13. Manage area personnel – provide mentoring and guidance for direct reports, and oversee training and development systems
14. Work with the site employees to manage day-to-day operations
15. Interface with the Supply Chain for coordination of production and shipping schedules
16. Effectively communicate and interface with the Refinery/Customer when required
17. Effectively utilize leveraged resources as required
18. Accountable for total site cost and capital expenditures
19. Accountable for being compliant with all corporate systems and processes
20. Promote and support change in response to ongoing business needs
21. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 4 year degree in engineering or equivalent
• Previous Management experience
• Process Safety Management Experience in a High Hazard Process facility
• 10 years of manufacturing experience in a chemical, refining or pharmaceutical industry
• Strong leadership skills and experience
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to set priorities and provide direction to influence management and the broader organization
• Demonstrated strong teamwork, collaboration and cross-cultural skills
• Demonstrated ability to create a respectful work environment where everyone can contribute to their full potential
• Root Cause Investigation
• Incident Investigation
• Business software (SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Six Sigma Certification is Preferred

Benefits:

NEXPERA's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

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