Operations Manager Chemical Manufacturing

Bridgestone • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Chemical Manufacturing Operations Manager position is located at Bridgestone’s Bio-Rubber Process Research Center (BPRC) in Southeast Mesa, Arizona. This is not a remote or work from home position. The BPRC is a Process Safety Management regulated, 24/5, continuous Chemical Manufacturing Pilot Plant facility for developing the processes necessary to extract natural rubber from Guayule shrub, producing samples for product testing and gathering engineering data for commercial scale-up. The role is not just a management role as this role has both management and technical responsibilities and at a high level the Operations Manager Chemical Manufacturing will: Be responsible for safe operations of the plant, Manage the process team (Sr. process engineer, process supervisors and process technicians) to meet site goals, Collaborate with and assist other departments (EHSS, maintenance, engineering, lab) and contractors to fulfill the above, Assist/perform advanced process troubleshooting in the plant, experiment design & execution in the plant, process development & design.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related field is required.
• PSM experience: MOC, PSSR, PHA, MI, SOP’s, root cause investigations, safety programs
• Basic understanding of process control logic – ladder and function block
• Five years operations management experience in a PSM plant
• Ten years overall experience in a PSM plant
• Process scale-up experience
• Must have good engineering technical skills

Responsibilities

• Responsible for EHSS & PSM compliance of the process team
• Provide data to EHSS for reporting and compliance
• Lead, participate in and document risk assessments, PSSR’s, MOC’s, root cause investigations and HazOp’s
• Serve as an emergency contact for the site
• Responsible for generating production/sample/trial schedules and executing to the schedule
• Schedule raw materials
• Provide supervision and direction to the process team
• Oversee day-to-day activities within the process area
• Lead continuous improvement of production methods/procedures, equipment performance and team efficiency
• Manage process and/or equipment trials
• Provide input on annual operating budgets for the process area and manage to the budget
• Interface with the Maintenance department to coordinate plant maintenance and project work and to plan the annual shutdown
• Interface with Corporate Research & Development teammates to develop new products
• Provide input to scale processes from lab to pilot to commercial
• Provide technical input for capital projects
• Lead by example
• Lead via routine genba walks
• Demonstrate honesty and high integrity consistently to build respect and trust

Benefits

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• An effective and inclusive team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager