Operations Supervisor

OxyChem•Dallas, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

OxyChem is seeking an experienced, self-motivated Operations Supervisor for its Dallas Silicates Plant in Dallas, Texas. The role leads process-area operations to achieve safe, efficient, reliable production of quality products, while maintaining consistency and accountability across shifts. The supervisor supports environmental, health, and safety priorities; oversees operating performance, maintenance and reliability planning, inventory, outage preparation, and cost-improvement projects; and provides direction to process technicians.

Requirements

At least 5 years of manufacturing experience, including leadership experience; chemical manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
Supervisory experience is strongly desired.
Strong understanding of Key Procedures, HESSP philosophy, and environmental requirements for plant operations.
Ability to communicate effectively with outside vendors, customers, and government agencies such as OSHA, EPA, and LEPC.
Ability to respond to off-hour emergencies.
High proficiency with Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and good working knowledge of SAP.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Strong arithmetic and general mathematics skills, including unit-of-measure concepts.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to work weekends and holidays and routinely respond to callouts.
Ability to lift 40 pounds, climb ladders and stairs, and perform walking, bending, and stooping.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including a respirator and mask, and respond to visual and audible alarms.

Nice To Haves

Chemical manufacturing experience.
Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Protect the environment and the health and safety of employees, customers, and communities.
Ensure consistent operations, policy and procedure application, and employee accountability across all shifts in the assigned unit.
Plan and direct process-area activities to produce quality products safely, efficiently, and reliably.
Develop and improve management systems and procedures to measure operating performance against established standards and ensure compliance.
Manage reliability priorities and maintenance backlogs for the operating area.
Work with planners and lead technicians to support maintenance excellence.
Coordinate with Maintenance to manage, plan, and schedule the maintenance backlog; identify capital projects and help develop detailed scopes.
Plan and support planned shutdowns, including identifying outage timing and scope.
Help develop the operations outage plan and coordinate the maintenance plan and cost with Maintenance.
Ensure raw material and product inventories meet established minimum and maximum levels, materials meet specifications, and handling minimizes degradation or loss.
Work with business and logistics leaders to establish raw-material needs and usage targets, inventory flexibility, production needs, and shipment targets.
Develop and implement projects to improve manufacturing cost performance.
Direct process technicians on key parameters, plant operating instructions, equipment preparation for maintenance, troubleshooting, operating plans, and safety issues.
Respond to off-hour emergencies and routinely respond to callouts.