Production Manager - Evansville, IN

Chem Group•Evansville, IN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

CHEM Group is a custom chemical processor with expertise in various distillation technologies, pastillation, blending, reaction chemistry purification, and heat transfer fluids. We are currently looking for a Production Manager for our Evansville, IN plant.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in chemical plant operations, process engineering, production supervision, or a closely related manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated success directly managing, coaching, and holding employees accountable, including experienced and long-tenured team members.
Experience with multiple chemical products, raw materials, process conditions, and unit operations, with the ability to learn unfamiliar chemistries quickly and safely.
Proven ability to organize and direct several operations, projects, and urgent priorities concurrently while maintaining accurate follow-up.
Strong understanding of material flows, production planning, mass balances, yields, inventory control, process troubleshooting, equipment limitations, and quality requirements.
Excellent computer skills, including advanced practical use of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and production, inventory, ERP, or similar business systems.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to make timely decisions, drive daily execution, complete administrative requirements, and communicate effectively at all levels.
Must comply with the Drug and Alcohol testing policy set forth in the CHEM Group Employee Handbook.
Must pass the fit for duty requirements.
Ability to climb stairs, use a ladder, and lift 60 pounds.
Wear required personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with both batch and continuous chemical operations and a combination of blending, reaction, distillation or recovery, filtration, transfer, storage, and packaging systems.
Experience with incident investigations, management of change, process-hazard reviews, corrective actions, audits, employee training, and data-driven process improvement.

Responsibilities

Plan, prioritize, and direct simultaneous production, blending, recovery, transfer, packaging, and support activities; meet goals for throughput, cycle time, yield, labor efficiency, equipment utilization, on-time completion, and product quality.
Apply chemical engineering fundamentals to material flows, compatibility, process hazards, operating limits, mass balances, and process changes across varied raw materials and chemistries. Experience limited to one repetitive process is not sufficient for this role.
Create an incident-free work environment and ensure compliance with EHS&S, environmental, waste-management, permit, quality, and company requirements.
Lead investigation and resolution of process upsets, off-specification material, yield losses, equipment limitations, inventory variances, and recurring operating problems; use data to improve performance.
Develop daily and weekly plans and coordinate staffing, raw materials, tanks, equipment, maintenance, laboratory support, packaging, transportation, and customer priorities.
Ensure accurate batch records, inventory transactions, mass balances, production reports, operating logs, and customer data comparisons; identify and resolve variances promptly.
Create, maintain, and enforce clear operating procedures, work instructions, process-control expectations, and employee training.
Use advanced spreadsheets, production and inventory systems, email, and reporting tools to analyze performance, manage priorities, communicate status, and maintain reliable records.
Work closely with the Plant Manager, Laboratory, Quality, EHS&S, Maintenance, Transportation, Purchasing, Customer Service, and Sales to ensure safe and reliable execution.
Issue authorized purchase orders for services, repairs, parts, supplies, and shipping materials; balance price, quality, and lead time; negotiate favorable terms and pursue corrective action for supplier nonconformance.
Coordinate routine, preventive, and corrective maintenance of critical equipment and maintain excellent housekeeping, material identification, storage, labeling, and plant readiness.
Direct, coach, develop, and hold operations employees accountable for safe behavior, quality, productivity, attendance, teamwork, and adherence to procedures.
Lead experienced and long-tenured employees with professionalism and confidence; make fact-based decisions and address performance issues directly and consistently.
Set priorities, allocate people and equipment, communicate operating status, and maintain effective oversight when multiple activities are running concurrently.
Remain organized and decisive in a rapidly changing environment, complete required follow-up, and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Other job duties/requirements may be assigned or changed to adapt to business needs.
Abide by the principles in the EHS&S mission statement.
Abide by Chem Group’s quality Policy.