Site Director

ECOVYST CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES LLC•Hammond, IN

About The Position

Ecoservices is looking to fill a Site Director opening at the Hammond, IN plant. It has approximately 30 union employees and 15 salaried employees. This plant is key to many refineries in the Midwest. This site has one sulfuric acid unit manufacturing various sulfuric acid grades. This site also handles the incineration of Hazardous Chemicals as part of the sulfuric acid manufacturing in their furnaces. The Site Director position at the Hammond, IN Plant is a key position in Ecoservices Corp. Key attributes for this position include strong safety leadership with a demonstrated record in accident reduction and emergency preparedness. Multi-tasking is another key attribute as this is a 24-7 operation with complex chemical and logistics processes where products are shipped by truck, and rail. This position will require strong leadership as there will be competing priorities. Ecoservices Site Directors have overall responsibility and accountability for plant personnel, assets, and achievement of plant and corporate goals. This position generates tremendous value to Ecoservices through: HSES / Reliability Leadership Drive a strong personal safety, process safety, environmental, and sustainability improvement plan to achieve HSES goals and ensure compliance with regulatory and permit requirements. Relentlessly pursues maximum plant reliability to reduce unplanned events and support safe operations. Know and champion Life Saving Behaviors. Demonstrates priority and commitment through personal behavior. Keeps a strong field presence and routinely assesses work activities to maintain awareness of plant needs and influence behaviors. Set the expectations in words and actions such that employees know that all work is completed in accordance with Ecoservices HSE policies at all times (24/7). Develop metrics and management systems to drive continuous improvement in HSE and Reliability. Prioritize capital requests to ensure that capital is allocated to design out industrial hygiene hazards, improve environmental compliance, and reduce personal/process safety hazards. Implement proper engineering, process, and administrative controls for safe and reliable operations. Show courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed. Challenges the status quo and past norms to make the operation safer and more effective. Ensure the Mechanical Integrity program is robust for safe operation. The Plant Manager is responsible for risk management decisions regarding any potential deferrals/extensions. Drive a strong MOC process in their organization to ensure that reviews are completed thoroughly, risks are adequately assessed, and personnel are properly trained prior to implementing changes in the facility. Organizational Effectiveness / People Leadership Set vision and ensures goals are established and executed in alignment with corporate objectives, while adapting to changing conditions. Provides motivation, context, and purpose to the team through frequent communications. This person must earn and retain the credibility of the organization to be effective. Drive Operational Excellence by developing/implementing effective Management Systems that will deliver quality products on time in a safe and most efficient manner. This will require development of the Hammond Team (hourly and salaried) as well as delegation and follow-up. Ensure common sense implementation and ongoing effectiveness of work processes, operating discipline, management systems, enabling technologies, and roles to become a Highly Reliable Organization. Must have a flexible mindset as priorities change and be able move the organization quickly and effectively toward the change in a safe and efficient manner. Work closely with Human Resources to hire a plant team with strong skills. Address discipline issues in a timely manner. Must be able to have the hard conversation with problem employees and clearly communicate expectations while being able to acknowledge and communicate where employees performed well. . Inspire and motivate the organization. Champion career success and development of each employee via goal setting, performance management, promotion, and employee development processes. Must have working knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreement and ensure it is effectively implemented to support both the Union and Company interests while keeping the employee’s needs at the forefront. Must effectively communicate with the Union on why incremental improvements are necessary and communicate how they tie in the bigger picture for the success of the plant, and therefore the personnel working at the plant. Financial Acumen / Business Owner Mindset Develop financial acumen skills across the organization to accelerate profitability and productivity. Understands business model and strategy for facility and helps to plant team to understand how they fit into the company. Uses knowledge of assets, products, and customers to ensure the business strategy maximizes value from the assets. Develop metrics and management system to maximize profitability, margin, and EBITDA within the facility. Understand customer needs and drives high levels of quality, responsiveness, and reliability for the customer. Develop strong partnerships with support functions such as HSSE, Commercial, Logistics, Finance, and others to drive improvement in the organization and ensure alignment. Quality / Continuous Improvement Understand product specifications and key performance variables and their impact on customers. Continuously drives reductions in process variability. Ensure the organization delivers against key process indicators. Exhibit accountability for optimizing the relationship between quality, productivity, and profitability. Drive continuous improvement mindset and actions across the organization using LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies. Strive to leave a legacy of process improvements to drive competitiveness and profitability of the facility while improving operability for the plant team. Partners with Tech Group and other departments to reach agreement on the proposed facility improvement plan and ensure resources are available to achieve the plan.

Requirements

Must have at least 10-15 years of experience in a chemical processing plant or refinery.
Must have a demonstrated record of accomplishment on building a safety culture and accident reduction.
Must have experience leading a Maintenance organization towards driving Reliability culture and increasing on-stream time of facilities.
Must have experience as a plant manager managing at least 30+ employees.
Must have experience managing in a union environment including sitting in on negotiations and arbitrations.
Must be willing to be seen in the plant and approachable by employees.
Working knowledge of truck and rail logistics.

Responsibilities

Drive a strong personal safety, process safety, environmental, and sustainability improvement plan to achieve HSES goals and ensure compliance with regulatory and permit requirements.
Relentlessly pursues maximum plant reliability to reduce unplanned events and support safe operations.
Know and champion Life Saving Behaviors.
Develop metrics and management systems to drive continuous improvement in HSE and Reliability.
Prioritize capital requests to ensure that capital is allocated to design out industrial hygiene hazards, improve environmental compliance, and reduce personal/process safety hazards.
Implement proper engineering, process, and administrative controls for safe and reliable operations.
Show courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed.
Ensure the Mechanical Integrity program is robust for safe operation.
Drive a strong MOC process in their organization to ensure that reviews are completed thoroughly, risks are adequately assessed, and personnel are properly trained prior to implementing changes in the facility.
Set vision and ensures goals are established and executed in alignment with corporate objectives, while adapting to changing conditions.
Drive Operational Excellence by developing/implementing effective Management Systems that will deliver quality products on time in a safe and most efficient manner.
Ensure common sense implementation and ongoing effectiveness of work processes, operating discipline, management systems, enabling technologies, and roles to become a Highly Reliable Organization.
Work closely with Human Resources to hire a plant team with strong skills.
Address discipline issues in a timely manner.
Inspire and motivate the organization.
Champion career success and development of each employee via goal setting, performance management, promotion, and employee development processes.
Must have working knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreement and ensure it is effectively implemented to support both the Union and Company interests while keeping the employee’s needs at the forefront.
Develop financial acumen skills across the organization to accelerate profitability and productivity.
Develop metrics and management system to maximize profitability, margin, and EBITDA within the facility.
Understand customer needs and drives high levels of quality, responsiveness, and reliability for the customer.
Develop strong partnerships with support functions such as HSSE, Commercial, Logistics, Finance, and others to drive improvement in the organization and ensure alignment.
Understand product specifications and key performance variables and their impact on customers.
Continuously drives reductions in process variability.
Ensure the organization delivers against key process indicators.
Exhibit accountability for optimizing the relationship between quality, productivity, and profitability.
Drive continuous improvement mindset and actions across the organization using LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies.
Strive to leave a legacy of process improvements to drive competitiveness and profitability of the facility while improving operability for the plant team.
Partners with Tech Group and other departments to reach agreement on the proposed facility improvement plan and ensure resources are available to achieve the plan.