Site Shift Team Leader

INEOS•Texas City, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Site Shift Team Leader serves as a management representative on each shift, providing operational support to the Acetic Acid, Plasticizer-168, Utilities, and Logistics assets. The role supports operations, laboratory, logistics, asset support, and contractor resources during off-hours and weekends, and serves as the on-scene Incident Commander during emergencies. The position works a 12-hour rotating shift that includes nights, weekends, and holidays. The role is accountable for meeting site Safety, Health, and Environmental objectives and complying with applicable governmental requirements and site policies. It champions INEOS Life Saving Rules and the 20 Principles of Process and Behavioral Safety, audits personnel and process safety programs, supports safe work permitting, and conducts or follows up on off-hours incident investigations. It also ensures adequate Emergency Response Team and Medic-qualified staffing on each shift. During emergencies, the Team Leader controls the scene, protects personnel, limits property and equipment losses, accounts for personnel, and communicates with the Emergency Operations Center. The role also coordinates emergency-response needs, serves as a contact for off-site and transportation incidents, and makes notifications as warranted. The position links departments and personnel after hours, maintains asset staffing schedules, conducts site rounds, communicates off-hours issues to plant management, leads shift-start safety meetings, and supports maintenance and operations work plans and off-hours logistics. It may authorize unit restarts and is responsible for driving improvements in housekeeping, civils, and asset condition. As needed for vacation relief or qualification maintenance, the Team Leader operates asset control boards, leads asset operators, ensures safe operation within operating envelopes, and oversees required shift tasks such as rounds, inspections, sampling, and safe work permits. The role also enters high-quality Work Notifications describing maintenance needs identified by outside operators.

Requirements

At least 18 years of age and a high school diploma or GED.
At least 10 years of plant operations experience, including significant process troubleshooting.
At least 5 years of Console Operator experience.
Supervisory experience is required if the candidate has less than 5 years of plant operations experience within the company.
Must obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card before the first day of employment.
Must have a current, valid license to operate a motor vehicle in the United States.
Must be legally authorized to work permanently in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Skills, knowledge, and training in Life Saving Rules and safe work practices, including lockout/tagout, system and process openings, working at heights, hot work, confined space entry, and energized electrical work.
Strong knowledge of chemicals and their safe handling.
Experience with emergency response.
Basic understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Experience coordinating maintenance activities.
Strong process troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements such as OSHA, EPA, TCEQ, and RCRA.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Well-developed teamwork and leadership skills.
Self-initiated learning, time management, corrective action, and follow-through skills.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience with demonstrated leadership competencies.

Responsibilities

Meet site SHE objectives and comply with governmental laws and site policies.
Champion INEOS Life Saving Rules and the 20 Principles of Process and Behavioral Safety.
Audit site personnel and process safety programs and provide feedback to Supervisors.
Ensure adequate Emergency Response Team and Medic-qualified staffing on each shift.
Promote safe work habits and conduct regular safety discussions with employees and contractors.
Investigate off-hours incidents requiring immediate investigation and follow up with Supervisors.
Support Safe Work Permitting, including permit reviews and field walks of Life Critical Permits; serve as a second-level permit approver.
Serve as on-scene Incident Commander during plant emergencies, control the scene, protect personnel, limit losses, account for personnel, and communicate with the Emergency Operations Center.
Coordinate emergency response needs with the Fire & Safety Specialist, including process isolation and area cleanup.
Serve as first point of contact for off-site incidents, chemical transportation emergencies, and incidents involving other area plants; compile information and make notifications as needed.
Serve as the after-hours communications link among departments and on-site personnel.
Maintain operations asset staffing schedules based on qualifications, overtime rules, and ERT/Medic minimum staffing requirements.
Conduct regular site rounds and communicate off-hours safety, environmental, and process issues to plant management.
Lead start-of-shift safety meetings and communicate site-wide events.
Ensure required maintenance and operations activities are completed during off-hours according to work plans and schedules.
Support off-hours marine, truck, and rail loading and unloading activities.
Authorize unit restarts during off-hours.
Drive improvements in AsCare Element 1 (Housekeeping), Element 2 (Civils), and Element 3 (Asset Condition) to achieve annual targets.
Operate asset control boards as needed for vacation relief or maintenance of qualification status.
Ensure safe process operation within operating envelopes and lead asset operators during the 12-hour shift.
Ensure shift operations tasks are completed, including operator rounds, inspection checklists, sampling, and issuing safe work permits.
Enter high-quality Work Notifications describing required repairs and communicate their scope to the asset work execution team.