Operations Leader: High-Hazard Chemical Plant

Synerfac Technical Staffing; Delaware; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Croda is seeking an ECO Manufacturing Manager at the Atlas Point facility to lead safe, compliant, and reliable operation of the EO unit, POHO, and WWTP. You will drive plant availability, process safety management, and environmental compliance while developing teams and managing budgets.

The role requires extensive experience in high-hazard chemical manufacturing, PSM, and union environments, with a track record of incident leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• BS in chemical engineering or other technical degree required.
• 10+ years operations experience in continuous high hazard chemical manufacturing.
• Experience with OSHA PSM regulated facilities is required.
• Experience with EO operations or highly hazardous environments is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience managing teams in a union environment including CBAs.

Responsibilities

• Establish world class operation capability and PSM discipline.
• Meet uptime goals and ensure on-time delivery while controlling unit cost.
• Develop and train operations team; cover shifts as needed.
• Maintain SOPs and lead continuous improvement initiatives with the technical team.
• Lead and participate in key operational meetings and cross-functional teams.
• Maintain operational data, incident reports, and regulatory docs in SAP/Intelex/Ecesis/Q-Pulse.
• Be the DRC for wastewater treatment; achieve Level II Delaware WWTP within a year.

Skills

Operations leadership

PSM experience

Union environment

Emergency response leadership

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Education

BS in chemical engineering

Tools

SAP

Intelex

Ecesis

Q-Pulse

Job description

Croda is seeking an ECO Manufacturing Manager at the Atlas Point facility to lead safe, compliant, and reliable operation of the EO unit, POHO, and WWTP. You will drive plant availability, process safety management, and environmental compliance while developing teams and managing budgets.

The role requires extensive experience in high-hazard chemical manufacturing, PSM, and union environments, with a track record of incident leadership and cross-functional collaboration.