Operations Manager

Ashland; Lima (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team recognition rewards, sponsored L#

Job summary

Ashland in Lima, OH seeks an Operations Manager to lead our Intermediates operations. You will supervise 5 team leaders and 18 operators, coach behavioral safety, drive maintenance planning, and ensure on-spec production through proactive process improvement.

The role reports to the plant manager and demands a strong background in chemical engineering, with a track record of optimizing complex operations and maintaining rigorous safety standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a chemical plant or refining facility.
• Demonstrated leadership and process understanding.
• Experience troubleshooting complex issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to safety and environmental responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Safe and environmentally responsible plant operation through coaching and compliance.
• Supervise 5 team leaders and 18 operators.
• Lead MOC reviews and mentor staff.
• Prepare yield forecasts and monthly/annual/5-year plans.
• Assist maintenance planning and plant engineers.
• Monitor product quality and adjust operating instructions.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

5 years leadership/process understanding (substitution)

Job description

Operations Manager

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our Intermediates business at our Lima, OH location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the operations department . This position will report to the plant manager.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safe and environmentally responsible operation of plant through behavioral coaching, site observations, and permit and procedure compliance.
• Supervision of 5 Team leaders and 18 operators.
• Key participant in MOC reviews
• Develops team leader and operator skills and mentors personnel
• Prepares nightly orders and prepares yield and forecasts on a monthly, annual and 5-year basis using history and projected performance
• Leads troubleshooting efforts of operational problems
• Active participation in maintenance planning.
• Active participant in Safe Out Planning.
• Provides technical input and mentoring to plant engineers.
• Reviews and updates plant operating procedures per the designated schedule.
• Participates in plant HAZOPs as required.
• Fills in for plant manager during absence
• Monitors product quality and adjusts operating instruction to maintain on spec production
• Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety
• Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others

What This Role Is Not

• Not an individual contributor position -you must collaborate with other team members and manage the operating teams
• Not a solely office-based role - You will spend time out in the plant, in the control house, working with the operating teams
• Not an entry level position - we need a candidate to hit the ground running with solid experience and a background to prove it

Requirements

• 10 years + of experience in a chemical plant or refining facility required. Line experience is preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering required (can be substituted with 5 years demonstrated leadership and process understanding)
• Experience troubleshooting complex issues
• Continuous process background
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate responsible and ethical behavior at all times
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different

Preferred Skills

• Experience with liquid and vapor phase reactions at high temperatures and pressures.
• PSM experience.
• Experience in a team based, participative plant environment.
• Demonstrated performance as an innovator.
• Understanding of risk assessment techniques and communication.
• Experience working in cross functional teams.

Perks

• Team recognition rewards, sponsored lunches and monetary incentives based on performance
• Comprehensive Benefit package, Medical, Dental and Vision starting on Day 1 for you AND your family
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Referral bonus plan - get a job with us and get paid to refer your friends

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are