Plant Operations Leader: Safety, Reliability & Improvement

INEOS Belgium; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company contributions/mact

Paid time off and wellness benefits

Job summary

INEOS Aromatics in Wando, SC seeks an experienced operations leader to provide leadership, coaching, and direction for safe, compliant, reliable, and optimized plant performance. You will partner with the Operations Manager to drive continuous improvement and achieve performance and regulatory objectives.

The role requires commitment to INEOS 20 Principles of Process and Behavioral Safety, Life-Saving rules, and SHE policies.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent with at least 7 years of Operations experience.
• Petrochemical or refining plant operations leadership experience.
• ERT / IMT Qualification required or willingness to join IMT.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a strong safety culture by driving compliance with behavioral and process safety standards, conducting safety audits, participating in incident investigations, and ensuring corrective actions are completed.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Unit Manufacturing Team (UMT), establishing priorities, achieving operational goals, and fostering a high-performing, collaborative work environment.
• Coach, develop, and evaluate team members through performance management, training, succession planning, and individual development plans to build organizational capability.
• Oversee day-to-day unit operations, including production performance, maintenance coordination, outage management, staffing, troubleshooting, and operational decision-making to ensure safe and reliable plant performance.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, and cross-functional teams to prioritize work, resolve operational issues, support turnaround (TAR) activities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor unit performance, budgets, and key operational metrics, providing regular updates to manufacturing leadership while ensuring accountability for team goals and business objectives.
• Serve as a key site operations representative by participating in major incident investigations, emergency response teams, risk assessments, and site leadership initiatives to support overall plant reliability and operational excellence.

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

INEOS Aromatics in Wando, SC seeks an experienced operations leader to provide leadership, coaching, and direction for safe, compliant, reliable, and optimized plant performance. You will partner with the Operations Manager to drive continuous improvement and achieve performance and regulatory objectives.

The role requires commitment to INEOS 20 Principles of Process and Behavioral Safety, Life-Saving rules, and SHE policies.