Process Controls Manager

Vestolit, an Orbia business; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Paid vacation time

Paid sick time

Parental leave

Disability leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Vestolit, an Orbia business, is seeking a Process Control Manager to lead technology enablement across PS-Vestolit facilities, driving OEE gains, cycle-time reductions, and data‑driven decision making. You will shape the strategic technology plan and align with Global Operations to maximize plant performance.

The role requires implementing DCS/PLC/HMI/SCADA systems, developing real‑time dashboards and an Alarm Management System, and advancing Industry 4.0/IIoT, AI and cloud solutions to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or related engineering or scientific discipline.
• 5+ years in design/implementation or support of control systems, preferably in chemical industry.
• Leadership experience in chemical plants automation.
• Experience with DCS/PLC/HMI/SCADA and Industry 4.0/IIoT.

Responsibilities

• Identify initiatives to implement innovative technology for data-driven decision making.
• Build and support operation of digital dashboards from real-time plant data, including Alarm Management.
• Support automation strategy ensuring alignment with global standards and local needs.
• Establish baseline for data quality as foundation for digital solutions.
• Partner with IT/OT and Operations to ensure data integrity across platforms.

Skills

PLC / DCS

HMI / SCADA

Process instrumentation

Digital analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Master’s in Process Control

Job description

You are purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. That’s the spirit of the community you will find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day.

From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for.

MAIN PURPOSE

Providing automation, instrumentation and controls engineering capabilities and experience to the Manufacturing facilities of PS-Vestolit, including generating qualification protocols and maintaining the validated state of systems and processes, providing support with respect to the automation and instrumentation and control systems for process, utility and production systems. Supporting automation impacting projects with large and/or complex scope. Driving strategic initiatives to optimize manufacturing processes across PS-Vestolit sites, driving efficiency, reducing cycle time, and improving reliability through best-practice identification, process control, deployment of new technologies including digital engineering tools, Industry 4.0/IIoT, AI, cloud solutions and others.

DIMENSIONS OF JOB

The role of Process Control Manager is to establish PS-Vestolit’s organizational competency related to technology enablement with the objective of achieving tangible operations improvements, which translates into business benefits: e.g., OEE improvement, cycle time reduction, enabling bottom-up real time information flow from plants. This role will work closely with the Global Operations VP, PS-Vestolit Plant Managers and Control Systems Engineers at the sites, to create an overall technology strategy that aligns with business objectives and priorities to improve business value.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify initiatives to implement innovative technology which provide digital capabilities and tools to create a data driven decision making culture.
• Build and support operation of digital dashboards based on real-time plant/manufacturing data, including an Alarm Management System.
• Support the PS-Vestolit automation strategy for the facilities, ensuring alignment with global standards and local manufacturing needs.
• Help establish the baseline for data quality as the foundation upon which we can build digital innovation solutions.
• Partner with IT/OT and Operations stakeholders to ensure data integrity and compliance across all automated platforms.

EDUCATION

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or related engineering or scientific discipline. Desirable: Master´s studies in Process Control or equivalent.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

• Professional with knowledge and skills in requirements gathering, design, configuration, integration, and implementation of automation solutions for the manufacturing industry including PLC / DCS systems, field bus technology, HMI packages and panels, OPC, SCADA systems and historians in both continuous and batch automation applications, and knowledge of field instrumentation, to drive operational efficiencies through process optimization analytics like predictive quality, predictive throughput, predictive energy efficiency, and autonomous automation technology, freeing people (operators, engineers, maintenance, etc.) to focus on solving problems.
• Knowledge of all components of holistic digital architecture and Process Control systems.
• Understanding and working knowledge of Big Data/Analytics, AI/ML, and emerging technology trends.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience involved in the design, implementation, and/or support of control systems, preferably in the chemical industry, with emphasis in process control, advanced proficiency in DCS, PLC, HMI, SCADA architecture, Industry 4.0/IIoT, manufacturing dashboards.
• Extensive leadership experience in chemical plants automation.

We welcome purpose-driven dreamers, doers, and builders, recognising that it takes difference to make a difference. If you’re ready to bring your skills, talents, and perspective to moving your career, the company, people, and the planet forward, we’d like to hear from you.

We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that supports the needs of all our employees regardless of their role, location, identity, and background.

The compensation for this position is included above. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity.

The compensation package may also include short and long-term incentive compensation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, paid company holidays, paid vacation time, paid sick time, parental leave, short- and long-term disability leave, and an employee assistance program. At Orbia, we are committed to taking care of our employees and believe in providing comprehensive support so you can thrive at work and home.

Orbia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.