Production Superintendent - LPVCM

OxyChem; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

OxyChem, a Berkshire Hathaway company, seeks a Plant Process Engineer with a chemical engineering background and 5+ years of plant experience. You will manage safety, cost reduction, and capital budgets while coordinating outages and maintenance across the site in Texas.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, plus proficiency in MS Office and SAP, are required. Flexibility to respond to emergencies and non-routine calls is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably Chemical).
• Minimum of five years plant process experience preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to read, write and speak English; respond to off-hour emergencies.
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and callouts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain environment protection and health and safety as top priority.
• Develop and manage programs to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Manage capital budget; coordinate with project engineering to design and install new processes.
• Oversee production plan for shutdowns and develop shutdown/start-up plans.
• Provide technical assistance to process supervisors during shutdowns.
• Set directions on key parameters, safety issues, and cost control.
• Develop annual operating budget and monitor fixed cost performance.
• Coordinate outages with management, suppliers, and customers.
• Schedule routine and capital maintenance work.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

English proficiency

Emergency response

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Introduction

At OxyChem, our chemistry makes modern life possible, and it is our people who make the difference. We are a safety-first, purpose-driven team committed to innovation, environmental responsibility, and doing things the right way. If you are ready to contribute, elevate your skills, and take ownership of your career, Oxychem offers the opportunity to make a difference every day.

OxyChem, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. OxyChem’s products play an essential role in everyday life, supporting critical applications in water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, personal hygiene, and residential and commercial construction. OxyChem actively participates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program, underscoring our commitment to safety. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, OxyChem is a top three U.S. manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali and chlorinated organic chemicals, and calcium chloride. Visit oxychem.com for more information.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

Essential Job Duties

Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products, as our highest priority.

Prepare and administer programs, methods, systems, and practices for reducing costs and improving employee and plant efficiency, safety, productivity, and reliability.

Manage the capital budget, interface with the project engineering department as necessary to recommend, prioriyze, design, and install new processes and equipment as required to meet the long-term vision.

Manage the overall production plan for shutdowns.

Develop (with process supervisors’ input) detailed shutdown, decontamination, and start-up plans for major plant shutdowns.

Provide technical assistance to the Process supervisor during planning for minor equipment/process shutdowns.

Provide direction on key parameters, maintenance priorities, plant operating instructions, capital planning and spending, fixed and variable cost goals, and safety issues.

Develop annual operating budget and control cost within budgeted limits, identify fixed cost reduction opportunities, prepare fixed cost analysis and report on fixed cost performance monthly.

Ensure consistency of operation, application of policies/procedures, and accountability across all shifts and among individuals.

Partner with plant management to establish equipment outage dates to allow efficient use of resources to perform outage work with external suppliers to ensure uninterrupted supply and with customers to minimize impact of planned and unplanned outages.

Partner with the maintenance department to identify, prioritize and schedule routine, capital and T/A maintenance work.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably Chemical) with a minimum of five years plant process experience preferred. Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook). Ability to read, write and speak in English. Must be able to respond to off hour emergencies. Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.

Additional Desired Qualifications

Good working knowledge of SAP

Physical requirements

Physical requirements - Must be able to lift 40 lbs., climb ladders and stairs. Walking, bending, stooping is required. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including the use of a respirator. Must be able to respond to visual and audible alarms.