Senior Plant Operations Leader - Safety & Lean

The Chemours Company; De Lisle (MS); On-site; USD 141,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Learning & development

Diversity & inclusion

Volunteer day

Job summary

The Chemours Company is seeking an Operations Manager for our DeLisle, MS plant to lead manufacturing areas, drive safety, and partner with Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering to optimize operations. Strong leadership, cost management, and continuous improvement focus are required.

Required: Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering (or related) and 10+ years in process manufacturing with PSM. Willingness to relocate within Chemours; Lean experience and SAP proficiency preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline with applicable operations experience.
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing or industrial operations experience in a PSM-covered, high-hazard environment.
• Demonstrated manager-of-managers leadership with safety, process safety, production, quality, reliability, and organizational performance.
• Experience managing significant operating or fixed-cost budgets and driving KPI-based results.
• Willingness to relocate in the future within Chemours.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for assigned manufacturing areas, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective performance aligned with site and business objectives.
• Lead and develop Production Leaders, supervisors, and other operations personnel, building leadership capability, accountability, employee engagement, and a strong safety culture.
• Establish and drive performance against key operating metrics including safety, process safety, production, OEE/downtime, reliability, yield, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Ensure strong operational discipline and compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM), EHS requirements, operating procedures, and regulatory standards within high-hazard manufacturing operations.
• Develop and execute short- and mid-term operating plans while providing input to longer-term site strategy, asset utilization, resource requirements, and manufacturing priorities.
• Manage fixed and variable operating costs, monitor financial performance, and develop actions to achieve annual cost and productivity commitments.
• Partner with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, and Capital Project teams to prioritize asset needs, improve equipment reliability, maintain safe operations, and support successful project execution within assigned operating areas.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean principles including daily management, visual management, standard work, Kaizen, and structured problem solving to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Ensure effective quality management practices, including investigation and resolution of non-conformances and sustained performance against product and process requirements.
• Collaborate with Plant Leadership, Supply Chain, functional partners, and other site stakeholders to optimize plant performance, build organizational capability, and support the long-term competitiveness of the site.

Skills

Leadership

PSM knowledge

Operational planning

Budget management

People development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (considered with relevant ops experience)

Tools

SAP

Job description

The Chemours Company is seeking an Operations Manager for our DeLisle, MS plant to lead manufacturing areas, drive safety, and partner with Maintenance, Reliability, and Engineering to optimize operations. Strong leadership, cost management, and continuous improvement focus are required.

Required: Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering (or related) and 10+ years in process manufacturing with PSM. Willingness to relocate within Chemours; Lean experience and SAP proficiency preferred.