Operations Manager

Overview

Company: INEOS Oxide

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Organizational Context and Job Purpose

INEOS Organization: INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It consists of 15 businesses with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 65 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries. INEOS products contribute to saving lives, improving health and enhancing standards of living. Our businesses produce raw materials for goods ranging from paints to plastics, textiles to technology, and medicines to mobile phones.

BUSINESS CONTEXT: Ethylene oxide (EO) is a building block for EO derivatives (EODs), including surfactants and other chemical intermediates such as Glycol Ethers, Polyethylene Glycols, Ethanolamines, and Alkyl Alkanolamines. INEOS Oxide is a leading global producer of EO and EODs, with EO/EOD capacity of 920 kta across five production units in Europe and the US. Our US EO project targets the fast-growing merchant EO market, building on our leadership in Europe.

Purpose Of The Job: The Operations Manager leads and manages streamline processes and enhances efficiency across operations, logistics, training, and MOWP (Maintenance, Operations, Work, Process) while prioritizing safety and managing the budget.

• Member of the Bayport Site Leadership Team providing leadership in Production, Logistics, Environmental compliance, Safety, Training, Quality, Administration, accounting, and maintenance.
• Responsible for site safety, budget creation and management, unit optimization, and identification and implementation of Advanced Process Control and business improvements at the Bayport facility.
• Coordinate operations between INEOS Oxide, our co-located customer, external customers, and suppliers.

• Proactively lead all Team Members toward safety objectives, business goals, and continuous improvement in a changing environment.
• Deliver results supporting Safety, Health, and Environmental compliance, fixed cost compliance, and unit profitability.
• Utilize all resources within the Team to support the Business.
• Lead and ensure career development of key personnel for succession planning.
• Interface with internal and external customers to prioritize activities to meet performance goals.
• Reports directly to the Site Manager and serves as backup during absences.

Accountability 1: SHE

• Commit to learning, following, and practicing INEOS 20 Principles of Process & Behavioral Safety. Adhere to Life-Saving rules daily. Principles posted at each Oxide facility.
• Maintain safety as the highest priority by upholding all safety policies and standards.
• Maintain safe and efficient operation of the production unit using established operating disciplines and procedures.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance; understand and enforce safety programs.
• Understand and support plant assets including protective systems integrity, operating envelopes, procedures, training, and process hazards management.
• Directly lead PSM Program (Process Hazard Analyses, Management of Change, Risk Assessments).
• Promote AsCare compliance and participate in or lead site safety tours.

Accountability 2:
Operating Plan and Targets

• Deliver established production targets for Oxide businesses while identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Deliver objectives to support business requirements and contractual obligations.
• Develop metrics to monitor and optimize operating performance of all assets.
• Develop, support, and implement cost reduction strategies and improvement tactics.
• Provide technical leadership in areas such as Advanced Process Controls, Daily operations, Asset utilization, Best operating practices, and Business planning.
• Maintain high technical understanding of Amines process; serve as primary liaison with Process Technology Manager (PTM).
• Interface with Maintenance to set priorities for asset reliability and resolve issues affecting safe and continuous…