Area 1 Superintendent

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Job Description

Albemarle's Magnolia plant is looking for an Area Superintendent to assume CIT responsibilities. This role is critical for day to day operation.

Role and Responsibilities

• Sustain an operating culture that has a high degree of safety awareness and environmental responsibility.
• Manage and develop Area Supervisors and Operations Engineers and hold them accountable for day-to-day and technical leadership of the Area.
• Ensures Area Employees comply with site and corporate safety and environmental policies.
• Focus on continual improvement of the area.
• Ensure the needs of the Area are addressed proactively (Staffing, CAPEX, Maintenance, Costs, etc.)
• Escalate issues as needed to minimize their impact.

Accountabilities

• Sustain an operating culture that has a high degree of safety awareness and environmental responsibility.
• Manage and develop Area Supervisors and Operations Engineers, and hold them accountable for day-to-day and technical leadership of the Area.
• Ensures Area Employees comply with site and corporate safety and environmental policies.
• Focus on continual improvement of the area.
• Ensure the needs of the Area are addressed proactively (Staffing, CAPEX, Maintenance, Costs, etc.)
• Escalate issues as needed to minimize their impact.

Key Activities

• Approve MOCs.
• Set daily / weekly priorities of the area.
• Approve Category 3 Work Permits.
• Review and approve Incident Reports.
• Review and approve Operating Procedures.
• Prepare AOPs for the area.
• Generate operating plans to meet Business Team requirements.
• Regularly consult with Operations Engineer, Complex Advisor, and TR Engineer regarding cost reduction projects.
• Audit area permits, housekeeping, JSA, FJO, 5S, to ensure continuous improvement.
• Monitor and ensure all aspects of PSM are fulfilled.

Critical Partnerships

• Maintenance - Effectively communicates long term needs and priorities.
• Complex Advisor - Utilizes technical expertise for continuous improvement of Area.
• Business Team - Understand and respond to production /quality requirements.
• Safety and Regulatory Advisors - Enforce all site required programs / initiatives.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelors (Chemical Engineering or similar discipline) or minimum 3 years’ experience managing Operations teams in an industrial setting.
• Minimum 5 years in an industrial setting with supervisory experience preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple operating units with competing resource requirements.

Magnolia site employees should be aware of both the Albemarle Magnolia Site Quality Policy and the Albemarle Magnolia Site Quality Objectives plus understand how their role contributes to each.  Employees are required to follow and support the requirements of our quality management system which is available on the ISO Sync site and can be accessed through Albert by all site workers.

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