Technical Manager, Chestertown

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world‑class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables.

As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit

The Technical Manager supports the site by enforcing safety and environmental regulations (HSE) and optimizing manufacturing efficiency. Key responsibilities include overseeing personnel, executing production schedules, maintaining equipment and implementing continuous improvement projects, such as Six Sigma and Lean initiatives to enhance quality and reduce waste. The Technical Manager is accountable for the direct leadership of the site’s Engineering Team, process safety management program, asset integrity program and capital program.

In this role, you will also lead the site in the absence of the Site Manager. The Engineering Team provides technical guidance and support to plant operations through maintaining safe, reliable equipment throughout the site and the execution of capital and expense projects to improve safety, reliability and cost improvements. This position requires organizational and communication skills to coordinate contractor activities, interface with government agencies and collaborate with internal support organizations such as supply chain, logistics and finance.

This position requires skills to coordinate activities with corporate resources and technical expertise. This position reports to the Site Manager and can have between 2 and 4 direct reports. The site operates continuously, has 50 employees, and uses batch processes to manufacture specialty plasticize rs and coalescents for internal and external customers. This position will be posted until at least July 10, 2026.

• Ensure total compliance with safety regulations, environmental laws and company policies, focusing on safe chemical handling and conducting safety audits
• Lead with a Zero‑Incident mindset and manage the site process safety management system (PSM), including maintaining process safety information for completion of required PHAs
• Complete required task safety and life‑critical safety audits

• Support implementation of daily production plans and schedules to ensure targets are met safely and efficiently

• Supervise, train and mentor employees; handle staffing issues and promote a proactive safety culture
• Coach and mentor direct reports generating clear expectations, responsibilities, goals and opportunities for development and growth
• Support hiring and onboarding needs that include recruiting, screening, interviewing, mentoring and coaching activities

• Lead Six Sigma and Lean Improvement projects, perform root cause analysis for incidents and identify opportunities for waste reduction and process optimization

• Coordinate with maintenance teams to minimize downtime and ensure product quality meets company standards
• Provide leadership as capital coordinator for project related cost and efficiency improvements, including all capital projects
• Ensure that all projects and equipment conform to Eastman standards
• Work within the DCS system to implement logic changes and improve plant operation (training will be provided as needed in the DeltaV DCS)
• Work with offsite resources to assist with process and project engineering and implementation activities
• Manage the site Asset Integrity…