ASU Assistant Plant Manager - Odessa, TX

JOB SUMMARY

Manage business risks and production facility activities to support the safe, reliable, and cost efficient operation.

• On-Call duties to cover for vacation, illness and other absences.
• Strong safety leadership driving a culture of proactive hazard identification, persistent risk assessment, interdependent behavior, and effective corrective action.
• Maintaining clean, organized, and efficient work areas.
• Daily production planning, logistics coordination, 24/7 ROC coordination, and plant operational efficiency.
• Daily resource scheduling, training, performance management, payroll and other human relations related activities to include contractors and ROC personnel.
• Daily MPDE production data, work orders, PO's, purchasing, and other maintenance / projects within ASU's maintenance system (MAPS).
• Calibration and maintenance of process and product analyzers and records.
• Assisting with startups and shutdowns of the ASU in a safe and efficient manner as dictated by operating conditions and business needs.
• Predictive indicator programs to identify equipment problems and/or improvement opportunities and take preventive actions to resolve.
• Local work instructions, engineering documentation, and OEM documentation to assure they are complete, accurate and current.
• Compliance with internal Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality programs, and applicable external regulatory codes and standards from organizations such as OSHA, FDA, ISO, EPA, DHS, DOL, etc.
• Business Continuity, Emergency Response and Loss Prevention programs.
• Performance and continuous improvement in safety, human resource, supply chain reliability, product quality control, corporate compliance, regulatory compliance, and production efficiency cost.
• Local Quality Management System and Management Reviews.
• Incident root cause investigations, Audits, and completion of their associated corrective and preventive actions in an effective and timely manner.
• Small improvement projects (SIP) and The Right Way (TRW) optimization projects.
• Other responsibilities and departmental projects as assigned.

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

• Associate's Degree – Associate degree in an industrial field plus 10 years of related experience. Required.
• Bachelor's Degree – Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with preference for Reliability Maintenance, Industrial, Chemical or Mechanical disciplines. Preferred.

• 7-9 years Engineering related manufacturing experience in Industrial Air Separation industry (Preferred).
• 7-9 years Production O&M related management and leadership positions (Preferred).
• 1-3 years Reliability Engineering related work (Preferred).
• 1-3 years Project Management related work (Preferred).
• 1-3 years Bachelor's degree in engineering with preference for Reliability Maintenance, Industrial, Chemical or Mechanical disciplines (Required).

• Must have the ability to effectively manage a team.
• Proven Leadership skills to learn from and mentor others, identify and influence critical paths / resources, and organize / lead teams to make good decisions and reduce mistakes.
• Knowledge of risk management, loss prevention, and life cycle asset management programs.
• Ability to effectively communicate through excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and critical thinking skills to identify potential problems, analyze data, prioritize, and implement solutions.
• Proficient in organizational skills to plan, organize, and coordinate work with ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks / projects.
• Basic understanding of electrical motors, electrical power distribution, AC/DC circuitry and electrical safety.
• Ability to utilize testing and measuring equipment, including DVM, megger, process calibrator and micrometer.
• Experience operating and maintaining process equipment including compressors, pumps, motors, turbines, heat exchangers and valves.
• Ability to perform corrective and preventive maintenance on compressors, pumps, turbines, valves, motors, and other plant equipment as required.
• Ability to read and…