Operations Leader Job Sumter area,South Carolina USA,Management

Search Solution Group is seeking an Operations Leader on behalf of our client, a chemicals company. This senior leadership role is responsible for the overall management, operational performance, and strategic direction of a manufacturing site. The Operations Leader will ensure the facility operates safely, reliably, efficiently, and cost-effectively while meeting customer and business requirements for quality, production volume, service, and inventory.

This position will lead multidisciplinary teams across manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, and site operations while driving a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and employee development.

Job Overview:

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the overall operation of the manufacturing site.
Plan, organize, direct, and control site operational activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient performance.
Establish clear operational objectives and short- and long-term plans aligned with company strategy and business requirements.
Develop and manage operating budgets, manufacturing costs, capital expenditures, and financial forecasts.
Ensure optimal utilization of manufacturing capacity, equipment, personnel, and other site resources.
Establish a culture of accountability, ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Monitor and improve key manufacturing performance indicators, including production efficiency, capacity utilization, yield, downtime, quality, and overall productivity.
Identify and implement opportunities to reduce manufacturing costs while maintaining product quality and customer requirements.
Ensure effective production planning and coordination with Supply Chain and Commercial teams.
Maintain safe, clean, environmentally responsible, and efficient working conditions throughout the facility.
Ensure employees are properly qualified, trained, supervised, and empowered to perform their responsibilities safely and effectively.
Lead Engineering and Maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and lifecycle performance.
Establish and maintain effective preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Manage site infrastructure and utilities to ensure reliable and cost-effective operation.
Establish priorities for maintenance, reliability, infrastructure, and capital improvements based on operational requirements and business priorities.
Identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and strengthen overall plant reliability.
Recruit, develop, train, coach, and retain qualified employees.
Establish clear performance expectations and accountability at all organizational levels.
Empower employees to make decisions, solve problems, and continuously improve operations.
Develop succession plans and strengthen the technical and leadership capabilities of the organization.
Promote strong cross-functional collaboration among Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Supply Chain, Commercial, and other business functions.
Support capital investment planning and execution to improve site capabilities, reliability, capacity, and efficiency.
Monitor operational performance and communicate results, challenges, and opportunities to senior leadership.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives designed to strengthen safety, quality, productivity, reliability, and cost performance.
Ensure compliance with applicable company standards, safety requirements, environmental expectations, and regulatory requirements.
Perform additional leadership and operational responsibilities as needed to support the success of the facility.

Requirements Include:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline required.
Preferred engineering disciplines include:
- Polymer Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Mechanical…