Plant Engineering Manager, Batch Chemical Manufacturing in Brand-, Fast-Scaling Plant

A publicly traded global manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced electronic materials is racing to scale a breakthrough materials platform that powers the AI, electric-vehicle, datacenter, and semiconductor boom, a genuine first-to-market technology with a capital program of more than $150M behind it. A newer, higher-throughput site is coming online, and you own its technical direction as it is commissioned and scaled: the engineering strategy, process optimization, and equipment that turn a build into a running, improving plant.

• Commission and scale a new site's engineering from the ground up, not optimize a mature line
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership to solve complex engineering and production problems
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action on critical and recurring failures
• Drive process improvements across safety, quality, throughput, and cost
• Oversee design, commissioning, and implementation of manufacturing processes, equipment, and tooling
• Support capital projects from planning and budgeting through execution and validation
• Mentor engineering talent and build the site's engineering standards from scratch
• Set and drive the site's technical strategy alongside operations and growth goals
• Partner across engineering, R&D, and sister sites to standardize best practices
• Move with urgency and get on the floor to fix things yourself

• 8 to 12+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated leadership
• Manufacturing experience, preferably high‑volume; batch chemical manufacturing preferred
• Comfort solving problems hands‑on in a hazardous‑chemical, process‑safety‑driven environment
• Strong command of manufacturing processes, equipment, and reliability and maintenance strategy
• Bachelor's in engineering (mechanical, chemical, industrial, or related);
  Master's preferred

• Base salary $128,636 to $192,954, plus a performance bonus
• Strong 401(k) match plus an additional company contribution, an employee stock purchase plan, medical with an employer health savings account (HSA) contribution, company‑paid life and disability, and generous paid time off (PTO)

Based on‑site in West Haven, CT.