Senior Site Manager

Location: Mc Intosh
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description : Senior Site Manager Huntsman is seeking a Senior Site Manager supporting the Advanced Materials Division located in McIntosh, Alabama and Rock Hill, South Carolina facilities. This position will report to the Manufacturing Director Americas. Job Scope The Senior Site Manager is responsible and accountable for the safe day-to-day operations of both medium-hazard facilities. This includes overseeing all site safety, environmental, production, quality, and maintenance performance. Additionally, the role is responsible for ensuring both sites comply with PSM and RMP requirements. The Site Director is also responsible for the administration of all production and technical staff and sets annual individual objectives and drives performance improvement. The ideal candidate will be a transformational leader with strong business acumen, and a strategic thinker with a vision of significantly improving plant safety, compliance, asset utilization, and P&L. In summary, as The Senior Site Manager, you will: Ensure that all site safety & environmental, as well as emergency response procedures are in place and maintained. These procedures should meet or exceed Huntsman standards and all local and federal government laws and regulations; and must be understood and followed by the site employees. Drive a strong EHS culture supported by continuous improvement. Ensure both sites comply with PSM and RMP requirements including closing any gaps identified by internal and external auditors. Serve as the site’s ethics and compliance officer. All operations and actions must comply with the Huntsman Business Conduct Guidelines. Ensure that all security issues relating to the protection of site property are in-place and maintained. Ensure that all contractors employed in implementing and maintaining site security meet company standards and perform as expected. Foster a culture of Continuous Improvement utilizing both Huntsman and industry best practices. Manage the annual site fixed cost budget to target levels. Oversee management of contractors who work on site (mechanical, electrical, etc.). Ensure that they follow all site safety and environmental procedures and meet our expectations on quality of work. Utilizing Site Leadership Team review contractor performance on an annual basis, and if needed, replace contractors. Execute the production plan, safely, to customer specification, on time, at cost with the minimal impact to the environment. Ensure consistent quality products & performance that are in line with customer expectations. Foster a team environment that is continually looking for ways to improve Customer Experience through improved service reliability and delivery. Utilize data analytics to measure performance and make effective business decisions for each site. Maintain and establish Key Performance Metrics that support the site objectives, and the regional objectives outlines in the Policy Deployment / X-Matrix. Engage the local community as appropriate to foster a relationship of trust and confidence. Represent the site at the Community Action Plan (CAP) meetings and the McIntosh Industrial Park Area Improvement Association (MIPAIA). Oversee management of capital projects budgeting and execution at both sites. All capital projects must be completed on schedule and within budget. Proper planning and forecasting of capital expenses must follow the corporate timelines and submission processes. Where appropriate, meet with commercial and technical associates to ensure that production and quality expectations of the business are being met. If the site falls short on objectives to the business, the Site Director will have responsibility to put in place the needed corrective actions. Establish key objectives for the site personnel to align with corporate, division, and functional goals and objectives. This should be done annually at a minimum. Performance against key objectives should be measured and monitored continuously, with individual feedback given on a regular basis. Any performance deficiencies should be addressed through strong performance management and corrective actions if necessary. Ensure cross functional visibility and alignment of process opportunities which impact the sites’ ability to deliver on the strategy and business objectives. Serve as the main point of contact for lease and service level agreements with landlords at both facilities including the Pilot Plant located within the BASF property in McIntosh Qualifications You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. The candidate must have an unrestricted right to work for Huntsman in the United States. Minimum Qualifications BS degree in related technical or business field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience. MBA and chemical science or engineering experience and CI skills (lean, 6 sigma) are considered significant advantages. A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a Leadership role with at least 3 years as a Plant Manager. Site/facility/plant technical competency, preferred in a chemical synthesis operation. Skills and knowledge Experience with managing a fixed cost budget of >$35 Million. Experience managing in a union environment. Experience in a global, highly matrixed organization is desired. Strong desire to positively cultivate relationships and build and lead a high-performing team through effective Performance Management. Must be fluent in English (verbal and written). Must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future. Huntsman is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation and/or expression or any other characteristic protected by law in every location in which we have facilities national or local. Please refer to https://www.huntsman.com/privacy/online-privacy-notice for Company’s Data Privacy and Protection information. All unsolicited resumes presented by recruitment agencies are treated as pro bono information or service. Huntsman is aware of a scam involving fraudulent job offers . Huntsman does not make job offers until after a candidate has submitted a job application and has participated in a face-to-face interview. Please be advised that emails from Huntsman always end in “ @huntsman.com ” , and that any job offer that requires payment or requires you to deposit a check is likely a scam. If you have questions about any open positions at Huntsman, please visit our Careers website at http://www.huntsman.com/corporate/a/Careers . Additional Locations: Rock Hill, SC

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