Process Supervisor (Direct Air Capture - Stratos)

Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people.

Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) is a leading North American manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorine and caustic soda - key building blocks for a variety of indispensable products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals. Other OxyChem products include caustic potash, chlorinated organics, sodium silicates, chlorinated isocyanurates and calcium chloride. OxyChem's market position is among the top three producers in the United States for the principal products it manufactures and markets. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

OxyChem is hiring at the landmark STRATOS Direct Air Capture facility in the Permian Basin, seeking those who can apply their technical, managerial, process and safety experience to an important new frontier industry. This is your chance to not only play a vital role at a 100+ year-old company, but to also be a part of history.

Direct Air Capture uses proven industrial processes to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from ambient air. This CO2 can then be stored safely and securely underground or used to make things we all need in everyday life. These facilities are important because they help enable companies in hard-to-abate industries to reach their global climate targets.

STRATOS is on track to become the world's largest Direct Air Capture facility. Currently under construction, it is designed to capture up to 500,00 tons of atmospheric CO2 annually and is expected to be commercially operational in mid-2025. Oxy subsidiary 1PointFive will own the facility, with OxyChem responsible for its operation and maintenance.

In addition to the chance to work at this momentous new complex, Oxy offers a competitive total rewards package that includes:

• Medical/dental/vision with HSA & FSA options
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Generous PTO Program
• Company paid holidays
• Wellness Program
• Educational assistance program
• Begin investing to your 401(K) and Retirement on your first day with combined 14% company matching
• Diverse and inclusive environment with growth and learning opportunities
• Flexible schedules
• Pregnancy Leave, Bonding Leave and Family Care Leave

As the Process Supervisor at our Direct Air Capture facility in Ector County, TX you will:

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products, as our highest priority
• Ensure consistency of operation, application of policies/procedures, and accountability across all shifts for employees working in the assigned unit
• Plan and direct the activities of the process area in a manner that achieves production of quality products in a safe, efficient, and reliable manner
• Develop new & enhance existing management systems and procedures to quantify and compare operating performance with established standards and assures compliance with such standards
• Manage reliability priorities and maintenance backlogs for the operating area
• Work with planners and lead techs to support maintenance excellence
• Work in conjunction with maintenance to ensure that the maintenance backlog is managed, planned, and scheduled properly
• Identify capital projects and assist in development of detailed scope as needed for the areas
• Provide outage planning and support for planned shutdowns
• Identify outage timing and scope
• Help develop the operations plan for the outage and coordinate with maintenance on the maintenance plan and cost
• Assure that raw material and product inventories are in compliance with established minimum-maximum levels, that these materials meet specifications, and are handled in a manner which minimizes degradation or loss
• Work to meet the objectives of the business and logistics leaders to establish raw material needs/usage targets, permissible inventory flexibility, production needs, and shipment targets
• Develop and implement specific projects to improve manufacturing cost performance
• Provide direction to the process technicians on key parameters, plant operating instructions, preparation of equipment for maintenance, process troubleshooting, operating plans, and safety issues

Qualifications

• High school diploma or G.E.D. required
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a chemical plant environment
• Must be able to communicate effectively with outside vendors and customers as well as various government agencies such as OSHA, EPA, LEPC, etc
• Must be able to respond to off hour emergencies
• High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and good working knowledge of SAP
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read, write and speak in English
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs. and climb ladders and stairs
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including the use of a respirator and be able to respond to visual and audible alarms

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

*Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees

*Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or

*Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.