Our Mississippi PET manufacturing facility, located on the beautiful Gulf Coast, in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi is seeking a Technical Manager.

Position Summary:

The Technical Manager is responsible for providing technical expertise and managing site technical functions to achieve business objectives.

Position Responsibilities:

• Drive site’s Process Safety Management programs and assure compliance to all elements
• Develop strategic plan, set direction and establish priorities for the technical group
• Provide leadership for technical solutions to site operational issues and provide troubleshooting support
• Develop, prioritize, and drive continuous improvement activities for the site processes and systems
• Develop and complete capital projects for the site and drive compliance capital investment process
• Participate and support shutdown activities and contribute to the decision making process
• Utilize analytics capability to drive a data driven approach to problem solving .
• Lead and participate in incident and root cause investigations and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Support development of new products working corporate group
• Coach, mentor and develop technical group
• Support technical training activities at the site
• Accountable for site control systems
• Prepare department annual budgets and actively manage costs to meet budget objectives.

DAK Americas Mississippi is subject to US Department of Commerce export regulations and thus must hire individuals who meet national security requirements. Interested applicants (or temporary employees) must meet eligibility requirements. DAK Americas Mississippi is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• BS or MS Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in chemical manufacturing in a similar role.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Good experience with Capital Project Management.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams
• Self-motivated, organized and able to manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Results oriented - ability to translate key area and business needs into the right priorities and actions.

We offer excellent pay and skills based pay progression system. This is an Exempt position and benefits eligibility starts on your first day of employment. Relocation assistance is available for this position.

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