Site Manager

Now hiring! Site Manager

Vidalia, LA 

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We are looking for a Site Manager to join our Performance Chemicals team in Vidalia, LA .

Come create chemistry with us!

As an innovative partner, BASF’s Performance Chemicals division offers chemicals for various customer industries, such as plastics, automotive, refining, lubricants, oilfield and mining. Our highly qualified and experienced team with outstanding market knowledge as well as our innovation platform and application know-how ensure our technological competence to provide excellent solutions to our customers.

As a Site Manager, you create chemistry by...

• Translating the strategic and operational direction of the global operations unit into an integrated site strategy for Vidalia while ensuring site priorities align with the Chemical Catalysts and Adsorbents Solutions strategy.
  
• Leading approximately 60 BASF employees and driving performance against key KPIs, Operational Excellence metrics, and capital project milestones, while continuing to strengthen the safety culture, ensuring EHS compliance, developing talent, and driving continuous improvement.
  
• Leading alignment and negotiations with the Union organization at the Vidalia site, as well as owning the site operating and capital budgets and driving technology improvements, manufacturing debottlenecking, efficiency gains, and on-time delivery performance according to specifications.
  
• Driving process development and plant support strategy by owning all process development activities and aligning priorities, budgets, and execution plans with Catalysts division strategy, customer requirements, and Vidalia manufacturing capabilities.
  
• Leading scale-up and commercialization support end-to-end, including planning and executing trials, pilot testing, scale-up activities, and technology transfer, while ensuring cross-functional readiness across EHS, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations so new and modified processes are implemented safely, reliably, and on schedule.
  
• Translating technical work into operational performance by partnering with Product Managers, Operations, and Commercial teams to build customer-focused process solutions, support trial planning and on-site qualifications, and accelerate adoption and secure production volumes.
  
• Governing the process development and plant support portfolio through KPI tracking, issue escalation, optimal resourcing, capability development, and clear accountability across Technical, Process Development, and Operations teams, as well as ensuring effective execution of development and manufacturing activities.
  
• Protecting the license to operate by proactively managing regulatory interfaces and stakeholder engagement to sustain community and state approval for development and manufacturing activities.

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Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.