Company:

INEOS Oxide

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Laboratory Supervisor

Plaquemine, LA

INEOS Organization:

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It comprises 15 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 65 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries throughout the world. INEOS products make a significant contribution to saving life, improving health and enhancing standards of living for people around the world. Its businesses produce the raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods: from paints to plastics, textiles to technology, and medicines to mobile phones - chemicals manufactured by INEOS enhance almost every aspect of modern life.

BUSINESS CONTEXT:

The INEOS manufacturing complex consists of three world-class manufacturing plants; ethanolamines, polyglycol and glycol ethers. Collectively, all three plants produce over 500 million pounds per year with sales revenue in excess of $250 million per year. Two of these plants, the polyglycol and glycol ethers plant, are contract manufactured for The Dow Chemical Company.

A staff of sixty INEOS employees and forty contractors operates the manufacturing plants continuously. With the exception of supplying raw materials, utilities and some technical support, all activities are handled by the staff at the Plaquemine plant. These activities include reaction, distillation/finishing, process control, packaging, loading, quality control/quality assurance, maintenance, safety, environmental, and supply chain activities.

Purpose of the Job:

This position is primarily responsible for managing all aspects of the lab including equipment, lab personnel (6 lab technicians, 2 technical specialists), and product analysis to ensure that products shipped from the Plaquemine facility meet customer & product specifications. Additionally, the incumbent will provide technical leadership in the resolution of analytical issues and will take the lead on the implementation of any new equipment or methods required. The incumbent will manage interdepartmental communications and review of analytical results produced by operations, laboratory stocking, and management of reagent shelf-life.

The position supports lab activities for both the INEOS Ethanolamines (EOA) business as well as the contract analytical activities performed on behalf of The Dow Chemical Company.

Internal Factors:

Management and maintenance of laboratory measurement equipment
The role uses leadership and management skill to ensure timely and accurate lab analytical result reporting and adherence of lab personnel to relevant lab L9 and control program requirements.
Uses analytical skills to support problem solving, efficiency improvements, new product development, product characterization, and product analysis and requires a strong working knowledge of GMP requirements as it applies to analytical requisites.

External Factors:

Customer requirements and expectations for Ethanolomines, Glycol Ethers, and Polyglycols products are maintained at a very high support perception due to the laboratory performance on routine sampling of products in operating units

Responsibilities AND Accountabilities

Accountability 1:

SHE

Most important activity

This position – and all positions – with the INEOS Oxide US organization requires that the incumbent commit to learning, following, and practicing INEOS 20 Principles of Process & Behavioral Safety as applicable to the position. These Principles are posted throughout each Oxide facility and each employee must also commit to following INEOS’ Life-Saving rules on a daily basis. These are also posted within each Oxide facility.
Provide active leadership on the expectations for safe laboratory behaviors and uphold all safety rules and requirements for personnel present or performing work in the laboratory
Ensure mandatory regulatory training for direct reports are completed as required
Actively participate in and support overall SHE processes.

Accountability 2:

Management

Most important activities

Manage, evaluate, and improve the training program for Lab Operators and Laboratory Technicians
Train & Qualify Lab Operators and Lab Technicians in equipment use
Manage performance and development of direct reports and department through the establishment of personal and departmental goals and objectives
Responsible for the development of/adherence to lab budget, both capital and fixed costs
Manage lab operations through the establishment of effective management work processes for all laboratory related activities
Provide direction and prioritization to address special analytical requests in a timely manner
Lead/coordinate lab investigations
Actively manage lab training program

Accountability 3:

Quality

Most important activities

Ensure that all products shipped out of the plant meets customer & product specifications
Routine presentations, emails, & meetings that communicate quality system effectiveness
Promotes and trains lab personnel on the use of the sites quality systems with an emphasis on GMP requirements
Develops and maintains quality control documents within the guidelines of ISO Certificate
Department and personal action item management

Accountability 4:

Laboratory

Prioritization and assignment of all EOA special analytical requests
Coordinate equipment time with operations
Management of equipment program, including but not limited to:
- Ensure external vendor PMs actively managed
- Ensure internal PM program actively managed
- Ensure verification of calibration per protocol
- Equipment vendor contract management
- End of life/ new equipment quotations and implementations
- Equipment troubleshooting/issue resolution and documentation
- Drive equipment recalibration as required
- New method development and validations
- Design and execution management of gage R&R program
- Monitor and react appropriately to equipment reliability KPIs
- Manage Lab Procedure review program (SOPs)
- Morning Meeting Reporting
- Procedure RA prioritization and coordination
- Perform audits to lab IH safety plan
- Manage Lotting, Pos. IDs and RM approval process
- Lead and develop technical projects
- Back-up support for SQC-daily review of controls and daily equipment notification

Skills/Competencies

Education/Experience

Bachelors of Science in Chemistry or related field
Minimum five years of chemical plant experience

Technical Skills

Minimum 2 years GC maintenance experience with ICP experience preferred
ISO 9001:2008/cGMP familiarity
LIMS/SAP experience required
Experience in method development and equipment program management

Behavioral Skills

Able to work in fast-paced and growing environment
Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
Excellent interpersonal skills
Motivated, self-starter who desires success
Responsive to questions and needs in a deadline driven environment
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to work in a team environment, and leverage additional resources as needed
Ability to work independently with little supervision
Demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and to appropriately prioritize workload based upon organization needs

ADA Physical requirements, visual acuity requirements and environmental conditions

Inside

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions that occur inside and outside.

Outside

The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.

Candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Measurement and success along with improvements will be monitored by Quality Manager. Following are the Primary Key Performance Indicators for this position:

Number of OSHA recordables 0
Number of HIPO incidences 0
Completion of compliance training 100%
Gage R&R studies completed 12
Misship/mislead 0
Major non-conformance in ISO surveillance audits 0
Lab budget, lab supplies <$410K
Lab budget, stores <$60K
% controls in control (EOA and PEG only) 95%
Adherence to L9 PM schedule 90%
Primary GC Equipment downtime <2 GCs with >5% downtime
Timely tank lotting 90%
ISO and cGMP actions completed 100% on time
Meet all departmental annual training and progression goals; individual and direct/indirect reports as defined and in annual performance assessments

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance.On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.