Vice President Operations - Americas

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Position Location

Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA

Purpose of Job

The primary purpose of VP Operations is to oversee Operational performance and activities within all operating assets.

Key Accountabilities

• Member of Chemicals - Americas Executive Committee and support the Chemicals Organization to set and meet strategic objectives
• Ensure excellent safety and environmental performance, as well as legal compliance in the areas of occupational safety and process safety, and environmental permitting, for all units
• Responsible for operation of Lake Charles maintenance department
• Ensure production of planned and budgeted products and volumes, for all units through appropriate operations management, maintenance programs, and turnarounds
• Responsible for maintaining ISO and RCMS certifications for operating assets
• Develop annual budgets for cash fixed costs and variable costs for all operating assets, and manage same to achieve budgeted cost performance
• Represent Sasol by interacting or serving as lead with local community and state industry groups, as required
• Advise on and approve capital expenditures for Operations
• Ensure appropriate risk management and corporate governance of all aspects of operations, and as a member of the Chemicals Americas Executive Committee, from an enterprise standpoint
• Engage with fellow Chemicals Americas Leadership Team colleagues to influence and develop policy
• Responsible, with HR, for maintaining and negotiating the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Lake Charles East Plant
• Serves as the Lake Charles Complex Emergency Manager, in the event of an incident
  
  
  

Formal Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental or related fields
  
  
  

Working Experience

• Must have demonstrable experience planning and managing continuous operations, preferably within the US Gulf Coast region, including experience interacting with local, state and governmental agencies
• 15+ years relevant experience in industry operations, including 5+ years of experience in managing multiple and/or large-scale units
  
  
  

Competencies

• Exceptional team leadership qualities demonstrating the ability to build and maintain highly effective work-teams
• Exceptional interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication abilities with cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience with managing US industry labor unions and/or facilitating collective bargaining agreements preferred
• Working knowledge and experience with state and federal operation regulations; DEQ; EPA; OSHA, etc.
  
  
  

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