Careers

BASIC FUNCTION

As a Logistics Operations and Sourcing Leader, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our transportation, warehousing, and packaging operations. You will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative strategies to ensure efficient and cost-effective delivery of our products both domestically and internationally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute logistics strategies aligned with Baystar's long-term business objectives.

• Process Optimization: Continuously analyze and improve logistics processes to minimize costs and enhance efficiency.

• Rail Operations: Develop and implement rail operation strategies that support the company's strategic sourcing goals.

• Supplier Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with service providers and internal/external customers.

• Technical Expertise: Leverage your logistics knowledge and technical skills to troubleshoot issues and improve process reliability.

• Contract Management: Oversee contract administration and negotiate favorable terms with logistics partners.

• Project Management: Lead and participate in improvement initiatives and crisis management efforts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Rail Operations and Fleet Management:

• Railcar fleet Performance: 

• Monitor rail transportation trends and anomalies.

• Escalate issues to Commercial and Operations Management.

• Assess fleet performance and recommend improvements.

• Ensure regulatory compliance and identify cost-saving opportunities.

• Manage storage-in-transit usage and railcar movements.

• Financial Management: 

• Manage railcar costs and budgets.

• Oversee 3rd party maintenance activities.

• Resolve invoice issues and manage claims processes.

• Maintain railcar data in SAP and other systems.

• Manage data integrity for railcar movements and billing.

Strategic Activities:

• Railcar Leasing: 

• Manage lease agreements, start/end terms, and deliveries.

• Lead sourcing efforts for railcar leases.

• Negotiate contracts and implement agreements.

• Conduct audits of railcar shops, lessors, and storage providers.

• Maintain relationships with lessors and providers.

• Participate in industry events to gather market information.

• Maintain files and documentation for railcar leases.

• Validate and approve railcar lease invoices.

• Forecast and validate IFRS-16 fleet sizing and financial impact.

• Provide cost forecasts for budgeting and long-term planning.

• Support the Supply Chain team.

Logistics Operations:

• Product Movement: 

• Ensure on-time delivery of products, meeting quality and cost standards.

• Advise and support CSR, sales, and business management on T&D (Transportation and Distribution) procedures.

• Coordinate contractual and operational requirements for domestic and international shipments.

• Liaise with carriers, freight forwarders, and T&D vendors.

• Collaborate with Master Data, Customer Service, and Sourcing for routing.

• Communicate with suppliers and manage performance.

• Investigate and follow up on supplier non-conformances.

• Serve as point of contact for shipment issues.

• Ensure timely communication of incidents to HSE.

• Ensure adherence to procurement and ISO procedures.

• Validate supply chain expenses.

• Participate in T&D professional organizations.

• Transportation: 

• Manage daily transportation of product via rail, truck, and ocean.

• Interact with internal and external customers.

• Perform supply chain reporting and reconciliation.

• Investigate and release freight invoices.

• Support month-end closing and shipment cost document cancellations.

• Handle other duties as assigned.

CORE VALUES

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

Caring: Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

Focused: Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

Innovative: Daring to be different by finding New Ways

Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

COMPETENCIES

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current

• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services

• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain/logistics or business

• 10+ years of Supply Chain management experience with an emphasis on rail. 

• Adaptable and flexible; ability to work in dynamic, diverse, and multi-cultural environment.

• Problem solving, organization, and time management skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and leadership skills.

• Strong analytical and risk assessment/management skills

• Experience with railcar inventory management systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain/logistics or business

• Experience with polymers

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow safety requirements for the role.

• Wear required PPE (eye protection, noise protection, etc.) when inside plant environment, or where directed by signage.

• Lift up to 10 pounds.

• Walk safely in and around industrial areas.

• Work under deadline pressure within an environment that demands attention to safety and detail.

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time.

• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

BASIC FUNCTION            

Design electrical products and perform electrical engineering functions while conducting assigned projects and day-to-day tasks as part of a cross-functional team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Position General

·   Review drawings to insure manufacturability, compatibility with existing systems, and functionality.

·   Analyze and solve a range of engineering problems

·   Contribute to continuous improvement by offering suggestions for long-term solutions to minimize costs, improve reliability, and improve loss control performance

·   Understand, support and comply with all plant safety policies and procedures.

·   Function as part of a team and use electrical engineering knowledge to help the site

·   Contribute to a team effort by accomplishing related duties as needed

·   Ability to manage and execute small projects as assigned

·   Participate in quality assurance and commissioning of new equipment as needed

·    Other duties as assigned

Competencies

· Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current

· Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

· Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services

· Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

CORE VALUES

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

Caring: Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

Focused: Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

Innovative: Daring to be different by finding New Ways

Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

·   Current Standing as a Junior or Senior student actively enrolled in an accredited Electrical Engineering (or related) Undergraduate Program

·   Minimum 3.0 GPA required (submit unofficial transcript)

·   Experience with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred

·   Strong technical, writing, problem solving and analytical skills

·   Excellent verbal and written communication skills

·   Ability to follow directions and work tasks through completion

· Detailed oriented with an emphasis on quality work products

· Position is located in a chemical processing facility and may require working different shifts

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

· Follow safety requirements for the role

· Wear required PPE (eye protection, noise protection, etc.) when inside plant environment, or where directed by signage

· Lift up to 10 pounds

·   Walk safely in and around industrial areas

·   Work under deadline pressure within an environment that demands attention to safety and detail

·   Sit or stand for extended periods of time

·   Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

BASIC FUNCTION

Standard Design of chemical systems performing chemical engineering functions in the execution of assigned projects in a cross-functional work team.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform tasks requiring the application of standard chemical engineering techniques and procedures.

• Assist in standard design of chemical systems.

• Correct and update designs.

• Assist lead engineers on project related concerns.

• Analyze and resolve a range of engineering problems.

• Understand, support, and comply with all plant safety policies and procedures.

• Function as part of a design team and utilize engineering design.

• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related duties as needed. 

• Ability to manage and execute small projects as assigned. 

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

CORE VALUES 

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

• Caring: Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

• Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

• Focused: Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

• Innovative: Daring to be different by finding New Ways

• Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

COMPETENCIES 

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current

• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services

• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Current Standing as a Junior or Senior student actively enrolled in an accredited Chemical Engineering (or related) Undergraduate Program

• Minimum 3.0 GPA required (submit unofficial transcript)

• Experience with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred

• Strong technical, writing, problem solving and analytical skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to follow directions and work tasks through completion

• Detailed oriented with an emphasis on quality work products

• Position is located in a chemical processing facility and may require working different shifts

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

N/A

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow safety requirements for the role

• Wear required PPE (eye protection, noise protection, etc.) when inside plant environment, or where directed by signage

• Lift up to 10 pounds

• Walk safely in and around industrial areas

• Work under deadline pressure within an environment that demands attention to safety and detail

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time

• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

BASIC FUNCTION
Design mechanical products and perform mechanical engineering functions in the execution of assigned projects in a cross-functional work team.  
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Review drawings to insure manufacturability and functionality.
• Assist production with standard product engineering related concerns.
• Analyze and resolve a range of engineering problems.
• Understand, support, and comply with all plant safety policies and procedures.
• Function as part of a design team and utilize engineering design.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related duties as needed. 
• Ability to manage and execute small projects as assigned. 
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
 
CORE VALUES 
Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 
Caring: Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment
Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration
Focused: Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions
Innovative: Daring to be different by finding New Ways
Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success
 
COMPETENCIES
• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current
• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services
• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine
 
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Current Standing as a Junior or Senior student actively enrolled in an accredited Mechanical Engineering (or related) Undergraduate Program
• Minimum 3.0 GPA required (submit unofficial transcript)
• Experience with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred
• Strong technical, writing, problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to follow directions and work tasks through completion
• Detailed oriented with an emphasis on quality work products
• Position is located in a chemical processing facility and may require working different shifts

BASIC FUNCTION

The Regional Sales Manager is a key contributor to the implementation of the company’s polymer sales strategy. This regional manager maintains contact with customers (accounts) assigned within a geographic area and is responsible for executing day-to-day sales activities as they apply to those accounts. Direct input into planning and implementing sales strategies along with maintaining industry knowledge to meet planned objectives.    

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safety – compliance with all Baystar policies, procedures and applicable regulations

• Commitment – 100% vested in the success of the Baystar, the sales team, and the individuals

• Executing sales plans in support of Baystar’s manufacturing competencies

• Close collaboration with other team members, technical service, customer service, credit and other colleagues to achieve sales goals

• Communicate – persuasive verbal and written skills

• Along with National Sales Manager, prepares sales forecasts, budgets, quotas, and other projections as required

• Expands gross profit and sales volume for an assigned territory/region by developing and implementing regional sales strategies

• Keen awareness and support of Baystar’s customer and product mix optimization strategy.

• Analyze sales records and trends in relation to objectives and competitive activities 

• Conducts sales calls, makes presentations, provides product support, and performs other sales functions as needed for the regional accounts 

• Along with National Sales Manager, develops sales and profit margin goals for the assigned region and implements plans for achievement of goals

• Maintains and uses up to date knowledge of product lines, Baystar sales philosophy and policy, Baystar processes and industry conditions to provide innovative support and technical assistance to regional accounts and the Baystar sales team 

• Advises management on market trends and competitive activity encountered in the field 

• Controls selling expenses to minimize costs as percent of sales 

• Performs customer related duties such as recommending appropriate price strategies, holding sales meetings, pursuing major credit problems, etc. 

• Performs other duties as assigned

CORE VALUES 

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

• Caring: Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

• Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

• Focused: Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

• Innovative: Daring to be different by finding New Ways

• Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

COMPETENCIES 

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current

• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services

• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 10+ years combined direct sales to industrial customers 

• Applicable knowledge and experience of the secondary “channel” sales market.

• Undergraduate degree in applicable discipline; business, marketing, management, chemistry, engineering

• Strong knowledge of the North American PE customer base, including personal familiarity with customers, processing capabilities and end use markets 

• Extensive insight into the HDPE competitive landscape, current and future

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Fluency in Microsoft office suite to include Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

• Demonstrated customer relationship building 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• MBA preferred 

• 10 years of relevant experience, including commercial experience with a resin manufacturer

• Active in industry related trade organizations.

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow safety requirements for the role

• Wear required PPE (eye protection, noise protection, etc.) when inside plant environment, or where directed by signage

• Ability to travel overnight, via air and road.

• Lift up to 10 pounds

• Walk safely in and around industrial areas

• Work under deadline pressure within an environment that demands attention to safety and detail

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time

• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

BASIC FUNCTION

Schedule work for all maintenance crafts to meet operational and maintenance needs for all three PE units and HDA. This position supports the continuous manufacture of quality high density polyethylene (HDPE) and specialty fluids (HDA), consistent with high standards of quality, safety, housekeeping and good employee relations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Position General

• Understand, support, and comply with all plant safety policies and procedures, including Lock-Out / Tag-Out (LOTO), hot work, fall protection, traffic, lifting and rigging, confined space entry, and line break.

• Contribute to continuous improvement by offering suggestions for long-term solutions to minimize costs, improve reliability, and improve loss control performance

• Position is in a chemical processing facility and requires overtime to meet plant needs, including alternative shifts as needed to meet facility needs

• Must be able to respond 24/7, 100% of the time to plant emergencies on short notice, including nights, weekends, and holidays while on-call

• Complete all assigned training by deadline

Technical

• Schedule maintenance work based on available resources and equipment availability

• Create weekly schedules for all crafts, and update daily to incorporate operational needs. Balance maintenance requests, malfunction repairs, and preventative maintenance to ensure reliability of facility and timely completion.

• Coordinate work between craft planners to schedule efficiently to maximize workflow

• Work closely with Maintenance, Operations, Safety, and Engineering to schedule work for execution during planned and unplanned facility shutdowns

• Prioritize and manage maintenance backlog and track and report backlog of planned work

• Create and optimize work procedures, bills of material, and preventative maintenance plans

• Occasionally perform first line supervisory functions

• Requires overtime to meet plant needs, including alternative shifts as needed

• Other duties as assigned

CORE VALUES

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

Caring: Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

Focused: Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

Innovative: Daring to be different by finding New Ways

Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

COMPETENCIES

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current

• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services

• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required; advanced training in field preferred

• Requires a minimum of five years maintenance experience using SAP and five or more years’ experience in an industrial environment

• SAP experience is required

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities is required

• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office) is required

• Candidates will be required to successfully complete extensive testing, drug/alcohol screen, physical requirement evaluation and an extended training period

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• AS in Manufacturing or Maintenance related field

• 10+ years Petrochemical or polymers industry experience

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow safety requirements for the role

• Wear required PPE (eye protection, noise protection, etc.) when inside plant environment, or where directed by signage

• Walk safely in and around industrial areas

• Work under deadline pressure within an environment that demands attention to safety and detail

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time

• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

• Occasionally lift 50 pounds of objects to complete work

• Continual exposure to outdoor environment during all weather conditions

• Climb ladders and stairs. 

• Bend/squat/crawl as necessary. 

• Investigates new markets and develops recommendations to management to drive strategic business decisions.
• Develop long-term sales strategy for key customers, monitor, and adapt sales activities to meet the objective.
• Collaborates internally across the organization to compile customer and market intelligence to support strategic analysis Partners with Direct Sales, Marketing and Technical Managers to develop sound business strategies and understand strategy implications on industry leading customers.
• Develops and leverages external resources to gain market intelligence and gains expertise on market areas of interest that we do not actively participate in.
• Work with Senior Business Advisor to develop strategic recommendations to optimize business (e.g., improve margin, decrease risk, etc.) based on analysis of existing business and understanding of operational capabilities, cost, and limitations - and works with business leadership to implement recommendations.
• Evaluates customer, product, and market mix to understand areas of risk or opportunity that need to be addressed through commercial action. Understands asset base, limitations, and capabilities to identify areas of commercial and operational synergy or risk.
• Assist Management with special projects, as assigned.
• Other duties as defined / assigned by Management.
• Candidate must be able to collaborate very effectively across all functions and levels within the organization, to build trust and gain understanding of various topics.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, able to navigate complex business situations and logically and systematically build out a framework to address the question and develop actionable recommendations.
• Effective presenter capable of delivering clear, concise presentations with clear conclusions, justification, and recommends.
• Able to navigate excel data comfortably, and use formulas, pivot tables, and macros as needed to effectively draw conclusions based on complex data.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current.
• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives.
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services.
• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

• B.S. degree preferred in chemistry or engineering.
• Ideal candidate would have technical or commercial industry experience, and/or strategy consulting experience.

• Follow safety requirements for the role.
• Wear required PPE (eye protection, noise protection, etc.) when inside plant environment, or where directed by signage.
• Lift up to 10 pounds
• Walk safely in and around industrial areas.
• Work under deadline pressure within an environment that demands attention to safety and detail.
• Sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

BASIC FUNCTION    
Provides regulatory expertise, coaching, and hands-on support to drive environmental compliance and permitting, regulatory reviews, performs required activities to maintain compliance with air, water, solid waste.  Activities include preparing permit applications amendments and renewals, regulatory reports, defining programs and procedures, maintaining records, training, and 

RESPONSIBILITIES
•    Prepare permit applications amendments and renewals including NSR non-attainment, Title V, NSPS, 
•    Perform regulatory applicability reviews, NOCS, and required plans such as SWPPP, SPCC, etc
•    Monitor activities required to maintain and demonstrate regulatory compliance with air, stormwater, potable water, solid waste, and wetlands rules. 
•    Provide regulatory expertise, coaching, and hands-on support to drive environmental compliance. 
•    Monitors site performance against permit and other regulatory requirements and identifies opportunities to improve continuously 
•    Duties include a large number of scheduled periodic reporting requirements internally as well as to federal, state, and local agencies.  Responsible for maintaining contingency plans required by regulatory rules and conducting periodic site inspections to monitor compliance with these requirements 
•    Review new and updated rules, determine plant impacts, and propose procedural changes to comply.  Train personnel and conduct audits to verify compliance  
•    Maintains plans and environmental records required for environmental compliance in an up-to-date condition  
•    Conducts routine site inspections of the Bayport facility to verify procedural compliance with regulatory requirements  
•    Monitors the status of environmental control equipment to verify the correct operation 
•    Provides environmental support to turnarounds and projects 
•    Review air, water, and solid waste regulations and assess their impact on Bayport.  Provides annual training to Plant Personnel on waste handling and assists with training on other environmental topics.  Participates in company-wide work groups as needed.  Updates solid waste profiles, and handling procedures, coordinates waste removal from the site, and signs hazardous waste manifests.  Oversees the efforts of contract personnel assisting with environmental compliance efforts
•    Understands, supports, and complies with all plant safety policies and procedures, including the use of loss control software for loss control reporting and communication
•    Responds to agency enforcement actions by providing quality information in a timely manner
•    Hosts environmental inspections, provides requested information, and leads negotiations with regulatory agencies on environmental issues
•    Submit required regulatory reports and forms
•    Other duties as assigned

CORE VALUES

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

Caring:  Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment
Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration
Focused:  Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions
Innovative:  Daring to be different by finding New Ways
Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

COMPETENCIES

•    Job Knowledge - Understands facets of the job, is aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current
•    Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives
•    Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services
•    Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering (Other technical degrees will be considered depending upon the experience level of the individual) 
•    5 or more years of experience in related field, knowledge/experience of state and federal environmental regulations, and ability to acquire knowledge of plant operations  
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE 
•    Experience within a petrochemical, refining or chemical manufacturing facility
•    Experience directly interfacing with state or federal regulatory agencies•    Experience working with operators, maintenance technicians and engineers 

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:
•    Follow safety requirements for the role including any use of personal equipment, aids, or tools 
•    Read technical procedures and materials in English
•    Ability to read interpret and develop documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
•    Wear mandatory FRC and PPE (foot, head, ear, eye, and hand protection) when inside the plant environment, or where directed by signage or procedure
•    Routinely reacts to visual, aural, and other signals, including alarms and instructions, and is required to inspect work including at high elevations above grade visually
•    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
•    Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, walking, and climbing
•    Wear all required personal protective equipment, including but not limited to a respirator where directed by signage or where safety precautions are necessary
•    Sit or stand for extended periods of time
•    Work at the computer for significant periods of time throughout the day
•    Required to reach overhead and at shoulder level with hands and arms
•    The noise level in the work environment may be loud and requires that hearing protection be worn in identified areas
•    Must demonstrate fine and gross hand manipulation including pinching, gripping, turning, and keyboarding
•    Works in temperature extremes due to weather conditions and operating equipment 
•    Walk ½ a mile per job
•    Move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, wet and muddy areas, and uneven surfaces
•    Climbs and works at various heights and may work in a standing, sitting, lying down, crouched, or kneeling position
•    Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders as part of normal work activity and emergency situations
•    Must be capable of lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 25 pounds
•    Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 24" manways
•    Climb up to 100 feet in height
•    Additional requirements are required if a participant in the ERT program

BASIC FUNCTION    

To oversee the site logistics operating performance and progress toward the established company goals and recommend adjustments to strategy to accommodate changes in business environment. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

•    The Site Logistics Leader acts as primary liaison with onsite third-party service provider. Primarily accountable for the effective communication and integration of multiple functions of site logistics and achievement of the plant’s goals

•    Support 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

•    Demonstrate ownership and responsibility for running the logistics operation to include railcar, trucking, and warehousing with a sense of urgency

•    Develop new strategies, aligning with company goals, to streamline processes, reduce cost, and optimize operations

•    Identify and recommend process improvements and cost savings

•    Communication with internal stakeholders and external suppliers

•    Oversee the inventory control and inventory management functions and ensure accurate inventories are maintained

•    Perform regulatory audits; communicate findings, responses and/or remedies

•    Interface with internal and external customers on any site logistics issues that may arise

•    Monitor and investigate customer complaints to ensure that we maintain our high-quality standards and deliver the highest quality product to our customers

•    Act as the subject-matter expert, providing guidance, recommendations, facilitation, and establishing departmental policies and procedures

•    Identify and or participate in coordinating on site logistics capital projects with various internal and external customers

•    Responsible for ongoing supplier management of outsourced preventative maintenance providers

•    Maintain budgets for site logistics accounts

•    Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance departments to troubleshoot issues, ensure preventive maintenance is on track, and ensure availability of logistics support

•    Keep abreast of and comply with all applicable Department of Transportation regulations, including hazardous materials regulations

•    Support functional areas to drive supply chain efficiency

•    Regularly exercise independent judgment and discretion with minimal oversite

•    May perform other duties as assigned

CORE VALUES

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

Caring:  Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment
Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration
Focused:  Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions          Innovative:  Daring to be different by finding New Ways
Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration and or related experience
•    7 plus years of experience in operational supply chain roles in logistics and warehousing as well as process and logistics compliance and risk. 
•    5 plus years of experience with railcar transportation 
•    A solid understanding of Logistics management and organizational methods
•    Experience with rail car logistics
•    Experience with track and loading maintenance
•    Leadership ability and a highly organized approach to leadership
•    Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
•    Good verbal and written communication skills
•    Sound financial, business acumen, problem solving and decision-making skills using strong analytical skills to develop business case
•    Experience with SAP
•    Ability to perform multiple tasks and a variety of duties

PREFFERED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
•    Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration
•    5 plus years of experience with truck transportation, warehousing, and inventory
•    American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification, Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD), or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
•    Experience in plastics or chemicals industry, preferably in polyethylene.
•    Knowledge/Experience in inventory management. 
•    Project Management

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:
•    Follow safety requirements (goggles, PPE, etc.) when inside plant environment
•    Lift up to 10 pounds
•    Walk safely in and around industrial areas
•    Speak publicly (such as at employee meetings)
•    Sit for extended periods of time at a computer and work with computer-based data

BASIC FUNCTION

Primary role is the scheduling and coordination of shipments for Bayport Polymers, monitor raw materials and shipment of customer sales orders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Schedule rail, package, bulk, or ocean finished goods shipments out of site and/or SIT

• Work with packaging facility to schedule packaging and shipment out of facility

• Ensure daily switches to ensure ongoing flow of material in and out of site yard

• Communicate shipment status with internal Customer Service and/or with 3rd party Sales Representative as required

• Work with internal Customer Service and/or 3rd party Sales Representative on customer requests for expedited freight

• Monitor raw material inventory, including tracking tank cars in and out of site and ethylene usage

• Ensure shipment or pick up of scrap material from site

• Capture product reclasses in SAP

• Assist in resolving freight payable discrepancies

• Backup Supply Chain team

CORE VALUES

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

Caring:  Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

Focused:  Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

Innovative:  Daring to be different by finding New Ways

Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum of 2 years related experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics or Business is preferred

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Adaptability and flexibility; ability to function in a dynamic environment

• Problem solving, organization, and time management skills

• Strong commitment to safety

• Efficient use of Microsoft Office and SAP

• Demonstrated ability to work in a high-performance team environment

• Experience with polymers supply chain is preferred

• Railcar tracking software experience preferred 

• Spanish proficiency preferred

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow safety requirements for the role

• Wear required PPE (eye protection, noise protection, etc.) when inside plant environment, or where directed by signage

• Lift up to 10 pounds

• Walk safely in and around industrial areas

• Work under deadline pressure within an environment that demands attention to safety and detail

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time

• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

BASIC FUNCTION

Provide Control Systems support for the continuous manufacture of quality high density polyethylene (HDPE) and specialty fluids at a high rate of production and minimum cost, consistent with high standards of quality, safety, housekeeping, and good employee relations.  Workflow is varied and often requires urgent resolution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Position General

• Perform complex work assignments requiring considerable technical expertise

• Contribute to continuous improvement by offering suggestions for long-term solutions to minimize costs, improve reliability, and improve loss control performance

• Position is located in a chemical processing facility and requires overtime to meet plant needs, including alternative shifts as needed to meet facility needs

• Position requires periodic on-call duties and the successful candidate must be able to respond 24/7, 100% of the time to plant emergencies on short notice, including nights, weekends, and holidays while on-call.

• Complete all assigned training by deadline

• Understand and follow all lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) and other health, safety, and environmental requirements necessary to achieve plant loss control objectives.  This includes the use of loss control software for loss control reporting and communication to management of potentially hazardous conditions or practices.

Operational Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and maintains process control systems and advanced control technology. Identifies, diagnoses, and corrects integrity and data flow issues

• Gathers, selects, analyzes, and interprets data to understand the impact of changes on the distributive control systems (DCS) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), specifically the potentials for domino effect problems, loss of view, loss of control, incorrect logic, and the interconnected nature of the system

• With engineering input, design and implement various small projects. Including, but not limited to, graphics, logic blocks, scripting, process trends, and alarms

• Monitor and optimize the operator Human-Machine Interface as assigned and through individual initiative and coordination with Operations

• Analyze alarm data from the DCS and report trends on how operators are responding to those alarms

• Identify nuisance alarms that do not tell the operator anything meaningful or which require no action, and make corrective action recommendations to operations that will improve the effectiveness of the alarm systems

• Review the alarm settings to ensure they are set at the correct values and annunciating the sound correctly

• Assist operators in finding information regarding alarms

• Assist contract DCS programmers, as needed, for larger projects

Maintenance Responsibilities

• Maintain distributive control systems for the entire plant

• Perform hardware and software updates for the DSC while on-line

• Install, set-up, upgrade, and edit program logic control (PLC) statements without bringing system down

• Set-up new equipment and change how equipment is viewed on the DCS

• Investigate, repair, and provide preventative maintenance on plant DCS, SIS, and PLC hardware and software

• Manage Remote Instrument and Electronic (RIE) buildings where plant electrical and instrument network is housed. Research network issues by identifying what equipment is not getting power

• Guide instrument technicians and electricians in the field to identify equipment malfunctions

• Maintain computer and network equipment on the plant process control networks

• Implement and administer antivirus and backup software solutions

• Partner with engineers to program alarms and operational limits

• Utilize software to observe and monitor system status and changes by changing PLC statements 

• Manage DCS spare locations for Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and Expense projects

• Partner with capital support for new DCS installations

• Create and perform weekly and monthly checklist of system status, software updates, and equipment condition

• Interpret and follow Baystar guidelines for industrial control system security

• Maintain DCS knowledge and coordinate training to maintain proficiency and continual learning, including self-study and webinars

• Maintain Aspen21 historian system, including new point creation, software troubleshooting, and new user training

• Build various density, pressure, temperature, flow, auto/manual, valve position trends

• Maintain documentation, instructions, and procedures

• Participate in functional acceptance testing of distributive control systems

• Manage vendor testing to ensure operating to Company specifications

CORE VALUES 

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

• Caring:  Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

• Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

• Focused:  Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

• Innovative:  Daring to be different by finding New Ways

• Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

COMPETENCIES 

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current

• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services

• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required; advanced training in field preferred (Instrumentation or IT)

• 2 or more years manufacturing experience in instrumentation or IT

• Computer proficient: Windows 10, Server 2016, MS Office, SAP

• 2 or more years’ experience with Honeywell TDC300 and Experion or Emerson DeltaV systems

• Excellent verbal/written communication

• Ability to manage multiple issues/projects simultaneously

• Candidates will be required to successfully complete extensive testing and an extended training period

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• Experience with Honeywell Safety Manager or Emerson DeltaV SIS Logic Solver preferred

• Experience editing PLC or PLC training preferred

• Associates degree in instrumentation or similar field

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow site safety requirements for the role and wear mandatory FRC and PPE (foot, head, ear, eye, hand, and fall protection) when inside plant environment or where directed by signage or procedure

• Read and understand technical documents and procedures in English.

• Specific vision abilities include near, far, and intermediate distances, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

• Required to work at ground level, from ladders, and from heights greater than 250’ above grade on fixed platforms, mobile equipment platforms, and scaffolding

• Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders with and without a safety cage

• Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 24" manways

• Must be capable of lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds

• Frequent bending, reaching, stooping, crawling, walking, and climbing

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time

• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

• Required to reach overhead and at shoulder level with hands and arms

• Must demonstrate fine and gross motor coordination including pinching, gripping, turning, and keyboarding of both hands

• Move about uneven surfaces, including catwalks, deck grating, and wet and muddy areas

• Work outside in all weather conditions walking up to ½ mile per job

BASIC FUNCTION

This position supports the continuous manufacture of quality high density polyethylene (HDPE) and specialty fluids (HDA), consistent with high standards of quality, safety, housekeeping, and good employee relations.  The Sr. Maintenance Engineer has oversight of equipment technical documentation, collaborating with the project team to ensure proper equipment installation and preventive maintenance plans, coordinating critical spare parts, documentation, and storage.  This position will be a technical resource for plant wide mechanical/reliability initiatives, with the objective of continuously improving reliability and health, safety, environmental and loss control performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the engineering and initiate estimates for installation of projects and improvements within the Maintenance Department. Ensure Special Projects and issues are evaluated, performed, and completed in a timely manner

• Ensure appropriate planning and scheduling of work for all maintenance activities

• Update and organize documentation for the reliability and mechanical integrity programs

• Participation in reliability and mechanical integrity teams to ensure internal and external customer needs are supported

• Continuously improve the reliability and mechanical integrity programs with the objective of cost-effectively improving equipment reliability

• Assist maintenance and operations in troubleshooting mechanical problems

• Support other Maintenance Engineers and Staff as required

• Support reliability specialist, maintenance supervisors, maintenance planners, millwrights, and inspectors

• Assist with shop and outside repairs of rotating and fixed equipment to identify the root cause of failure.  Engineer changes and/or adapt the reliability and mechanical integrity programs as needed to prevent or predict future failures

• Understand, support, and comply with all plant safety policies and procedures including the use of loss control software for loss control reporting and communication

• Contribute to continuous improvement by offering suggestions for long term solutions to minimize costs, improve reliability, and improve loss control performance

• Supply data for periodic reports on reliability Key Performance Indicators

• Position requires on-call duties, and the successful candidate must be able to respond 24/7, 100% of the time to plant emergencies on short notice, including nights, weekends, and holidays 

• Position is located in a chemical processing facility and requires overtime to meet plant needs, including alternative shifts as needed to meet facility needs

• Other duties as assigned

CORE VALUES 

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

• Caring:  Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

• Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

• Focused:  Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

• Innovative:  Daring to be different by finding New Ways

• Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

COMPETENCIES 

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current

• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services

• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• B.S. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering (Other engineering/technical degrees will be considered depending on the experience of the individual). 

• 5+ years of maintenance engineering and experience with plant rotating and fixed equipment preferred

• Project experience on large capital projects preferred

• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office, SAP, etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of maintenance engineering and experience with plant rotating and fixed equipment preferred

• 10+ years of engineering experience in the oil refining or petrochemical field

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow site safety requirements for the role and wear mandatory FRC and PPE (foot, head, ear, eye, hand, and fall protection) when inside plant environment or where directed by signage or procedure

• Read and understand technical documents and procedures in English

• Specific vision abilities include near, far, and intermediate distances, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

• Required to work at ground level, from ladders, and from heights greater than 250’ above grade on fixed platforms, mobile equipment platforms, and scaffolding

• Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders with and without a safety cage

• Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 24" manways

• Must be capable of lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds

• Frequent bending, reaching, stooping, crawling, walking, and climbing

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time

• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

• Required to reach overhead and at shoulder level with hands and arms

• Must demonstrate fine and gross motor coordination including pinching, gripping, turning, and keyboarding of both hands

• Move about uneven surfaces, including catwalks, deck grating, and wet and muddy areas

• Work outside in all weather conditions walking up to ½ mile per job

BASIC FUNCTION

Provide technical support to the electrical, instrumentation, and analyzer activities of the HDPE and HDA plants, and general facilities, with the objective of continuously improving reliability and health, safety, environmental and loss control performance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Position General

• Provide technical support to the Maintenance I&E Supervisor, electricians, instrumentation and analyzer technicians, operations, and maintenance engineers, and DCS specialists

• Assist Operations in troubleshooting instrument, analyzer, and electrical problems

• Provide engineering assistance for the justification, design, and installation of capital projects

• Assist with outage planning and execution for planned and unplanned outages

• Assist in performing surveillance of repairs involving outside vendors

• Assist in maintaining accurate and current equipment file room documentation

• Contribute to continuous improvement by offering suggestions for long-term solutions to minimize costs, improve reliability, and improve loss control performance

• Understand, support and comply with all plant safety policies and procedures including the use of loss control software for loss control reporting and communication

• Position requires flexibility with work schedule to accommodate plant needs, and performing “on-call“ function by periodically being 100% available 24/7

• Utilize software to observe and monitor PLC system status and assist with logic changes

• Assist with the administration of the process control computer and network systems including software and antivirus patching, hardware upgrades, and troubleshooting

• Interface with CenterPoint and Industrial neighbors for maintenance activities in the Hunter Substation

• Continually manage the addition and revision of spare parts for Electrical, Instrumentation and Analyzer (E/I/A) equipment

• Create and revise preventive and predictive maintenance plans

• Participate in quality assurance and commissioning of new equipment as needed

• Other duties as assigned

CORE VALUES 

Must exhibit and demonstrate our 5 Core Values 

• Caring:  Dedicated to Safety, Employees, Customers, Community and Environment

• Trustworthy: Living a Culture of Openness, Honesty and Collaboration

• Focused:  Creating Value by Delivering the Right Solutions

• Innovative:  Daring to be different by finding New Ways

• Fun: Embracing our Diverse Family and Celebrating our Success

COMPETENCIES 

• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keep job knowledge current

• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives

• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve product/services

• Safety – HSSE - Works in a safe manner, uses PPE, recognizes hazards, makes safety suggestions and observations, current on Training Mine

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering 

• 0 - 5 years of experience as a plant electrical engineer required

• Computer proficient (MS Office, MS Project, SAP)

• Excellent verbal/written communication

• Ability to plan and manage multiple issues/projects simultaneously

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• 5 + years of experience preferred

PHYSICAL CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS

This position requires the incumbent to:

• Follow site safety requirements for the role and wear mandatory FRC and PPE (foot, head, ear, eye, hand, and fall protection) when inside plant environment or where directed by signage or procedure

• Read and understand technical documents and procedures in English.

• Specific vision abilities include near, far, and intermediate distances, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

• Required to work at ground level, from ladders, and from heights greater than 250’ above grade on fixed platforms, mobile equipment platforms, and scaffolding

• Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders with and without a safety cage

• Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 24" manways

• Must be capable of lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds

• Frequent bending, reaching, stooping, crawling, walking, and climbing

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time

• Work at computer for significant periods of time throughout the day

• Required to reach overhead and at shoulder level with hands and arms

• Must demonstrate fine and gross motor coordination including pinching, gripping, turning, and keyboarding of both hands

• Move about uneven surfaces, including catwalks, deck grating, and wet and muddy areas

• Work outside in all weather conditions walking up to ½ mile per job