Overview
We are looking for a Production Manager for our Conroe, Texas plant.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily operations across esterification, blending, bottling, warehousing, and logistics functions
- Plan work schedules, assign tasks, track attendance, and ensure output meets safety, quality, and cost standards
- Ensure compliance with all Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) standards and promote a culture of safety
- Manage daily production activities, supervise staff, and coordinate with other departments (engineering, maintenance, supply chain, quality)
- Develop and monitor production plans, budgets, and KPIs, ensuring cost efficiency and high-quality output
- Lead, coach, and develop the production team; address performance issues and foster professional growth
- Identify, analyze, and implement improvements in process efficiency, yield, and cost reduction across all production areas
- Analyze production issues, support root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventative actions
- Lead continuous improvement and lean projects to enhance throughput, energy efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
- Communicate effectively with plant leadership, safety committees, and other stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with quality systems, audits, and regulatory standards
Who are we looking for?
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of production management experience, ideally in chemical or process manufacturing
- Strong understanding of batch processing, chemical reactions, and process safety management (PSM)
- Strong knowledge of OSHA and other relevant safety standards
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with SAP, process control systems, and documentation procedures
- Hands-on knowledge of esterification processes and associated equipment (reactors, heat exchangers, distillation systems, etc.)
Next to your skills, it is your drive and motivation that will make all the difference!
What's in it for you?
You will join a company with ambitious goals and a welcoming atmosphere. Both your personal development and work-life balance are equally important to us.
Oleon is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that embraces all forms of diversity. We ensure equal opportunities in our recruitment and integration processes and ensure that you can be yourself in our professional environment.
Oleon is a business unit of Avril, the industrial and financial leader in the French vegetable oil and protein sector.
Avril is present in consumer food, animal nutrition and expertise, renewable energy and chemistry, with a recorded revenue of 8 billion euro across 19 countries in 2023. The Group focuses its growth on a unique value-sharing model.
Avril and its 7 300 employees, driven by its purpose, "Serving the Earth", are committed to addressing climate change and population growth challenges.
Joining Avril means choosing to work in a company that harmoniously brings together performance and responsibility, innovation and humbleness, the group and individuals. Avril: There is another way.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Production and Manufacturing
- Industries
- Chemical Manufacturing
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