Turnaround Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

This role is responsible for the safe and efficient planning, scheduling, cost control, execution follow-up and documentation of turnarounds at Lotte Chemical. This position coordinates the TARs onsite from front-end loading thru execution phases, as well as post-TAR identification of, and action on, lessons learned.

Essential Job Functions

• Plans and manage labor & other resources under turnaround / shutdown conditions (short timetable, multiple shifts, etc.).
• Manages and segregates capital project work from maintenance activities; determines project development and execution strategies, including a contracting plan and materials management plan
• Collaborates with Purchasing to develop the material procurement and contracting strategies; develops and maintains effective relationships with key suppliers of parts, services, and labor
• Develops standardized processes and templates for such plans that can be re-used or modified; captures learnings from each outage, adapts templates to incorporate the insights and foster continuous improvement.
• Assures integration of Operation shut down activities, TAR mechanical work, additional capital projects and start-up activities into a master schedule at the scope definition stage
• Coordinate with the TAR scheduler(s) and planners to ensure there is one consolidated TAR schedule with all operations, maintenance, and projects tasks; develops TAR milestone chart for each outage, monitors progress, facilitates resolution in a timely manner
• Supervises TAR Field Coordinator, oversees management of field construction operations and start-up; ensures contract supervisors are effectively managing their personnel; assists to facilitate coordination of subcontractors work with the contractors’ resources
• Builds long-term relationships with external organizations to attain business objectives; leverages potential to bid for two consecutive turnaround-years; maximizes use of alliances to benefit organization
• Coordinates with Maintenance and Capital Projects to minimize impact of TAR on routine maintenance work; optimizes management of materials procured for TAR; partners with Operations to stay within TAR budget and meet TAR milestones
• Maintains master worklist, facilitates scope collection, establishes and maintains scope prioritization criteria, champions scope change process
• Works with site leadership to set challenging yet realistic TAR work hours, cost, and duration targets; leads team to provide accurate up-front engineering and development of cost and schedule estimates for approved work scope including change orders; interfaces with department leaders for effective turnaround Front End Loading and execution
• Ensures TAR team tracks costs and provides monthly accruals to the Financial Group for outage expenditures; facilitates periodic auditing of TAR cost settlements and communicate status to site leadership
• Drives continuous improvement in TAR planning and execution capabilities; develops TAR KPIs, utilizes Cost Analyst to report KPIs on regular basis
• Documents pre-outage reviews of outage standard specifications for maintenance and construction work.
• Partners with internal partners, develops, publishes, communicates multi-year TAR / Outage plan; updates, as needed, based on Operations and Marketing changes
• Abides by all safety procedures and practices applicable to location and position; participates in appropriate safety training; demonstrates commitment to and support of EHSS principles and values; champions safety at all times; participates in and / or leads safety teams or projects as appropriate
• Performs other duties assigned by management that generally fall within the expected scope of this position.

Experience & KSA’s Required

Education Requirement

Competencies

All Company Core Competencies

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires an employee to be in an office environment, outside, and exposed to various chemicals and compounds, including fumes and smells, some of them hazardous. The employee may enter confined spaces and work in elevated environments. Employee may experience a range of temperatures from -10 degrees F to 100+ degrees F when outside. Employee must be able to wear PPE required by the location. General office noise may be experienced and louder sounds and vibrations when outside. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. All environments are safe with appropriate PPE.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, including long distances, sit, stand, speak, and hear. The employee is required to stand for long periods of time, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; the employee may be required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may be required to climb ladders / tanks up to 50’ in height. The employee may be required to enter confined spaces. The employee may occasionally lift and / or move up to twenty (20) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Employee may be required to travel by air, rail, bus, or car.

It is the Company’s policy to employ and administer employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of Vietnam Era or any other protected class and in accordance with Federal and state civil rights laws.