Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage daily operation of all site utility systems.
- Lead, coach, train and develop utility operators and technical personnel.
- Foster employee engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Manage staffing, scheduling, training, and performance management.
- Ensure uninterrupted utility supply to manufacturing processes.
- Monitor utility performance and identify opportunities for increased reliability and efficiency.
- Develop contingency and emergency response plans for utility failures.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including uptime, energy consumption, reliability, and operating costs.
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture throughout all utility operations.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DHEC, environmental permits, and company EHS standards.
- Lead incident investigations involving utility systems and implement corrective actions.
- Develop and maintain utility-related safety procedures, permits, and lockout/tagout requirements.
- Partner with Maintenance and Reliability teams to develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
- Prioritize utility-related maintenance activities and shutdown planning.
- Review equipment failures, conduct root cause analyses, and implement sustainable solutions.
- Develop and implement energy conservation initiatives.
- Monitor utility consumption and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Support sustainability and carbon reduction initiatives.
- Lead reliability and operational excellence initiatives.
- Utilize Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
- Drive process optimization and utility system modernization efforts.

Qualifications (Education Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

Experience
- 7+ years of manufacturing, chemical plant, or industrial utility experience.
- 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience
- Experience managing utility systems in a continuous manufacturing environment.
- Experience with boiler operations, steam systems, compressed air, cooling water, electrical distribution, and industrial HVAC systems

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong understanding of industrial utility systems and infrastructure.
- Knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements.
- Understanding of EPA and environmental compliance requirements.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and employee development skills.
- Proficiency with CMMS systems, Microsoft Office, and utility monitoring systems.

Must have the ability to
- Work in a chemical manufacturing environment.
- Climb stairs, ladders, and access elevated work areas.
- Wear required PPE and work around industrial equipment and occasionally lift to 25 pounds.
- Respond to plant emergencies outside normal business hours as needed.
- Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment