Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Turnaround Manager is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of plant turnarounds (TARs) and major outages in a chemical manufacturing facility. This role ensures safety, schedule, cost, and quality objectives are met, while minimizing production downtime and ensuring regulatory compliance.

TARGETED OUTCOMES

• Improved identification of safety requirements and standards for all turnaround activities.
• Unit-specific knowledge considered during all phases of turnaround planning cycle.
• More complete planning for and more efficient execution of turnaround work.
• Increased communication between unit personnel and turnaround planners.
• Single point of contact and increased accountability for unit operations regarding turnaround activity.
• Improved knowledge transfer and application of lessons learned between outages.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning Phase

• Lead all phases of turnaround events, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, execution, and post-event review.
• Develop and maintain detailed turnaround plans using project management tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Approve all work notifications for inclusion in the turnaround work scope. Eliminate redundant work notifications.
• Act as a focal point to identify work scope for all mechanical, instrument, electrical and machinery work.
• Ensure all work scope development related responsibilities are assigned to selected individuals.
• Define all critical/risk work that has the potential to negatively impact the turnaround performance.
• Provide input in the turnaround job plan to ensure all the turnaround functions are included.
• Assist planners in reviewing and interpreting work orders and job packages associated with turnarounds to clarify the scope of work, identify potential hazards, and review the logic and timing for input in the turnaround plans.
• Participate in the contractor selection process.
• Participate in integrated planning efforts that coordinate with other departments e.g., operations, procurement, safety etc.
• Review turnaround schedule plans with the unit staff and Processors to get their input and buy-in of the planning process.
• Develop cost estimates and manage turnaround budgets, tracking variances and controlling costs.
• Integrate shutdown and start-up sequence into schedule.
• Develop buy-in from Operations and Turnaround group regarding the LOTO and blind list plan.
• Lead risk assessments and contingency planning.
• Track KPIs and lessons learned to continuously improve future events.
• Report turnaround progress to plant leadership (TAR Steering Team).

Execution Phase

• Act as focal point for turnaround activity to ensure effective communications and cooperation between Ascend personnel and contractors.
• Review the turnaround work packages with the field foremen before executing the work.
• Inform the planners of any expanded work that is to be added to the turnaround plans.
• Facilitate the timely issuance of safety permits in coordination with the Operations and Safety Departments.
• Conduct job completion inspections with other Operations personnel, plant inspectors, and other individuals as required prior to the start-up of plant facilities.
• Facilitate conflict resolution and decision making through involvement of the appropriate people.
• Meet daily with turnaround team to review total turnaround progress.
• Monitor effective and optimum utilization of company and contractor resources.
• Readily available to assist in resolving concerns/problems to minimize or eliminate negative impacts.
• Coordinate with Operations team to verify that work is being performed in accordance with the shift schedules and assigned manpower.
• Coordinate with Operations team to verify that all contractor work is performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.
• Ensure all discovery work and work scope growth get proper review and approvals prior to inclusion in the overall turnaround work scope.
• Obtain engineering clarifications/changes/approvals and work with engineering to sign off MOC when necessary.
• Assist contractor supervision as it relates to standard procedures, work sequence, equipment locations etc.
• Review daily work schedules to be aware of upcoming work and to resolve any potential problems/conflicts.
• Communicate anticipated inspection activities with appropriate personnel to avoid unnecessary confusion and delays.

Post Turnaround Phase

• Participate in the post-turnaround evaluation meeting.
• Participate in discussion to explain all major turnaround variances.
• Ensure all post turnaround activities are scheduled with a completion date and monitoring responsibilities are delegated.

TEAM

• Reports to: MRE Manager
• Team Members: Procurement, Safety, Finance, Operations, Maintenance, Contractor Leads

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 7 years of experience in maintenance, project management, or turnaround leadership in a chemical or industrial facility.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Technical Skills:

• Working experience and knowledge of unit operations.
• Working knowledge of ESSH guidelines and regulatory/compliance issues.
• Working knowledge of MOC process
• Experience with turnaround planning software.
• Knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Past participation in walkthroughs

Troubleshooting Skills:

• Good process troubleshooting/problem solving skills.
• Informal troubleshooting training/experiences

Computer Skills:

• Window-based programs: Email, MS Word, MS Excel, Visio, KMS, SAP,

Communication/Facilitation Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Well-developed facilitation skills
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills

• Self-initiated learning
• Time management processes and skills
• Self-initiated corrective actions/follow-through

Core Competencies and Behaviors

• Gets Results: Consistently meets commitments to the business and to others. Quickly translate business requirements into actions by defining "who does what by when" to ensure plans are executed.
• Teamwork and Leadership: Effective collaboration. A confident, mature person with the ability to connect, inspire and influence others without direct reporting relationships. Persistent, confident, and persuasive
• Communication: Effective communicator to all levels in the organization.

Personal Attributes

• Safety-First attitude: Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to company safety standards and practices and to legal regulations, alerting others regarding potential hazards or concern.
• Results oriented: Strives to achieve goals and targets with pace and accuracy.
• Decision Making: Willing to seek input for key decisions along with the ability to prioritize and make decisions.
• Detailed Orientation: Has exceptional attention to detail along with the ability to develop procedures and standard methods.
• Leadership: Strong influential leader who is aggressive, persistent, and self-confident and is willing and able to insert themselves into conversations without being invited formally
• Multitasking Ability: Adaptable, flexible, and effective in handling multiple priorities simultaneously
• Knowledge of quality systems (ISO:9001) and requirements – able to ensure consistency of operations within the established quality system guidelines.

At Ascend Performance Materials, we value transparency and fairness in our hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters, search firms, or staffing agencies. Any resumes received from such entities will be considered the property of Ascend Performance Materials, and we will not be obligated to pay any fees for such submissions. Our Talent Acquisition Team actively engages with preferred recruitment partners who have established agreements with us. We encourage all interested candidates to apply directly through our official channels to be considered for any open positions.

Skills Summary:

About Us:

Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of high quality chemicals, fibers and plastics. With world scale integrated manufacturing facilities we are able to develop new products from our core technologies, and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution facilities across the globe and six manufacturing facilities globally. As a privately-held company, our people do big things and make big decisions, often much earlier in their careers than at larger companies. Ascend Performance Materials offers team members the opportunity to contribute in big, meaningful ways—all within a stable and growing business.

Why work at Ascend?

Our vision is to be the recognized leader in the nylon 6,6 value chain, creating new possibilities with PA66 for everyone, everywhere, every day. We achieve that through living our Ascend values.

We care. We operate safely with high integrity for our employees, our customers and our communities. Our people are our greatest assets, and our Total Rewards Program extends beyond traditional benefits to include access to on-site medical clinics at our U.S. facilities, a global wellness rewards program and Performance Matters, an employee-driven recognition plan. Our Commitment to Zero demonstrates our belief that is it possible to operate with zero personal injuries, zero process safety incidents and zero environmental releases. And the Ascend Cares Foundation, led by Ascend employees, supports Ascend families in times of need, provides inspiring opportunities ​​for community engagement and facilitates community leadership.

Customer-focused. We exist for our customers; they drive our actions. Their success is our success. Our plastics and chemicals are building blocks that help make everyday essentials safer and more sustainable, and we constantly strive to develop new and innovative products to meet the future needs of our customers. And that customer focus doesn’t only apply to the marketplace – it also applies to how we treat our colleagues and our fellow community members.

Better every day. We invest in our people and our processes to improve every day. A2E, our continuous improvement program, guides the way we do business. And this way of problem solving applies not only to our manufacturing practices but also to our commitment to developing our people. You’ll see it during your career at Ascend in our leadership development, skills training and mentoring programs

Agile. We think broadly and lead proactively in a constantly evolving organization and industry. Agility doesn’t mean simply working quickly – it means critical thinking, creative problem solving and novel approaches to everyday challenges.

One Ascend. All together, with a common set of goals and an eye toward the future. We don’t accept silos. We look for ways to share across departments, sites and geography. This means you won’t be boxed into a single role at Ascend – you could get the chance to work with teams across the globe to improve the way we serve our people, our customers and our communities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information or other protected status under federal, state or local laws.