Director of Upstream Operations

Job Type Full-time Description

At Refined Technologies, we believe operating with an eternal purpose fuels excellence. This guides everything we do; it gives us a purpose that is greater than ourselves. RTI is the leader in the chemical cleaning segment of the refining industry, providing patented chemistries, processes, and equipment for cleaning and treating units during shutdowns. While focused on clients, we are fueled by our mission to: Honor God Always, Help People Develop, Pursue Excellence, and Earn a Profit.

We are a fast-paced, dynamic, and entrepreneurial-minded organization full of servant-hearted leaders. Want to know more about our culture? Check out the RTI Playbook. If you’re ready for your work to matter, we’re ready to hear from you!

We’re currently growing our team of Artisans with a Director of Operations - Upstream. This role is responsible for the planning and execution of work and leadership over employees within an assigned territory while exemplifying RTI’s Mission and Core Behaviors.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Lead Client engagement from project inception through lessons learned. Develop relationships and regularly interface with clients’ maintenance, operations, engineering, and turnaround teams.

2. Coordinate with Directors of Business Development for:

· Planning schedules

· Chemistry allocation for projects

· Staffing requirements

· Presentations

3. Coordinate with Mechanical Team for continuous improvement of mechanical delivery and processes that serve the Upstream market including:

· New equipment designs

· Repair, maintenance, and reliability

· Logistics and delivery

4. Participate and lead reviews of client shutdown procedures to improve on clearing plans and integrate RTI cleaning procedures.

5. Manage assigned Operations Specialists:

· Conduct semi-annual Ops Specialist performance reviews.

· Prioritize Ops Specialist workload for planning and execution responsibilities.

· Facilitate work/life balance discussions.

· Review and approve Ops Specialist vacation requests, expense reports, stipends, etc.

· Challenge Ops Specialist with assignments and continuing education responsibilities

· Serve as a lead for training new Operations Specialists and Operations Technicians

· Facilitate development and implementation of new training programs

6. Review all chemical cleaning plans for projects assigned to team members.

7. Manage deliverables schedules for project plans assigned to team members.

8. Lead REDI reviews for all projects assigned to team members.

9. Provide in-field chemical cleaning supervision for key projects when able.

10. Perform as Execution Lead Ops Spec on cleaning projects as necessary.

11. Manage project schedules: Ops Spec and Ops Tech arrival and departure times, logistics, etc.

12. Evaluates safety performance of direct reports on a regular basis.

13. Ensures that effective SWAPs and JSAs are completed and reviewed.

14. Provides onsite safety liaison for projects in his/her control.

15. Completes Incident Reports and participates in cause findings and corrective action.

16. Communicates weekly and incidental Safety Briefs with direct reports.

17. Communicates all safety notifications upward and downward through his/her organization.

Supervisory Responsibilities

· Conduct semi-annual Ops Spec performance reviews.

· Prioritize Ops Spec workload for planning and execution responsibilities.

· Facilitate work/life balance discussions.

· Review and approve Ops Spec vacation requests, expense reports, stipends, etc.

· Challenge Ops Spec with assignments and continuing education responsibilities.

· Serve as a lead for training new Operations Specialists and Operations Technicians.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

· A minimum of five years process engineering or operations at a refinery, chemical plant or upgrader.

· Must be familiar with operations of refineries, chemical plants or upgraders. Able to:

o Be comfortable meeting with client leadership

o Confidently lead a team of Operations Managers that plan