Site Director - Performance Chemicals Manufacturing

Role - Site Director - Performance Chemicals Manufacturing

Location - North Carolina

Work Pattern - Onsite

Relocation Package is available - more than happy to consider candidates from outside NC.

The Opportunity

A leading manufacturer of performance chemicals is looking for a Site Director to lead one of its core production sites through its next chapter. The site produces a broad portfolio of performance chemicals for demanding industrial customers, and the business sees real potential to raise its performance, rebuild momentum and set a new standard of operating excellence.

This is a role for a leader who wants to make a visible difference. You will take ownership of the site's results, culture and future, and re-energise a skilled workforce around a clear plan for safer, more reliable and more competitive operations.

The Role

As Site Director, you will have full accountability for the site's safety, performance and people. You will set the vision for improvement, work with the team to make it happen, and build the capability and pride on site to sustain it.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety and compliance: lead a strong safety and process safety culture and ensure the site meets all environmental, health, safety and quality requirements
• Performance improvement: set the improvement agenda and drive measurable gains in safety, yield, throughput, reliability, cost and customer service, using proven operational excellence and lean methods
• Site re-invigoration: reset the site's ambition, restore confidence and pride, and engage employees at every level around a shared plan for the future
• Complex portfolio operations: optimise production planning, scheduling, changeovers and inventory across a wide, multi-product range to protect delivery performance and margin
• Asset reliability and investment: shape and deliver a capital and maintenance strategy that improves asset health, uptime and long-term competitiveness
• Customer and commercial partnership: work closely with commercial, supply chain and technical teams to align the site with customer needs and growth opportunities
• People and leadership: build a strong leadership team, develop talent and succession, and foster open, constructive relationships across the site
• Change leadership: communicate clearly, manage resistance and keep the improvement programme moving

About You

Essential

• Degree in chemical engineering, chemistry or Physics
• Significant experience in chemical or process manufacturing, including senior site leadership (for example Site Director, Plant Manager or Operations Director)
• A proven record of delivering step-change performance improvement or an operational turnaround
• Strong process safety and regulatory leadership, with a safety-first mindset
• Experience running multi-product, batch or campaign-based production, ideally in specialty or performance chemicals
• Confident change leadership and the ability to engage and motivate teams at all levels

Site Director - Performance Chemicals Manufacturing

Location - North Carolina

Work Pattern - Onsite

Relocation Package is available - more than happy to consider candidates from outside NC.

Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.