Plant Manager
PRODUCTION MANAGER – PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Location: (Client site – details provided during screening)
Industry: Petrochemical / Manufacturing / Industrial
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: Market-related (based on experience)
Department: Site Operations – LCS Service Function
Reporting To: Senior Management
Our client is seeking an experienced, technically strong, and operationally driven Production Manager with proven experience in the petrochemical industry.
This role is responsible for leading all on-site production operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing output.
The Production Manager will oversee daily production performance, plant availability, maintenance coordination, quality compliance, HSE standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
This is a high?impact leadership role requiring strong operational discipline, people management capability, and deep technical understanding of petrochemical production environments.
Key Responsibilities
Production Operations Management
Oversee daily production flow to meet volume, quality, and timeline requirements
Schedule and coordinate production activities based on demand and capacity
Optimise utilisation of equipment, labour, and materials
Ensure compliance with SOPs, quality systems, and regulatory requirements
Maintenance & Asset Management
Oversee preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance strategies
Ensure asset performance, uptime, and reliability targets are met
Collaborate with Maintenance Supervisor on work orders, CMMS accuracy, and spares
Lead plant shutdowns, commissioning, and upgrade projects
People Leadership & Team Development
Lead, coach, and manage production and maintenance teams
Oversee workforce planning, shift scheduling, and staffing levels
Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and continuous improvement
Identify skills gaps and implement training plans
Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
Ensure all activities comply with safety policies and regulatory standards
Conduct safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations
Champion safe working behaviour and drive HSE performance improvements
Quality & Compliance
Ensure products meet required specifications and quality standards
Address deviations, non?conformances, and root?cause investigations
Collaborate with QA/QC teams to maintain certification and audit readiness
Continuous Improvement & Performance Optimisation
Lead Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and OEE improvement initiatives
Analyse performance data to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities
Drive 5S, standardised work, and waste?reduction projects
Budget & Cost Control
Manage operational budgets and cost control
Track and reduce production cost per unit
Ensure cost?effective use of materials, utilities, and workforce
Key Performance Outputs (KPOs)
Aligned to operational excellence, including:
Production Performance: Output vs target, Production Efficiency %, On?Time Delivery
Quality: Right?First?Time %, Scrap/Waste Reduction %, Customer Defects
Maintenance & Reliability: OEE, Plant Uptime %, MTTR, PM Compliance %
HSE: LTIR, Near?Miss Reporting, Training Completion %
Financial: Cost per Unit, Budget Adherence, Energy Efficiency
People: Retention, Absenteeism, Training Completion, Performance Reviews
Team Structure
You will lead and coordinate:
Millwright
Maintenance Team
Supervisor
Operators
Foreman
Artisans
Safety Officer
Administrator
Minimum Requirements
Experience in the petrochemical industry (essential)
Proven experience in production management, operations, or plant leadership
Strong knowledge of maintenance, asset management, and reliability principles
Strong understanding of HSE, quality systems, and regulatory compliance
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, OEE, and continuous improvement methodologies
Strong leadership, communication, and people?management skills
Ability to work under pressure in a high?risk industrial environment
Strong analytical, problem?solving, and decision?making ability