What are the responsibilities and job description for the Turnaround Regional Manager position at Calumet?
Who are we?
At Calumet we deliver innovative specialty products trusted by companies across the globe. We are the foundation to everyday essential products that help millions of people live and thrive. We are headquartered in Indianapolis and have numerous production locations in the US. We are customer focused and utilize our values of collaboration and entrepreneurship to grow the business. We offer a dynamic, high-performance environment where team members can have real input and impact on our business. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves, treat the business as if it is your own and add value accordingly, come see why we're Calumet Proud!
Purpose:
This position provides planning, mentorship, and guidance to Calumet's NWLA operations facilities to achieve best-in-class turnaround performance. Collaborates with internal and external sources to employ best practices, tools, and systems to continually improve the turnaround planning and execution (TP&E) process. Provides leadership in development and improvement as Calumet continues to transition its TP&E systems into industry-accepted practices.
Reporting Relationships:
This position will report directly to the SVP - Operations with dotted line accountability to the three NWLA plant managers. The position will provide mentorship and guidance to the turnaround execution managers at the three NWLA sites. The position will also share best practices with the Montana business unit with the long-term vision of common TP&E processes at all Calumet facilities. While this position initially will not have any direct reports, there is the possibility of justifying additional resources as the centralized turnaround planning organization evolve.
Ideal candidate is located in Northwest Louisiana or nearby City/ State.
Description:
Turnaround Planning
- Turnaround excellence has been identified as the next transformational activity needed to improve long-term asset reliability. This position is critical to achieving this goal.
- Play a key role in transitioning Calumet to industry-accepted TP&E practices. Turnaround planning milestones have been identified and tracking systems for 2026 scheduled turnarounds. This position will take those existing practices (still in its infancy) and improve them.
- Work directly with SVP - Asset Transformation and Mechanical Integrity Director in OPEX to improve the tools being used for turnaround planning.
- Serve on the Shreveport turnaround steering committee as the main facilitator to make sure milestones are being tracked and met. Identify resource constraints, roadblocks, and critical paths. Work within the organization and the plant management to resolve. Elevate major issues to SVP-Operations for resolution. Keep SVP-Operations updated on progress.
- Manage the third-party turnaround coaches (operations, execution, safety) for the 2026 turnarounds.
- Implement the Shreveport turnaround model for future NWLA turnarounds.
Required Educations/ Experiences:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering.
- Minimum 10 years of operating and technical experience in refining, lubricants, and/or chemicals manufacturing.
- Five years or more experience in a supervisory role.
- Relevant experience in turnaround manager roles.
- Must be willing to travel up to 50%
Preferred Education/Experiences:
- An advanced degree in engineering or an MBA.
- Experience in other manufacturing roles, specifically capital projects planning and execution.
Competencies:
- Strong oral and written communications skills.
- Knowledge of computer and tracking systems used for planning and scheduling.
- Capability to positively communicate and interact with all levels of management and all plant levels.
- Strong leadership skills with ability to influence key contributors and others in improving process performance.
- Able to foster a team atmosphere when a team member.
- Skilled team leader who builds consensus.
- Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Has ability to prioritize.
- Able to deal with ambiguity.
- Good overall process technical knowledge.
- Good judgement and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrates and embraces Calumet Core Values and Leadership values.
Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. We are an equal opportunity employer including disability and veteran. All offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.