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Perstorp Polyols, Inc. is an international chemical manufacturing facility in Toledo, OH looking for an Engineering Project Manager to join our Technological Design and Investments team.
Why Work with Us?
Besides our great working environment, we offer a full range of benefits to power our employees’ potential, including:
This is an overview and not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Building on 140 years of experience, Perstorp provides essential properties for products in homes, offices, and communities worldwide. From mobile phones to dairy farms, our chemistry drives high-growth niches like powder and UV-cured coatings, plasticizers, synthetic lubricants, grain preservation, and animal gut health.
Now, as part of PCG Specialty Chemicals, we’re accelerating innovation and sustainability—creating advanced solutions in Coatings, Engineered Fluids, Personal Care, and Polymers. Together, we’re shaping a future that improves everyday life globally.
At Perstorp, you’ll have room to grow, be challenged, and learn. Thanks to our global presence, you’ll work with cross-functional teams and connect with people worldwide. We believe every individual, every action, and every product can make a difference. Join us and help transform the world, one molecule at a time.
Ready to Apply?
Do you think this is you? Are you ready to work for a great world-wide company?
Apply and let’s chat!
We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.
Perstorp Polyols Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship or paid relocation.
ADA Accommodation: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Perstorp Polyols, Inc. is an international chemical manufacturing facility in Toledo, OH looking for an Engineering Project Manager to join our Technological Design and Investments team.
Why Work with Us?
Besides our great working environment, we offer a full range of benefits to power our employees’ potential, including:
- Fully Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for you AND your legal dependents!
- Generous Vacation, PTO, and Company Paid Holidays
- Pension & 401K Match with Immediate Vesting!
- Competitive Compensation Package
- Company Bonus Program
- High Quality Uniforms and PPE paid for by the Company
- Health & Wellness Reimbursement
This is an overview and not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
- Project Management
- Lead and participate in capital projects from concept to completion.
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring projects are managed for on-time, on-budget success.
- Coordinate project activities and maintain clear communication with stakeholders.
- Monitor budgets and expenditures, ensuring financial accountability and transparency.
- Engineering & Construction Management
- Execute process and mechanical engineering tasks to support project goals.
- Oversee construction management, ensuring technical specifications and quality standards are consistently met.
- Resource Planning & Management
- Strategically organize and allocate resources for projects and technical support.
- Manage external engineering partners as needed for each project.
- Optimize resource allocation to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
- Safety & Continuous Improvement
- Champion a culture of safety and continual improvement across all project activities.
- Lead by example in responsible care and compliance with safety standards.
- Compliance & Policy Adherence
- Ensure strict adherence to company policies and procedures.
- Comply with site health, safety, security, and environmental regulations.
- Professional Development & Collaboration
- Support Site Toledo’s growth and development in alignment with the Perstorp Careway.
- Foster teamwork by supporting colleagues and contributing to a collaborative work environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Process, Chemical or I&E Engineering required.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience manufacturing position in a chemical plant or refinery preferred.
- Root Cause Investigation experience preferred (i.e., Cause Mapping, Taproot, 5-Why).
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Projects).
- Demonstrated organized and structured work management and planning skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to implement process improvement from concept through project completion (project management skills).
- Effectively communicate in English using multiple forms of communication including virtual.
- Basic mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision and effectively manage multiple/changing priorities.
Building on 140 years of experience, Perstorp provides essential properties for products in homes, offices, and communities worldwide. From mobile phones to dairy farms, our chemistry drives high-growth niches like powder and UV-cured coatings, plasticizers, synthetic lubricants, grain preservation, and animal gut health.
Now, as part of PCG Specialty Chemicals, we’re accelerating innovation and sustainability—creating advanced solutions in Coatings, Engineered Fluids, Personal Care, and Polymers. Together, we’re shaping a future that improves everyday life globally.
At Perstorp, you’ll have room to grow, be challenged, and learn. Thanks to our global presence, you’ll work with cross-functional teams and connect with people worldwide. We believe every individual, every action, and every product can make a difference. Join us and help transform the world, one molecule at a time.
Ready to Apply?
Do you think this is you? Are you ready to work for a great world-wide company?
Apply and let’s chat!
We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.
Perstorp Polyols Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship or paid relocation.
ADA Accommodation: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.