Operations / Project Specialist - Texas Brine Company, LLC

Salary Exempt Position

Company: Texas Brine Company, LLC

Responsibilities:

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for operations across all facilities, including brine production (solution mining) and underground salt cavern storage.
• Oversee multi-site operational planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and performance to meet production targets, cost goals, and reliability standards.
• Ensure full regulatory compliance with federal, state, and local requirements (environmental, safety, permitting, cavern integrity, and hazardous materials handling).
• Champion a zero-incident safety culture and environmental stewardship, driving continuous improvement in health, safety, and sustainability programs aligned with Responsible Care®.
• Optimize processes, asset utilization, and infrastructure across geographically dispersed sites to maximize uptime, brine quality, and customer delivery reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams on cavern development, integrity monitoring, brine quality control, and major infrastructure/expansion projects.
• Develop and track key operational KPIs, implement continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., lean, root cause analysis), and report performance to executive leadership.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, including regulatory agencies, customers, contractors, and communities, while leading crisis/emergency response across facilities.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of plant or process operations experience in brine manufacturing/mining/production.
• 5 years of leadership experience with direct reports.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Executive leadership capability with proven success directing multi-site industrial or chemical manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to drive a strong safety culture, including ownership of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) performance and zero-incident initiatives.
• Thorough understanding of regulatory compliance requirements (environmental, safety, permitting, hazardous materials, and asset integrity).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex operational, financial, and performance data to drive sound, data-based decisions.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to make sound decisions in complex, high-risk environments.
• Strong crisis and emergency response leadership across multiple facilities.
• Proven people leader with the ability to coach, develop, and retain high-performing teams.
• Clear, concise, and professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-directed, results-oriented leader with the flexibility to be on call and respond to operational needs as required.

Working Conditions:

• The standard work schedule is Monday through Friday; however, flexibility is required to support operational needs, including occasional extended hours. Some travel is required.
• Working conditions vary based on operational demands and project schedules. The role includes a combination of headquarters-based responsibilities and on-site field activities across operational facilities.  Time allocation between office and field environments may fluctuate.
• Fieldwork may involve exposure to outdoor environments, varying weather conditions, and active industrial or construction sites.
• Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is required during site visits.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to complete and pass post-offer checks, including, but not limited to, background, drug, references, and education.