Profession chemical production manager

Chemical production managers are responsible for the technical coordination and control of the chemical production processes. They steer one or more manufacturing units and oversee the implementation of technical and human means, within the framework of objectives of volume, quality and planning. Chemical production managers design and ensure that the production plans and schedules are met. They are responsible for implementation of the processes designed to ensure quality of the manufactured product, good working conditions and environmental practices, and safety of the workplace.

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Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Supply chain principles

  Characteristics, operations and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to the customer.

• Leadership principles

  Set of traits and values which guide the actions of a leader with her/his employees and the company and provide direction throughout her/his career. These principles are also an important tool for self-evaluation to identify strengths and weaknesses, and seek self-improvement.

• Chemical processes

  The relevant chemical processes used in manufacture, such as purification, seperation, emulgation and dispergation processing.

• Risk management

  The process of identifying, assessing, and prioritising of all types of risks and where they could come from, such as natural causes, legal changes, or uncertainty in any given context, and the methods on dealing with risks effectively.

• Good manufacturing practices

  Regulatory requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) applied in the relevant manufacturing sector.

• Manufacturing plant equipment

  The characteristics and functioning conditions of manufacturing plant equipments such as chemical reactors, addition tanks, pumps, filters, mixers.

• Manufacturing processes

  The steps required through which a material is transformed into a product, its development and full-scale manufacturing.

Skills

• Meet deadlines

  Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.

• Regulate chemical reaction

  Regulate the reaction by adjusting the steam and coolant valves so that the reaction is within the specified limits for explosion prevention.

• Manage chemical processes inspection

  Manage the chemical in-process inspection, making sure the inspection results are documented, the inspection procedures are well written and the checklists are updated.

• Create manufacturing guidelines

  Draft procedures and guidelines to ensure that government and industry regulations are met by manufacturers in both international and domestic markets.

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation

  Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.

• Manage budgets

  Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

• Keep up with digital transformation of industrial processes

  Keep up to date with digital innovations applicable to industrial processes. Integrate these transformations in the company's processes aiming for competitive and profitable business models.

• Follow company standards

  Lead and manage according to the organisation's code of conduct.

• Monitor manufacturing quality standards

  Monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishing process.

• Ensure compliance with safety legislation

  Implement safety programmes to comply with national laws and legislation. Ensure that equipment and processes are compliant with safety regulations.

• Improve chemical processes

  Collect data required to make improvements or modifications to chemical processes. Develop new industrial processes, design new process plants/equipment or modify existing ones.

• Liaise with managers

  Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

• Analyse supply chain strategies

  Examine an organisation's planning details of production, their expected output units, quality, quantity, cost, time available and labour requirements. Provide suggestions in order to improve products, service quality and reduce costs.

• Monitor plant production

  Monitor the plant processes set-up and efficiency to ensure the maximum output production levels.

• Strive for company growth

  Develop strategies and plans aiming at achieving a sustained company growth, be the company self-owned or somebody else's. Strive with actions to increase revenues and positive cash flows.

• Manage supplies

  Monitor and control the flow of supplies that includes the purchase, storage and movement of the required quality of raw materials, and also work-in-progress inventory. Manage supply chain activities and synchronise supply with demand of production and customer.

• Plan health and safety procedures

  Set up procedures for maintaining and improving health and safety in the workplace.

• Adhere to organisational guidelines

  Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.

• Assess quality of services

  Test and compare various goods and services in order to assess their quality and to give detailed information to consumers.

• Assess environmental impact

  Monitor environmental impacts and carry out assessments in order to identify and to reduce the organisation's environmental risks while taking costs into account.

• Adapt production levels

  Adapt current production levels and strive to improve the current production rates looking for economic gains and margins. Negotiate improvement with sales, dispatch and distribution departments.

• Perform product planning

  Identify and articulate market requirements that define a product’s feature set. Product planning serves as the basis for decisions about price, distribution and promotion.

• Manage staff

  Manage employees and subordinates, working in a team or individually, to maximise their performance and contribution. Schedule their work and activities, give instructions, motivate and direct the workers to meet the company objectives. Monitor and measure how an employee undertakes their responsibilities and how well these activities are executed. Identify areas for improvement and make suggestions to achieve this. Lead a group of people to help them achieve goals and maintain an effective working relationship among staff.

• Monitor chemical process condition

  Monitor the conformity of the chemical process, checking all indicators or warning signals provided by the instruments such as recording instruments, flowmeters and panel lights.

• Adjust production schedule

  Adjust work schedule in order to maintain permanent shift operation.

• Communicate production plan

  Communicates production plan to all levels in a way that targets, processes, and requirements are clear. Ensures that information is passed to everyone involved in the process assuming their responsibility for overall success.

• Develop manufacturing policies

  Develop policies and procedures applied in manufacturing with the aim of improving competitiveness and capabilities of the industry.

• Adhere to standard procedures

  Adhere to and follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB