Sterling Chemicals, Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at Sterling Chemicals, Inc.:

Responsible for chemical manufacturing in a continuous process plant producing 770 million pounds per year of acetic acid. Responsibilities included daily plant operations and troubleshooting, production and shutdown planning, job safety and training, environmental compliance and reporting, OSHA PSM implementation, customer relations, and supervision of 19 unionized operators and two foremen. Led a team for the consolidation of the acetic acid and methanol production units including operator cross-training. Participated in the development, installation, and start-up of a $36 million debottlenecking project which increased acetic acid unit production capacity by twenty percent and included a conversion to DCS controls. Participated in the installation and start-up of a new $87 million methanol plant. Led the commissioning and start-up of a $25 million enclosed tank biological waste treatment facility. Directed the development of DCS programming for the operation of the sequential batch reactors, wrote the unit start-up and operating procedures, trained the operations staff, and supervised the operation of the facility. Developed the fugitive emissions monitoring and environmental reporting programs. Responsible for chemical manufacturing in a continuous process plant producing 1.5 billion pounds of styrene per year (1.8 billion pounds of ethylbenzene per year). Process areas included ethylbenzene alkylation, styrene dehydrogenation, and product distillation. Duties included daily plant monitoring and troubleshooting, production scheduling, maintenance and shutdown planning, indirect supervision of unionized operators, job safety and training, and implementation of small capital projects.

What they like about Sterling Chemicals, Inc.:

You highly value a work environment built on a formal structure, rules, and regulations. You do not enjoy the unpredictability of shifting priorities and deadlines that upset your routine. You require and enjoy direction, input and accountability as part of your work environment. You have a strong need to participate in making key decisions and feel left out if your superiors or co-workers do not seek your input when making decisions. You thrive on providing good customer service to both internal or external customers, and doing so makes you feel good.

Tags

production, manufacturing, chemical, engineer, manager, director, petrochemicals, commercial

Skills

production management, manufacturing management, production supervision, project management, contract negotiation, contract administration, business analysis, operations troubleshooting, safety management, product management, production planning, demand chain management, business development, pricing, budgeting, cost control, customer relations

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Sterling Chemicals, Inc.: