Senior Process Technology Manager

We currently have an opening for a Senior Process Technology Manager for the Pilot Plant, located at the Elwood, Illinois Millsdale Plant, part of the R&D Department. The primary responsibilities for this position will be to manage a chemical pilot plant facility and diverse team of 35-40 comprising 1/3 engineers, 1/3 lab and operations personnel, and maintenance and safety. This position will also work with a staff of 5-7 direct reports and those responsibilities will include: - Manage a project load including research, development, and continuous improvement projects as they pass from concept phase to commercial implementation in Stepan’s 14 manufacturing plants located around the world. - Ensure stable ongoing supply of specialty product produced under cGMP ICH protocol. - Oversee safety and CMMS activities including PHA compliance and Hazop reviews associated with use of hazardous materials in the facility. - Provide leadership for process innovation and step-change improvement initiatives in both chemical processing, and equipment design/build/installation opportunities. - Work closely with business management, plant and operations management, and R&D department to understand and influence strategy, identify and prioritize opportunities, and successfully execute on projects to drive improved profitability for the company.Additionally, this position will work with staff to assess, recruit and retain talent as well as build a team of results-oriented individuals. He/She will to play a leadership role in the plan to: - Develop engineering and operations talent for both the RDE and Supply Chain parts of the organization, - Build process expertise for the company and own Process Stewardship, - Develop Communities of Best Practice in support of the platform processes within the company.The successful candidate will have either a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in Chemical Engineering or a PhD in Chemistry and 10-20 years experience plus a minimum of 5 years working in a Research & Development Engineering role in a pilot plant facility involved in the development of processes for commodity or specialty chemicals. Preferance is a candidate who has held management/leadership role in a chemical process research or process scale-up facility with > 10 reports, including degreed and non-degreed personnel. Highly valued candidates who have production engineering or corporate engineering experience and who have spent some time on the manufacturing/supply chain side of their organization. Willingness and ability to communicate openly and effectively, deadline oriented, and prepared to spend time discussing project issues in detail are a must. Additionally, candidate should have demonstrated track record prioritizing projects and managing resources to achieve goals in a timely fashion, including several projects that have been scaled to commercial production. Stepan Company offers an excellent Total Rewards compensation package, including health/life/dental/vision insurance, retirement/401(k)/profit sharing, incentive bonus, educational assistance and more. If you are interested please visit our website at www.stepan.com and apply online. Stepan Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer