Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Calumet delivers specialty products for essential industries through production operations across the United States. The Operations Integrity & Performance Director will lead strategic initiatives that improve safety, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability while developing management systems, closing performance gaps, and supporting site operations teams.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement operational discipline strategies aligned with corporate goals to ensure safe, compliant, and profitable operations
- Lead cross-functional teams to improve production efficiency, asset reliability, and safety performance
- Build organizational capability through education, training, and mentorship of site operations leaders
- Champion a culture of vigilance, risk awareness, and continuous improvement across all operational areas
- Support compliance with safety regulations and internal standards; mentor teams to identify and mitigate high-consequence risks
- Drive initiatives to reduce downtime, optimize energy usage, and improve throughput across sites
- Provide guidance for turnaround planning and execution to minimize disruption and maximize value
- Evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance operational efficiency and reliability
- Facilitate governance forums and collaborate with corporate engineering, maintenance, HSE, and commercial teams to align initiatives
- Communicate progress and impact of operational excellence programs to executive leadership and key stakeholders
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 15+ years of experience in refining or petrochemical operations, including 5+ years in operations leadership
- Strong knowledge of refining processes, HSE and process safety standards, and regulatory compliance
- Familiarity with turnaround planning, refining economics, and operational excellence frameworks (e.g., OEMS, Lean Six Sigma)
- Proven ability to lead transformation initiatives and leverage digital tools and analytics in industrial environments
- Strategic leadership and change management
- Advanced knowledge of operational risk management
- Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills
- Ability to influence without authority and build cross-functional alignment
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