Turnaround Manager

Company Overview

Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.

At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.

This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.

We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.

We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.

Position Overview

Plan, prepare and execute turnarounds within the agreed time and against agreed quality and budget. 

Essential Functions

Turn Arounds 

• Accountable for the delivery of assigned turn arounds within budget and agreed time against the agreed quality standards. 

HSE/Q

• Accountable for compliance with all local HSE/Q policies and Hexion guidelines applicable to assigned projects

General

• Develop and implement policies and procedures around turn arounds.

Decision Making Authority

• All approvals as laid out in the DOA can be independently decided. 

Key Relationships

Intern:

• Production engineers
• Operations
• Integrity
• Maintenance
• Construction managers
• Project managers
• Engineering
• Technology department
• Site management
• Legal
• Procurement

Extern:

• Engineering and other contrators
• Maintenance and engineering staff
• Suppliers and external advisors

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare, execute and lead Turn arounds according
  • HSE guidelines and procedures
  • Global TAR process
  • Long term TAR planning
  • Cost controlling guidelines
  • Operational guidelines (LOTO, commissioning, spading, etc)
• Forecast, control and monitor all cost related to Turn arounds
• Align with business, internal and external stakeholders on long term TAR planning
• Lead and manage the TAR team
  • Timeliness to global TAR process
  • Adherence to SHE guidelines and procedures
  • Quality and execution of work
  • Ensure proper training and development
  • Hold and follow up on performance reviews
    Balance between contractor and Hexion personnel 

Core Competencies

Strategic Focus and Direction:

-    Exhibits knowledge of key customer organizations and processes;
-    Nurtures and enhances relationships with counterparts at customer and is an advocate for the customer;
-    Exhibits an understanding of the strategic plan through alignment of goals, objectives and work performance;
-    Contributes to business progress through functional expertise;
-    Contributes to the business in a value-building way;
-    Seeks challenges and works or resolve difficult situations.

Trust and Teamwork:

-   Presents information and ideas in a articulate andorganized manner (verbal and written);
-    Seeks feeback and acts to improve personal and professional performance;
-    Analyzes information and contributes ideas to the decision-making process;
-    Exhibits skills participative and collaborative decision-making process;
-    Functions in a team leadership role to produce a value-added outcome for Hexion. 

Personal Leadership:
           
-    Seeks opportunities and formulates actions to create efficiencies;
-    Nurtures and enhances relationships with associates, vendors and customers by treating them in a consistent and fair manner;
-    Models Hexion’s core values. Recognizes inappropriate actions or behavior and acts in a ethical manner to correct the problem;
-    Exhibits perseverance and focus in the face of adversity;
-    Seeks and embraces change by challenging the status quo;
-    Ensure learning and development takes place;
-    Demonstrates knowledge in incorporates cultural differences in actions.

Achieve Business Results:

-    Designs and implements practices and procedures that enable others;
-    Completes assignments on time and on budget;
-    Exhibits a sense of responsibility and urgency toward goal accomplishment;
-    Directs resources for effective, efficient and timely use;
-    Applies functional expertise;
-    Coaches and holds accountable individuals and teams to meet mutually agreed-upon expectations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree (i.e. HTS) or master degree (Technical University)
• Technical background in Engineering
• Background / Experience in TA management
• Minimal 10 years’ experience in TA and/or projects in an international environment and chemical- or engineering contracting industry. 

Required additional skills:

• Team Player;
• Good communication skills;
• Excellent project management skills;
• Flexible;
• Persuasiveness;
• Distinguishes essentials from the rest;
• Multitasking skills;
• Determined attitude. 

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age.  Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.