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This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations while driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and business performance.\nAs a member of the site leadership team, you will lead the manufacturingorganisation, champion our EHS culture, and develop high-performing teams to deliver exceptional results.You will play a critical role in shaping operational strategy and supporting the future success of the site.\nWe are looking for a visible and inspiring leader who is passionate about developing people, improving performance, andmaintainingthe highest standards of safety and operational discipline.\nDo you thinkyou’rethe right fit for this opportunity? Apply today!\nRole Responsibilities:\nAs anOperationsManager, you willbe responsible for:\nLeading the Wilton ManufacturingOrganisationto achieve outstanding safety, environmental, quality, and operational performance.\n\nEnsuring the plantoperatessafely and efficiently whilemaintainingcompliance with site procedures, regulatory requirements, and environmental permits.\n\nDriving a strong culture of EHS excellence, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.\n\nMaximisingplant performance, reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness to meet business and customer requirements.\n\nManaging, coaching, and developing Shift Managers and the wider operationsorganisationto build capability,successionstrength, and future talent.\n\nLeading operational cost control, productivity improvementinitiatives, and performance management processes.\n\nCollaborating with Supply Chain,Maintenance, and Engineering teams to align manufacturing activities withsiteobjectives.\n\nProviding operational and technical leadership to support safe, reliable, and effective plant operations.\n\nEnsuring plant modifications and capital projects meetrequiredoperational and EHS standards.\n\nMaintaining accountability for theSafe ControlofWork process and promoting a culture where safety always comes first.\n\nActingas a key member of the Site Leadership Team and Site Duty Team, contributing to site-wide performance, governance, and leadership standards.\n\nExperience and Competencies:\nWhat we are looking for:\nDegree qualified inan appropriate engineeringdiscipline, with Chartered Engineer status (or working towards chartership) desirable.\n\nProven leadership experience within chemical manufacturing or a similarly regulated major hazard environment.\n\nStrong understanding of process safety, EHS compliance, operational risk management, and regulatory requirements.\n\nDemonstrated success delivering operational excellence through improvements in safety, reliability, productivity, and cost performance.\n\nExperience developing, coaching, and leading high-performing teams.\n\nStrong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence across multiple functions and organisational levels.\n\nExperience leading organisational change and delivering sustainable business improvements.\n\nProven ability to provide strategic and operational leadership within a complex manufacturing environment.\n\nExperience working within a unionised environment is desirable.\n\nWhat next?\nIf you would like to join an innovative,collaborativeand multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will beforwardedto a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.\nAbout Us:\nAt Huntsman, we pride ourselves on being a people-oriented organization.\nOur family-like atmosphere is cultivated by our diverse groups of team members around the world.\nWe welcome the talent,experienceand fresh ideas that employees at all stages of their careers, from interns to seasoned professionals, bring to Huntsman.\nIn return, we offer you the opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic, industry-leading company, where safety and ethics always come first.\nAdditional Locations:","description_format":"text","description_chars":4255,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Science & Engineering","Transportation & Logistics","Materials Science & Nanotechnology","Cold Chain"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-05T15:50:29Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":14,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.326,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":81,"expected_fill_days":59,"reasons":["conf:13","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/huntsman-operations-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/huntsman-operations-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-18T02:38:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4264,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-19T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4341},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4341"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhuntsman-operations-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhuntsman-operations-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhuntsman-operations-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/huntsman-operations-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhuntsman-operations-manager"}]}