Sr. Process Engineering Manager

<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><u>Who are we?</u></strong><br>At Calumet we deliver innovative specialty products trusted by companies across the globe. We are the foundation to everyday essential products that help millions of people live and thrive. We are headquartered in Indianapolis and have numerous production locations in the US. We are customer focused and utilize our values of collaboration and entrepreneurship to grow the business. We offer a dynamic, high-performance environment where team members can have real input and impact on our business. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, treat the business as if it is your own and add value accordingly, come see why we’re Calumet Proud!</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">About the Role</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Calumet is seeking a <strong>Senior Manager, Process Engineering</strong> to provide enterprise-level technical direction and execution oversight that improves process performance, reliability, and safety across our operations. In this role, you will ensure the consistent application of process engineering systems, practices, and capabilities while developing technical talent and supporting the adoption of new technologies. You'll translate functional direction into scalable, repeatable execution across the organization—making a measurable impact on how we operate.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What You'll Do</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Drive Process Performance</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> — Lead the development and execution of enterprise process monitoring and performance management systems to ensure consistent, high-quality application across operations.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provide Technical Oversight</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> — Guide complex process optimization, troubleshooting, and investigations to drive reliable, safe, and efficient operations.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Coordinate Engineering Resources</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> — Prioritize and align internal and external process engineering resources to support operational needs, specialized analyses, and technology assessments.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Champion Best Practices</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> — Facilitate cross-site best-practice networks and knowledge-sharing forums to improve consistency, capability, and technical learning across the organization.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ensure Quality & Accountability</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> — Oversee the review and quality of unit health monitoring outputs and participate in performance and vendor reviews to assess effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Evaluate New Technologies</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> — Lead technical reviews for new process technologies and significant process modifications to support informed decision-making and risk management.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Build Technical Capability</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> — Oversee the development and implementation of technical training and capability-building programs for process engineering roles.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Develop Talent</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> — Mentor and develop process engineering talent through technical coaching, guidance, and escalation support.</span></span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Travel</strong> -- 50% </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What You'll Bring</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Required Qualifications</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related engineering discipline</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">15+ years of experience in process engineering roles within refining, specialty products, or chemical manufacturing environments</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership, coordination, or oversight across multiple teams, sites, or initiatives</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional partners such as operations, safety, and other engineering disciplines</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Key Skills</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Enterprise process engineering oversight and systems thinking</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Complex problem-solving and root cause analysis</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Cross-functional collaboration and technical influence</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Prioritization and coordination of technical resources</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Technical coaching and capability development</span></li> <li style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Clear written and verbal communication across all organizational levels</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. We are an equal opportunity employer including disability and veteran. All offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.</span></p>

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