Chief Technician

At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.   

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you? 

About the job:

The Chief Technician is responsible for the plant operations of the Sodium Chlorate process to produce in a safe, environmentally sound, and efficient manner.

In your future role as a Chief Technician, you will:

• Champion safety, environmental, and housekeeping standards across the site.
• Operate plant systems safely and efficiently to produce consistent, high-quality products.
• Lead and guide field operators, ensuring clear priorities and effective teamwork.
• Monitor process conditions, troubleshoot deviations, and drive root cause investigations.
• Support maintenance planning, including SAP notifications and outage preparation.
• Achieve and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Participate in safety programs, permit-to-work processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Train and mentor operators and new Chief Technicians.
• Communicate clearly across shifts, conduct effective handovers, and keep accurate shift records.

We believe you bring:

• A High School Diploma/GED with at least 2 years of post-secondary or military education (technical field preferred), or 3+ years of experience in the chemical industry.
• Strong ability to read, analyze, interpret, and respond to technical data related to plant operations.
• Solid math skills, including working with fractions, decimals, percentages, and metric system conversions, and applying them to operational processes.
• Proven problem-solving skills for practical and operational challenges in a plant environment.
• Ability to interpret sample results and take prompt, appropriate action.
• Competence in operating computers and DCS systems with multiple screens and alarms.
• Clear and efficient communication skills, including radio communication.

Good to know:
 

• This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Shift Supervisor and will be based at our Columbus, MS location.

• Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/  

We look forward to receiving your application! 

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.  
  

About Nouryon:

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If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.

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Nouryon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or staffing companies.