Regional Manager - Distribution Facilities

CF Industries - Northbrook, IL

Full-time - Manager

Northbrook, IL

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy.

Responsibilities

• Engage the team and others to inspire and act in ways that uphold a culture built on safety and operational excellence.
• Invests personally to identify, engage, develop, and retain top talent, supports colleagues by providing honest feedback and willingly shares knowledge in areas of expertise with others.
• Manage execution by communicating clear expectations and holds people accountable.
• Collaborate and achieve results by building partnerships based on trust and respect, coordinates efforts and ensures alignment across CF.
• Utilizes a holistic and long-term perspective in strategic decision making.
• Leverage business data to drive decisions, plans, and actions.
• Asserts views and makes decisions while conveying humility.
• Models flexibility and a positive outlook. Readily adapts and takes the initiative to learn.
• Actively supports and participates in established corporate and department based EHS initiatives and assist in the proposal and development of new initiatives.
• Supports and enhances incident reduction initiatives through personal engagement and promoting individual accountability for safety performance within the region and across the department.
• Oversees the inspection and preventative maintenance and repair of buildings, equipment and site security systems to meet department objectives.
• Directs and/or recommends necessary changes to facility processes, equipment, procedures, or staffing to meet departmental objectives.
• Participates in the preparation of Authorization For Expenditures (AFEs) to commit corporate funds for capital projects including leading the process for budget item identification, prioritization, and justification and partners with all stakeholders for project scope development, project approval, project budgetary adherence and reporting requirements.
• Prepares and administers annual regional operating budget and actively participates in the department budgeting process.
• Represents CF Industries within the local community and promotes CF Industries Community Relations programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent technical experience and business aptitude.
• Preferred 10 years' minimum progressive experience in a PSM standard covered distribution or processing environment (preference will be given to fertilizer manufacturing, petrochemical or refining experience).
• Competent with applicable codes, regulations and standards.
• Proven supervisory experience including mentoring, coaching, and leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization, from hourly employees to senior executives of the company.
• Must be PC literate within a Windows environment and be proficient in Microsoft applications.
• Must have the ability to travel on an as-needed basis (travel is primarily throughout the assigned facility locations and can account for up to 60% of the workweek).
• Must successfully obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential card (TWIC).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, consisting of base pay plus an incentive program available to all full-time employees.
• Comprehensive benefits package including high-quality healthcare options.
• Well-being incentive program.
• 401k.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Generous time off (with time off to volunteer).
• Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.