Chemical manufacturer scaling operations and process automation
OxyChem is a legacy chemical manufacturer (founded 1909, Berkshire Hathaway-owned) with 1,000–5,000 employees across North America producing polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali, and calcium chloride for water treatment, pharma, and construction. The tech stack is enterprise-heavy (SAP S/4HANA, Workday, ServiceNow, Power Platform) with active adoption of SAP and internal automation work via Power Automate—typical of a large-scale ops-driven business modernizing core systems. Hiring velocity is accelerating across engineering (28 open roles), ops, and manufacturing, suggesting concurrent pushes on capital projects, process automation, and plant reliability.
OxyChem manufactures essential chemicals serving water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, automotive, and construction markets. Operations span the United States, Canada, and Latin America. The company is a top-three U.S. producer of its core product categories and maintains formal safety accreditation through OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program. Current operational priorities include capital project evaluation, equipment process improvements, plant reliability gains, manufacturing cost reduction, and automation of manual workflows through Power Automate and custom integrations. The organization is mid-career-heavy (54 mid-level, 15 senior hires) with small leadership pockets, indicating execution-focused growth rather than greenfield expansion.
Core systems include Workday (HR), SAP S/4HANA with BW/4HANA (ERP/analytics), ServiceNow (ITSM), Microsoft Power Platform (automation), Dynamics 365, AutoCAD (design), and Ariba (procurement). Manufacturing environments use PLC and DCS systems.
Capital project evaluation, equipment and process improvements, plant reliability enhancements, manufacturing cost reduction, and automation initiatives via Power Automate. Also ongoing mechanical inspection programs and real-time strategy implementation.
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