Bart Standefer
Site Facility Leader at Braskem
- Role
- Site Facility Leader at Braskem
- Location
- Lake Jackson, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bart Standefer
Strategic and results-driven leader with over 19 years of leadership in chemical, plastics, and industrial manufacturing. Proven success in transforming underperforming assets into top-tier operations through operational excellence, safety leadership, and people-centric culture. Experienced in managing large-scale facilities, leading teams of 90+, and overseeing budgets exceeding $70M. Passionate about sustainability, reliability, and continuous improvement. Known for rescuing a 40-year-old manufacturing asset from under evaluation and turning it into one of the highest-performing sites in the company
Experience
Site Facility Leader
Jul 2018 — Present · Oyster Creek, TX, US
Directed operations for two major polypropylene facilities (800M lbs/year capacity) with $27M expense,$26M variable, and $22M capital budgets.• Led a team of 90+ employees, achieving zero recordable injuries, benchmark safety performance, and record-setting production levels.• Built and scaled reliability and maintenance organizations, optimizing turnaround execution and reducing costs through strategic planning and forecasting.• Championed sustainability initiatives that reduced carbon footprint and enhanced operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.• Developed and executed 5- and 10-year capital investment plans to ensure long-term operational success and asset integrity.• Rescued a 40-year-old manufacturing asset from shutdown by driving strategic improvements in efficiency, reliability, and cost control—transforming the unit into one of the top-performing sites across the company portfolio over a two-year period.
Education
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering
2000 — 2006
Skills
- Petroleum
- Piping and Instrumentation Drawing (P&Id)
- Gas
- Oil
- Process Control
- Process Safety
- Plant Operations
- Factory
- Oil & Gas
- Pumps
- Oil
- Air Compressors
- Heat Exchangers
- Instrumentation
- Energy
- Feed
- P&Id
- Chemical Engineering
- Microsoft Office
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