Shift Supervisor

Position Overview

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating daily manufacturing operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role oversees production employees, ensures compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards, and drives continuous improvement in processes and performance.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Required:

LEADERSHIP 

• Be actively engaged in and support a safety focused work environment by upholding the company’s safety guidelines and policies.

• Ensure compliance with all environmental rules, laws, and regulations.
• Work directly with and be responsible for the supervision of production employees. 
• Execute daily production plan by establishing priorities, leading personnel, monitoring progress, resolving problems, and reporting progress on shift production summaries.
• Participate in incident investigations and assist in development and initiation of corrective and preventive actions. 

• Ensure all procedures and batch instructions are followed.
• Constantly monitor any possible issues on shift, such as product charging, incorrect material charges, process deviations, labeling, container weights etc.   
• Provide clear shift handover reports and communicate critical information between shifts.
• Motivate and support high productivity. Ensure all employees are actively engaged in work.   

• Support employee development by providing training, cross-training, and certification in all production areas.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and provide feedback to support employee growth and accountability.
• Foster a positive, motivated, and collaborative team culture.
• Monitor housekeeping and ensure production areas are kept clean, organized, and compliant.
• Support new hire onboarding and ensure employees are properly trained and integrated into the team.

JOB KNOWLEDGE  

• Be knowledgeable, fill in and assist, as necessary, in all production processes and areas.

• Be able to immediately generate clear and concise reports of any issues on shift.        

• Ability and knowledge to help troubleshoot and resolve production related issues.

• Attend and complete any scheduled online or in person training classes. 

• Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis (RCA), process hazard analyses (PHA), and pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR).
• Fill out maintenance work orders and follow up on maintenance needs to ensure safe and timely repairs.

• Actively participate in HR related issues as necessary.

• Review applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on a regular frequency. 

• Requisition, Issue, and reconcile raw materials to batch jobs.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production efficiency and reduce waste.
• Verify and scan finished production into the necessary system.
• Monitor finished and raw material inventory and communicate gaps.

• Complete other tasks as directed by management.

Skills, Qualifications, Experience, Special Physical Requirements:

Required:

• Strong commitment to safety 
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2 years’ experience in chemical production or related field or degreed equivalent
• 2 years’ supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of organizational workflow and ability to delegate by assigning responsibilities.
• Ability to generate and submit reports on performance and progress.
• Proficiency with computers and computer software, such as with Microsoft Office and RMP systems
• Strong training skills to train new employees and train employees on all tasks
• Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic, self-motivated and results-driven
• Availability to work an 8-hour or 12-hour 
• shift covering a 24/5 and 24/7 production schedules

• Ability to lift 55 lbs. 
• Ability to effectively read, write, and verbally communicate in English.

Preferred:

• Experience in a PSM manufacturing environment
• Experience with PLC and/or DCS controls
• Direct knowledge of specific manufacturing processes
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and 5S