Supervisor, Operations

Basic Function

This role is responsible for the Leadership of production shift team, including managing, developing and communicating with their team.

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Assists in planning, directing, and managing the day-to-day personnel and operations of the Production Department, including operator scheduling in order to meet sales requirements.
2. Assists the Production Manager in monitoring and controlling direct operating costs of the Production Department, operating efficiencies, capital improvements, and preparation of operating budgets.
3. Is responsible for daily product quality, investigations of quality problems and customer complaints, direction of SPC and designed experiments, and assists with the preparation of the AQP and the AOP.
4. Administers the Production Department safety program, accident investigations, and safety projects.  Ensures that housekeeping and hazard communication standards are maintained. 
5. Assumes overall plant responsibility on off-hours and weekends, including but not limited to Incident Command responsibilities.
6. Directs maintenance activities within the Production Department by daily and weekly planning.  Responsible for coordinating and sometimes supervising maintenance personnel on off-shirts and weekends.

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Min. Qualifications

• High school diploma required, Associate’s Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or technical field preferred
• At least 5 years’ experience in engineering, plant operations, or technical field in addition to supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated strong technical skills in the Production area including the following areas:  batch and continuous unit operations, utilities and wastewater.
• Strong communication skills-both verbally and in writing to effectively work with a diverse set of cross functional groups and W.R. Grace
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and motivate others with strong leadership and teamwork abilities.
• Demonstrated strong independent decision making skills

Preferred Qualifications

Competencies