Shift Leader

LyondellBasell Industries; Vadodara; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

LyondellBasell Industries is seeking a dedicated operations professional in Vadodara, India. The role requires overseeing production lines while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates should have 7 to 9 years of experience in plastics processing, particularly in the color masterbatch or compounding industry, with strong troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities include managing production activities, conducting team training, and maintaining production and downstream equipment.

Qualifications

• 7 to 9 years of experience in the color masterbatch or compounding industry with hands-on experience on extrusion lines.
• Knowledge of extruder operations and troubleshooting, product corrections, and adjustments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with HSE regulations during daily operations.
• Manage production activities to meet quality and delivery customer requirements.
• Conduct team training based on the skill matrix and identified gaps.
• Maintain and perform timely maintenance of production and downstream equipment.

Skills

Plastics Processing and testing

Automation in MB

Underwater palletization / strand palletizer

High Speed Mixers

Basic Process Automation

Utility knowledge along with DCS operations

Basic English

MS Office

SAP common T-codes knowledge

Education

Diploma / Degree in Plastic Technology or Plastic Processing & Testing

Job description

Location: Vadodara, GJ, IN, 391775

Facility: VADODARA-470

Department: Operations

Division: Global APS

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for sustainable living. With nearly 70 years of legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is advancing good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce.

Basic Function

• Ensure each shift complies with HSE regulations and site rules, supporting achievement of the Goal Zero target.
• Ensure smooth line operations while maintaining production machines.
• Manage and control production activities to meet customer requirements for quality, quantity, and delivery, while maintaining high plant safety standards and promoting employee awareness in coordination with other departments.
• Maintain and continuously improve individual and departmental KPIs month over month.
• Execute process orders, manage inventory, and perform required cross-checks.
• Conduct team training based on the skill matrix and identified gaps.
• Ensure adherence to QMS, EMS, and GMP requirements.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Adhere to HSE regulations during daily shift operations by right use of Personal Protective Equipments (PPE), reporting near miss and Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) to support Goal Zero target.
• Follow and implement the permit system as per the company Operations Excellence (OE) standard.
• Perform production activities according to Production Planning and Delivery Schedule (PPDS) to achieve on-time delivery of finished goods.
• Follow and maintain line processing conditions with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and report any deviations or corrections on time.
• Ensure zero customer complaints by producing defect-free products, monitoring and measuring parameters, reporting abnormalities with corrective action or root cause analysis (RCA), and resolving with the help of production supervisor to meet the On-Time In-Full (OTIF) target.
• Support reduction of scrap and off-spec generation by optimizing process changes, tracking daily scrap, rework and downtime, reconciling material as per process order (PO), and reporting to supervisor/manager and seeking guidance if required.
• Execute production changeover activities safely with effective planning to reduce process downtime and train team to improve productivity.
• Maintain and perform timely maintenance of production main and downstream equipment, support identification of CAPEX projects / debottlenecking with help of Supervisor/Manager, initiate and anticipate Management of Control (MOC) needs and complete all actions on time.
• Handle finished goods with proper packaging and labeling, manage shop floors with right material to deliver, and work closely with Logistics and QA to avoid any customer complaint.
• Update daily, weekly, and monthly reports to maintain documentation and validate data each month for correct reporting on time.
• Maintain housekeeping, dust reduction drive and 5S, operation clean sweep (OCS) drive, and support LEAN methodology.
• Support other site functions like Maintenance, QA, Logistics, and PAD for new product development.
• Maintain material handling equipment to ensure smooth material transfer.
• Assist Production Supervisor / Production Manager to maintain all Standards like ISO 9001, 14001, GMP.
• Support value creation (Value Enhancement Program) and Lean initiatives to improve profitability.
• Maintain all data with confidentiality as per LYB Data privacy and retention policy.

Qualification

Diploma / Degree in Plastic Technology or Plastic Processing & Testing from a reputed college or university.

Work Experience

7 to 9 years from color masterbatch or compounding industry with hands-on experience on extrusion lines and allied equipment. Knowledge of extruder operations and troubleshooting, product corrections and adjustments, feeders operations along with environment control equipment such as DCS/FES and utility.

Functional Core Competencies

• Plastics Processing and testing
• Automation in MB
• Underwater palletization / strand palletizer
• High Speed Mixers
• Basic Process Automation and understanding
• Utility knowledge along with DCS operations
• Basic English
• MS Office
• SAP common T-codes knowledge must for day to day transactions