3rd-Shift Chemical Production Lead (On-Site)

Accounting Search; Batavia (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Search seeks a Shift Supervisor for a large suburban Chicago chemical plant moving to three shifts. You’ll supervise about a dozen operators on a continuous, highly automated line, spending most time on the floor with some planning and reporting from a desk.

The role shapes how the new shift runs and emphasizes safety and efficiency. You’ll need a chemical engineering background or 5+ years of hands-on chemical processing leadership, with preference for experience in continuous

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field or 5+ years leading people in hands-on chemical processing.
• Continuous process chemical experience is required; polymer, coatings, plastics, and extrusion backgrounds translate well.
• PSM exposure strongly preferred.
• Shift leadership experience in chemical or similar industrial manufacturing with the confidence to make decisions without a manager on site.
• Background with automated process controls preferred.
• Comfortable splitting time between the floor and the desk.
• Steady work history showing growth inside past employers.

Responsibilities

• Direct a crew of roughly a dozen operators across several process areas.
• Get ahead of reaction issues and process deviations, and make the call when something goes sideways.
• Set batch schedules, verify raw material inventory, and coordinate inbound tanker unloads.
• Watch process systems from the control room and hold operators to standard.
• Document each shift, including batch traceability records and any deviations.
• Plan manual work such as raw material loading, QC sampling, and cleanout at the end of runs.
• Own safety, housekeeping, and operating standards for the shift.

Skills

People leadership

Shift leadership

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biology or related field

Tools

Automated process controls

Job description

Accounting Search seeks a Shift Supervisor for a large suburban Chicago chemical plant moving to three shifts. You’ll supervise about a dozen operators on a continuous, highly automated line, spending most time on the floor with some planning and reporting from a desk.

The role shapes how the new shift runs and emphasizes safety and efficiency. You’ll need a chemical engineering background or 5+ years of hands-on chemical processing leadership, with preference for experience in continuous