3rd Shift Supervisor

Brenntag; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Education assistance

Employee assistance program

Healthcare + 401(k)

Job summary

Brenntag North America, Inc. seeks a Shift Supervisor to oversee daily warehouse operations, ensuring safe offloading, receiving, packaging and labeling of chemicals, and timely loading on trucks. The role requires strong leadership to guide a crew, and adherence to safety and regulatory standards.

The position involves coordinating with Customer Service and Purchasing, supervising forklift use, and maintaining quality procedures while reporting to the Operations Manager.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED, associates degree a plus.
• Minimum 3+ years supervising in chemical manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Strong leadership with teamwork abilities and safety focus.
• Knowledge of chemical labeling, handling, storage and related regs.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and background checks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily activities and ensure safe, efficient shift operations.
• Supervise crew; perform safety checks and enforce procedures.
• Coordinate packaging, labeling, storage and loading of materials.
• Communicate delays or issues to Customer Service and Purchasing.
• Operate forklift and other plant equipment as required.
• Ensure compliance with DOT, OSHA, EPA and other regulations.
• Record incidents, non-conformances and shift handoffs.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Teamwork

Analytical skills

Safety culture

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associates degree

Tools

Forklift operation

Equipment operation

Job description

Your Role & Responsibilities

The Shift Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and managing the daily activities. It is the responsibility of the Shift Supervisor to ensure that raw materials are offloaded, received in, packaged and labeled properly, stored, staged, and loaded on trucks. The Shift Supervisor will ensure that the shift operates smoothly and safely while accomplishing all required work each shift.

Summary

The Shift Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and managing the daily activities. It is the responsibility of the Shift Supervisor to ensure that raw materials are offloaded, received in, packaged and labeled properly, stored, staged, and loaded on trucks. The Shift Supervisor will ensure that the shift operates smoothly and safely while accomplishing all required work each shift.

Job Description

• Supervises a crew of employees.
• Performs regular safety checks with crew and ensures safety procedures are followed at all times.
• Responsible for shift pass down. Instructing the next staff on shift of incidents, expected workload etc. Ensuring effective communication between all team members.
• Responsible for packaging, filling, labeling, and storage of drums/totes/bags/supersacks of chemicals or chemical blends.
• Written and oral communication with internal and external contacts.
• Loads and unload trucks.
• Operates a forklift.
• Follow all operating procedures, work instructions and is familiar with the quality system manual.
• Communicates with Customer Service and purchasing on any delays with product shipments, questions on customer orders, etc.
• Responsible for reporting or elevating issues or problems within the warehouse to the Operations Manager.
• Reports all non-conformances as they occur using proper forms
• Performs duties of dispatch, truck routing, and contacting carriers
• Attends and actively participates in all safety and quality meetings as required
• Performs all duties in a safe manner and follow all rules and regulations.
• Completes all training as required in the Regulatory/Compliance Training Program.
• Properly use materials such as labels, placards, stenciling and paint.
• Properly cares for and uses all equipment such as forklifts, drum handling equipment, pumps, hoses, etc.
• Other duties and assigned by Operations Manager.

Your Profile

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required. Associates Degree in a related field a plus.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience in a chemical manufacturing/distribution or industrial environment required.
• Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must have a strong leadership ability and be able to work as part of a team.
• Must have good analytical, problem solving, and organizational abilities.
• Ability to promote a positive safety culture and lead by example.
• Must possess working knowledge of chemical labeling, transferring, packaging, handling, and storage.
• Must possess knowledge of DOT, OSHA, DHS, EPA, FRA, ISO, AND HSE regulations and laws.
• Comfortable with the use of a Forklift and the ability to operate plant equipment.
• Must be able to wear all required personal protective equipment (i.e. respirators, Tyvek suits, protective boots, hearing protection, eye protection etc.).
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk, hear, or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk and stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled environment. Plant environment and exposure to chemicals.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment drug screen, fit for duty test, and E-Verify and background check.

Our Offer

• We aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential.
• Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers.
• Paid parental leave
• Education assistance program
• Employee assistance program
• Various healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)

Brenntag and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to any category protected by federal, state or local law, including as applicable, applicant’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical condition), genetic information, military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable federal, state or local law, political affiliation, marital status, membership in an employee organization, parental status, expunged juvenile record, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Brenntag will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This application is considered current for sixty (60) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.

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Brenntag North America, Inc. and its subsidiaries use E-Verify, a government-run, web-based system that allows employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. For more information, please go to https://www.e-verify.gov/employees or view the poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster.pdf.

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