Chemical Production Supervisor

Poolcorp; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

PTO and holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

Pinch A Penny, a POOLCORP Company, seeks a Chemical Production Supervisor to lead daily blending operations and ensure safe, compliant, and efficient production in Clearwater, FL.

The role combines hands-on leadership with technical expertise in chemical processes, supporting R&D from formulation to scale-up and coordinating with Planning, Maintenance, Quality, and Operations to maintain batch records and regulatory documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Industrial Chemistry.
• At least three years of supervisory or leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Solid knowledge of chemical blending, batch manufacturing, and formulations.
• Strong mathematical and chemical calculation skills, including batch scaling.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily liquid and dry chemical blending operations across shifts.
• Coordinate production priorities, staffing, materials, equipment, and schedules.
• Support R&D activities including formulation, reformulation, testing and scale-up.
• Ensure batch records, COAs, and lot traceability meet regulatory standards.
• Drive Lean and Continuous Improvement to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

Skills

Chemical blending

Batch manufacturing

Formulations

Manufacturing processes

Chemical calculations

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in Chemical Eng / Chemistry

Tools

J.D. Edwards

AS400

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Location

Pinch A Penny Suncoast Chemicals Plant, 15400 62nd St North, Clearwater, FL 33760.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs 401 (k) with generous company match
• Eligible for Paid Time Off and 8 paid holidays (NOTE: PTO increases with tenure!)
• 100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Excellent career advancement and training opportunities to support your career growth
• Employee Discounts and much more!

What to Expect

The Chemical Production Supervisor leads daily liquid and dry blending operations across multiple shifts, ensuring safe, efficient production that meets schedule, quality, and regulatory requirements. This role combines hands-on production leadership with technical expertise in chemical blending, batch formulation, water treatment products, quality testing, and troubleshooting. The supervisor also supports R&D activities, including product development, reformulation, testing, scale-up, and implementation into manufacturing. This position works closely with Planning, Purchasing, Maintenance, Quality, and Operations to align materials, equipment, labor, and production priorities while maintaining accurate batch records, COAs, lot traceability, and required documentation for regulated products.

• Leads daily liquid and dry chemical blending operations across multiple shifts, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production.
• Coordinates production priorities, staffing, materials, equipment, and schedules to meet customer and business needs.
• Partners with Planning, Purchasing, Maintenance, Warehouse, Quality, and Operations teams to resolve constraints and keep production moving.
• Supports R&D and new product initiatives, including formulation, reformulation, testing, validation, scale-up, and manufacturing implementation.
• Provides technical guidance for batch production, including formula adjustments, batch scaling, chemical calculations, troubleshooting, and process improvements.
• Oversees analytical quality testing such as pH, viscosity, specific gravity, titration, moisture, turbidity, and other product-specific requirements.
• Ensures products meet internal specifications, customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.
• Maintains accurate production and quality documentation, including batch records, Certificates of Analysis, lot codes, formulations, and test results.
• Ensures proper product traceability, labeling, container handling, and documentation for regulated products, including EPA-registered materials.
• Ensures blending equipment, tanks, pumps, lines, scales, and mixers are clean, calibrated, maintained, and ready for production.
• Monitors key performance metrics such as production efficiency, downtime, schedule attainment, inventory accuracy, quality results, and labor utilization.
• Drives Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve workflow, reduce waste, increase consistency, and enhance department performance.
• Leads, coaches, trains, and develops team members while promoting accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Provides regular feedback, complete performance reviews, and helps develop future leaders within the department.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, or a closely related scientific or technical discipline.
• Minimum of three years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of chemical blending, batch manufacturing, formulations, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong technical math and chemical calculation skills, including batch scaling, concentration adjustments, formulation adjustments, and troubleshooting.
• Strong organizational, analytical, decision-making, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced chemical manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressive experience in chemical manufacturing, industrial chemical blending, batch manufacturing, or a related process-manufacturing environment.
• Experience with water treatment chemistry.
• Hands-on experience with R&D, product formulation, reformulation, product testing, validation, scale-up, or new product implementation.
• Knowledge of regulatory documentation, product traceability, batch record management, and chemical manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience with EPA-registered products preferred.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis, corrective actions, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with production scheduling, inventory control, labor planning, equipment utilization, and manufacturing performance metrics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with J.D. Edwards, AS400, or a comparable ERP/manufacturing system.

Company Overview

Looking to work for the best in the industry? Since opening its first store in 1975, Pinch A Penny, A POOLCORP Company, has become the largest franchised retail pool, patio and spa company. This first store evolved into a full-time, full-service retail pool supply store offering everything needed to operate and enjoy a swimming pool or spa. With our rapid growth we have been able to hire over 300 employees from Marketing directors, sales associates to machine operators and maintenance mechanics. We are proud to serve our community and be an employer of choice. We believe in recognizing our employees for their hard work and encourage work-life balance.

Why Join PINCH A PENNY?

Pinch A Penny, a POOLCORP Company is the premier destination for all your swimming pool and backyard needs. With over 300 stores and expanding, we are the nation's largest swimming pool retail, service, and repair franchise. Our relentless dedication to excellence drives us to bring people together through the joy of pools, spas, and the backyard experience. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to grow, innovate, and set new standards in the swimming pool industry.

Bilingual, Military, Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply! We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian professions. All offers to external candidates for employment are contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background verifications before employment is finalized.

Safety & Compliance

This position is considered “safety-sensitive” and includes tasks or duties which could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the tasks or others. POOLCORP, including all its subsidiaries, is a drug-free company and Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. The Company understands, respects, and values diversity – unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while striving to be inclusive of all people. This commitment is critical to our success as a global company as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Hiring and promotional decisions are based solely on the qualifications required for the job to be filled.

Equal Opportunity

POOLCORP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract.