Hands-On Chemical Manufacturing Supervisor

Entegris, Inc.; Ambler (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) with match

Health insurance

Flexible schedule

Paid holidays

PTO

Education assistance

Job summary

Entegris, Inc. in Ambler, PA is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor for Chemical Manufacturing to lead specialty chemical operations. You will guide a team of chemists and technicians, manage daily priorities, and participate in synthesis, purification, and batch execution while ensuring safety and quality.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, EHS, Planning, and New Product Development to drive continuous improvement, scale-up, and technology transfer at the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 5 years of manufacturing, operations, or specialty chemical production experience.
• At least 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of chemical synthesis and purification processes.
• Experience in a manufacturing, laboratory, or regulated production environment.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead a team while remaining actively involved in daily manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of chemists, technicians, and production employees.
• Set daily priorities and allocate resources to meet production schedules and customer commitments.
• Work alongside the team in chemical synthesis, purification, packaging, material handling, and batch execution.
• Operate and troubleshoot reactors, vessels, filtration systems, distillation equipment, ovens, rotovaps, and related process equipment.
• Support manufacturing processes such as polymerization, esterification, distillation, extraction, filtration, chromatography, crystallization, and vacuum drying.
• Ensure work is completed safely and in accordance with batch records, SOPs, quality systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready production documentation.
• Lead safety investigations, corrective actions, equipment reliability efforts, and continuous improvement projects.
• Monitor and improve safety, quality, throughput, yield, delivery, inventory, and cost performance.
• Collaborate across functions to support production planning, process optimization, scale-up, technology transfer, and new product introductions.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Process knowledge

Safety compliance

Equipment operation

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field

Tools

SAP

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

SPC

Job description

Entegris, Inc. in Ambler, PA is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor for Chemical Manufacturing to lead specialty chemical operations. You will guide a team of chemists and technicians, manage daily priorities, and participate in synthesis, purification, and batch execution while ensuring safety and quality.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, EHS, Planning, and New Product Development to drive continuous improvement, scale-up, and technology transfer at the site.