Operations Supervisor

Brenntag Pacific, LLC; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Education assistance

Employee assistance

Healthcare + 401(k)

Job summary

Brenntag Pacific, LLC seeks a hands-on production supervisor to lead one or more departments in our Arvada facility. You will set priorities, drive safety, coach staff, and optimize production schedules while maintaining quality and compliance.

Key duties include performance reviews, training records, waste disposition, and cross-training to build redundancy. Excellent communication and leadership are essential to drive continuous improvement and safe operations.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years supervisory experience in distribution or chemical industry.
• Review and approve plant invoices and audits.
• Lead customer plant visits and participate in audits.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with staff and customers.
• Proven supervisory and leadership abilities; proactive with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assume direct supervision of one or more departments.
• Assist in setting priorities and production schedules based on safety issues, customer needs, equipment failures, and other operational challenges.
• Aggressively pursue efficiency improvements.
• Develop redundancy through cross training within production departments.
• Coach, guide, and develop direct reports.
• Hold all reports accountable for performance and safety.
• Execute performance reviews.
• Discuss and support pursuit of career progression.
• Quality / Safety: Participate in quality/customer service meetings, assist in project development, drive assigned projects to completion.
• Ensure assignments for production are completed in a timely manner.
• Participate in monthly safety meetings and inspections.
• Drive plant-wide participation in and value-creation through the safety KPI program.
• Housekeeping: Emphasize housekeeping to improve safety.
• Monitor and coordinate disposition of waste and nonconforming material.
• Manage and enforce production and safety standards.
• Training: Train operations personnel and ensure maintenance of training records.
• HR- Assist with interviewing and onboarding new employees.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Supervision

Safety focus

Organizational skills

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Enterprise management software

Job description

YOUR ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assume direct supervision of one or more departments.
• Assist in setting priorities and production schedules based on safety issues, customer needs, equipment failures, and other operational challenges.
• Aggressively pursue efficiency improvements.
• Develop redundancy through cross training within production departments.
• Manage personnel and assign manpower to the greatest need.
• Coach, guide, and develop direct reports.
• Hold all reports accountable for performance and safety.
• Execute performance reviews.
• Discuss and support pursuit of career progression.
• Quality / Safety: Participate in quality/customer service meetings, assist in project development, drive assigned projects to completion.
• Ensure assignments for production are completed in a timely manner.
• Participate in monthly safety meetings and inspections.
• Drive plant-wide participation in and value-creation through the safety KPI program.
• Housekeeping: Emphasize housekeeping to improve safety.
• Monitor and coordinate disposition of waste and nonconforming material.
• Manage and enforce production and safety standards.
• Training: Train operations personnel and ensure maintenance of training records.
• HR- Assist with interviewing and onboarding new employees.

YOUR PROFILE

• Education and Experience: 3 to 5 years supervisory experience, preferably in distribution and/or chemical industry.
• Review and approve plant invoices.
• Participate in customer and regulatory audits.
• Lead/participate in customer plant visits.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with both fellow employees and customers.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Driven, proactive individual who works well with minimal supervision.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Computer skills sufficient to perform the job requirements (enterprise management software, Word, Excel, Outlook).

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.

Application is considered current for sixty (60) days only.

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.

Brenntag TA Team

Brenntag is the leading global distributor of chemicals and ingredients, committed to connecting customers and suppliers within networks. We add value for our customers and partners every step of the way: through our product knowledge, innovation, and sustainable solutions, combined with our passion for service excellence and commitment to safety. Headquartered in Essen, Germany, and with more than 17,500 experts at about 600 locations in 72 countries, our two global divisions, Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties, offer a full range of industrial and specialty chemicals and ingredients. Therefore, our clients and partners can count on us for global reach combined with local agility and execution. As an employer, we embrace diversity and foster a sense of community and collaboration in an environment where employees are encouraged to share ideas and work together. We engage our employees in the company’s mission for collective success, by building long-term stability and safety through trust and clarity across the organization. We believe in empowering our employees to reach their full potential and shape the future. For more information, please visit www.brenntag.com