Operations Supervisor

W.R. Grace & Co.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier of specialty chemicals is looking for an Operations Supervisor in Baltimore, MD. This role includes managing maintenance teams, ensuring safety compliance, and coordinating maintenance activities within a high-hazard manufacturing environment. Candidates with established supervisory experience and a high school diploma are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Life Insurance and Disability

Grace Wellness Program

Flexible Workplace

Retirement Plans

401(k) Company Match

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience with hiring, training, and performance appraisal.
• Ability to work rotating shifts including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with EHS policies and manage maintenance teams.
• Conduct training and maintain housekeeping standards.
• Coordinate maintenance planning and serve as liaison between operations and maintenance.

Skills

Supervision

Compliance

Conflict Resolution

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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Final salary and compensation will be based on several factors including candidate qualifications and experience, geographical location, market, and business considerations.

Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals and solutions that enable industries to enhance modern life. Our customers use our catalysts, engineered materials, process technologies and fine chemicals to manufacture everyday products – like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals and food packaging – better, faster and smarter. Our thousands of employees work to harness the power of science for a better world at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide. For more information, visit Grace.com .

Operations Supervisor

Operations Supervisor focuses on achieving compliance with our Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) policies, including emergency preparedness and response. The Operations Supervisor manages Maintenance employees who are responsible for safely, effectively, and efficiently servicing and maintaining a variety of process systems equipment and the overall plant infrastructure.

The Operations Supervisoris on-site in Curtis Bay, Baltimore at the Additives Plant. They report to the Operations Manager.

The schedule for this role is 12 hour rotating shifts which may include days, nights, holidays and weekends.

Schedule: 12-hour, rotating shifts including days and nights, holidays, and weekends.

1. Week 1: 4 consecutive night shifts, then 3 days off

2. Week 2: 3 regular day shifts, off for 1 day, then 3 night shifts

3. Week 3: 3 days off, then 4 consecutive day shifts

4. Week 4: 7 days off

• Ensure compliance with all environmental, health, and safety standards; identify and resolve hazards.
• Supervise, coach, and counsel operations personnel in their duties.
• Assist in training development, collaborate with the training department, and execute training as directed.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and develop a Housekeeping Program to ensure minimum standards are met.
• Enter SAP notifications for maintenance and participate in the maintenance planning process.
• Coordinate with Production and Maintenance Planning to ensure equipment availability and timely completion of scheduled maintenance activities.
• Act as a liaison between maintenance and operations, informing personnel of planned maintenance and assisting with preparations for maintenance outages.
• Work with Technical Support to evaluate and enhance the Preventive Maintenance program and address downtime causation.
• Serve as “Gatekeeper” for all planned, outage, and safety-related work notifications, as well as for production and maintenance supplies and inventories.
• Update and develop new work instructions and “Zero Energy” instructions.
• Suggest changes in working conditions and equipment use to increase department efficiency.
• Manage project work and major overhauls on behalf of the Shift Supervisor and serve as the first-line operational representative on RCFA’s associated with the Unit.

Physical Requirements and Environment

• Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator
• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.
• Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 5+ year’s supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Must be able to work a 12-hour shiftincludingdays, nights and weekends.
• Demonstrated experience with interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work.
• Previous experience appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and conflict resolution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership ability to direct and motivate employees
• Demonstrated ability to act in a safe manner and teach employees on safety standards.
• Proficient in MS Office.

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• Life Insurance and Disability
• Grace Wellness Program
• Flexible Workplace
• Retirement Plans
• 401(k) Company Match – Dollar to dollar up to the first 6%

Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.