Operations Supervisor

Brenntag Group; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Education assistance program

Employee assistance program

Healthcare plan options and 401(k)

Job summary

Brenntag North America, Inc. is seeking a capable supervisor to oversee one or more departments in a fast-paced production environment in the United States. You will help set production priorities, address safety concerns, and drive efficiency improvements while managing personnel and schedules.

You will coach and develop direct reports, conduct performance reviews, and support career progression. Active involvement in quality, safety meetings, and regulatory audits is required, with a strong

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years supervisory experience 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).

Responsibilities

• Take direct supervision of one or more departments.
• Help set priorities and production schedules based on safety, customer needs, equipment issues, and other challenges.
• Pursue efficiency improvements.
• Develop redundancy through cross training within production departments; manage personnel and assign manpower to needs.
• Coach and develop direct reports; hold reports accountable for performance and safety.
• Execute performance reviews.
• Support career progression for staff.
• Participate in quality/customer service meetings and drive assigned projects to completion.
• Ensure production assignments are completed timely.
• Participate in monthly safety meetings and inspections.
• Drive plant-wide participation in safety KPI programs.
• Emphasize housekeeping to improve safety.
• Monitor and coordinate disposition of waste and nonconforming material.
• Manage and enforce production and safety standards.
• Train operations personnel and maintain training records.
• Assist HR with interviewing and onboarding new employees.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication

Organizational skills

Cross-functional leadership

ERP/enterprise software

Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Tools

Enterprise management software

Word

Excel

Outlook

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. 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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