Plant Production Supervisor: Safety & Improvement

Ingevity; Wickliffe (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Ingevity Wickliffe, KY is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operations of the Wickliffe Carbon Plant. The role includes day-to-day supervision, coordinating safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives, and coordinating outages as needed.

You will oversee operators and area staff, collaborate with Production Engineers, and drive performance metrics while maintaining a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• 10+ years of production or industrial manufacturing experience.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience included will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
• Active safety leadership to build a strong safety culture and zero incidents.
• Experience communicating with diverse teams at all levels of the company.

Responsibilities

• Lead operators and hourly employees to reach key performance metrics and remedy deviations.
• Direct Area Supervisors and hourly staff to meet production goals.
• Provide safety leadership and perform routine safety inspections.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems requirements in the area.
• Collaborate with Production Engineers and site leaders to implement improvements.
• Identify and troubleshoot operational issues and implement innovative solutions.
• Review process trends, quality data, and environmental data.
• Coach teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Manage training for operator initial certification and annual recertification.

Skills

Engineering degree

Manufacturing experience

Supervisory experience

Safety leadership

Communication skills

Union environment experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Ingevity Wickliffe, KY is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operations of the Wickliffe Carbon Plant. The role includes day-to-day supervision, coordinating safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives, and coordinating outages as needed.

You will oversee operators and area staff, collaborate with Production Engineers, and drive performance metrics while maintaining a strong safety culture.