Production Supervisor

Southwest Economic Solutions; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to manufacturing high-quality chemicals. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in various aspects of office and plant operations, ensuring smooth daily functions. You'll be responsible for managing inventory, scheduling maintenance, and collaborating with multiple departments to uphold safety and efficiency standards. With a focus on teamwork and problem-solving, this position is ideal for those with a background in plant operations or chemical engineering, looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in plant operations or chemical plant operations.
• Proficiency in MS Office and strong analytical skills.
• Experience in customer service and accounts payable.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining rail car inventory and managing chlorine inventory.
• Scheduling repairs and entering production orders daily.
• Conducting weekly safety audits and managing production staff.

Skills

Customer Service

Problem-Solving

Conflict Resolution

Organizational Skills

Detail-Oriented

Analytical Skills

Team Player

Education

Mechanical Engineering Degree

Chemical Engineering Degree

Tools

MS Office

Technologies Business Systems

ADP

JJ Keller

Emaint

Dakota Reporting

Adage Systems

Job description

Technologies Detroit
10825 Harper Avenue
Detroit, MI 48213, USA

Description: The opportunity to be part of a team that manufactures and distributes high-quality chemicals. It offers exposure to all aspects of an office and plant environment, including Safety, General Administration, Logistics, Vendor/Supplier Management, and Customer Service. This position is responsible for ensuring smooth and efficient daily operations.

Key responsibilities (may include but not limited to):

• Maintaining rail car inventory, including Chlorine, ferrous, ferric, HCL, and empties.
• Generating shipping papers for railcars using RSI.
• Managing chlorine inventory and emailing the spreadsheet to key departments daily.
• Scheduling repairs and downtime with the maintenance team.
• Receiving Cl2 cars in and out of the plant.
• Receiving AFC orders.
• Entering pack and production orders into the system daily.
• Receiving drums and super sacs from BASF, Germany, monthly.
• Entering lab results for various chemicals into the system to create day tank and railcar lots.
• Viewing or printing allocation reports twice daily.
• Assisting plant administrator with order allocations and documentation, including printing sales orders, COAs, and attaching necessary paperwork.
• Organizing orders into proper bins and folders for pickup.

Ordering:

• Mill scale and iron for reduction.
• Ferrous and HCL.
• Repacking materials, drums, and totes.

Purchasing:

• Entering, updating, and receiving in-stock and non-stock purchase orders.
• Resolving issues with invoices and purchase orders in collaboration with administrative and accounting departments.

Miscellaneous:

• Preparing and holding monthly safety meetings.
• Filling in for absent administrators or plant managers.
• Assisting with document control and reviews.
• Managing telephone coverage and vendor interfaces.
• Conducting weekly safety audits.
• Managing production, lab staff, and inventory, including KPI tracking and work order follow-up.

All employees are expected to uphold the Nicholson Nine and Responsible Care principles, emphasizing environmental, health, safety, and security responsibilities.

Operator’s Training

• Standardizing process operations.
• Training on analysis procedures.
• Inspecting railcars.

Required Education / Training / Experience:

• Customer service or accounts payable experience.
• Problem-solving, conflict resolution, organizational, and detail-oriented skills.
• People skills and proficiency in MS Office (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Team player with analytical skills.
• PSM experience.
• 5-10 years in plant operations, chemical plant operations, maintenance, or supervision.
• Mechanical or chemical engineering degree is a plus.

On the Job Training:

• Order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes.
• Customer and plant personnel communication.
• Familiarity with Technologies Business systems, ADP, JJ Keller, Responsible Care, Service Report, Emaint, Dakota reporting, and Adage systems.

Qualifications, Skills, Behaviors, Motivations, Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications

Equal Opportunity Employer
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