Production Supervisor

Elementis PLC; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Elementis PLC is seeking a shift supervisor to oversee 12- or 8-hour rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operations in a chemical plant.

You will coordinate across areas, provide coverage, and drive safety, training, and performance improvement across the team while maintaining documentation and regulatory adherence.

Qualifications

• 2+ years supervisory experience in a specialty chemical plant.
• Associate degree or higher in chemical engineering, processing, technology, or related field preferred.
• Thorough understanding and adherence to safety, health, and environmental rules/regulations.
• Proficient with computer software including Microsoft Suite, ERP, and DCS systems.
• Experience in a union environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct shift operating personnel to meet operating needs and coordinate within and across areas.
• Provide shift vacation relief coverage and ensure coverage for absences.
• Communicate effectively to ensure two-way communication between management and employees.
• Implement safety management controls and enforce housekeeping standards.
• Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local laws and environmental permits (OSHA, EPA, EEO, NPDES).
• Plan and deliver operational training for peers and subordinates, ensure refresher training is completed.
• Review and sign-off on employee training programs and update procedures/policies as needed.
• Coordinate annual reviews of procedures/policies including operating manuals.
• Participate in Site HSE Committee and other HSE programs.
• Maintain area operations during off-hours and advise stakeholders on safety/environment/production changes.
• Promote performance and address substandard work with retraining or disciplinary actions.
• Motivate employees to exceed standards and document praise to superiors.
• Maintain records (attendance) and manage timecards; assist with payroll.
• Ensure completion of daily Title V inspections and notify HSE of deviations.
• Lead troubleshooting for HSE, downtime, quality issues, or KPI deviations.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Safety knowledge

Computer literacy

Union environment experience

Education

Associate degree or higher (chemical engineering / related)

Tools

Microsoft Suite

ERP Software

DCS systems

Job description

This position works 12-hour shifts or 8-hour shifts that rotate shift(s) (day and night or 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts) on a regular rotation including weekends and holidays.

Job Description

This position works 12-hour shifts or 8-hour shifts that rotate shift(s) (day and night or 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts) on a regular rotation including weekends and holidays.

1. 1. Directs shift operating personnel in assigned area to meet operating needs. Coordinate operations within area of responsibility and with operations in other areas of the facility.
2. 2. Provide shift vacation, and other assigned relief coverage.
3. 3. Communicate with shift personnel to assure effective two-way communication occurs between management and employees.
4. 4. Implement all Elementis safety management controls, programs, and policies. Enforces safety and housekeeping standards for area to maintain plant standards.
5. 5. Ensure subordinate’s activities follow all Federal, State and Local laws, regulations, and environmental operating permits (OSHA, EPA, EEO, NPDES, etc).
6. 6. Plan and implement operational training of peers and subordinates.
7. 7. Assure all regulatory and refresher training (for shift employees) is completed according to published plans and schedules.
8. 8. Responsible for completing review/sign-off of employee training programs.
9. 9. Coordinates annual reviews of assigned procedures/policies, including operating manuals, ensuring appropriate accuracy, etc.
10. 10. Participates in the Site HSE Committee and all other HSE programs.
11. 11. Responsible for area operations during off-hours. Advises all parties, superiors, peers, and subordinates, on all changes or situations that influence safety, the environment, or production.
12. 12. Promotes performance to all employees. Specifies to the operator acceptable work habits and if substandard, retrains, corrects or instigates disciplinary action.
13. 13. Motivates all employees to perform above standard work by recognizing and rewarding above standard performance and safety habits and informing superiors with a letter of praise if appropriate.
14. 14. Maintains qualifications and participates in shift emergencies. Performs emergency first aid, CPR, fire protection and HAZMAT response. Counsels subordinates or peers where qualified or recommends sources of help.
15. 15. Must be an effective communicator regarding plant operational conditions.
16. 16. Responsible for finding coverage for operators who will not be to work on their regular shift time due to sickness, accidents, family emergency, etc.
17. 17. Responsible for maintenance of subordinate’s records (attendance, etc)
18. 18. Responsible for approving and verifying timecards, and assists Operations Manager with payroll functions.
19. 19. Responsible for implementing disciplinary actions as defined by the Plant Rules, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, or other violations of plant or company policies.
20. 20. Ensure completion of daily Title V inspections. Track and notify HSE department or any deviations during the inspection(s).
21. 21. Leads and assists with troubleshooting issues including but not limited to HSE, downtime or output reduction events, quality failures, or Key Performance Indicator (KPI) deviations.

What will it take

Experience / Skill Requirements:

1. 1. 2+ years supervisory experience in a specialty chemical plant
2. 2. Associate degree or higher in chemical engineering, processing, technology, or other related field is preferred.
3. 3. Thorough understanding and adherence to safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations
4. 5. Proficient user of computer software including Microsoft Suite, ERP Software, and DCS systems.
5. 6. Experience in a union environment.

Physical Requirements:

1. 1. Ability to pass a respirator medical clearance examination and respirator fit test to wear respirator for certain tasks, even able to wear a respirator during strenuous physical activity.
2. 2. Ability to meet the requirements of hearing conservation program.
3. 3. Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time, climb, and regularly kneel, squat, bend, stoop, twist, and reach overhead with repetitive motions.
4. 4. Ability to lift and/or carry up to 55 pounds.
5. 5. Ability to wear personal protective equipment as required.

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