Production Supervisor

Ingevity; Wickliffe (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Ingevity Wickliffe is seeking a Production Supervisor to ensure safe, reliable, and environmentally sound plant operations. You will lead operators, coordinate area activities, and drive production goals while upholding SHE standards.

The role emphasizes safety leadership, coaching, and collaboration with engineers to implement continuous improvements. A strong background in engineering manufacturing and union-site experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline is required.
• Minimum 5–10 years of production or equivalent industrial manufacturing experience.
• 3+ years of supervisory experience or managing hourly/salaried staff.
• Experience in training and/or leading others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse teams and at all levels.
• Active safety leadership to maintain a strong safety culture and zero incidents.
• Relocation is available for this position.
• This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship in the US.

Responsibilities

• Lead operators and other team members to reach key performance metrics and remedy deviations.
• Manage and direct Area Supervisors and hourly employees.
• Provide safety leadership for your area including remedying problems quickly and performing routine safety inspections.
• Collaborate with Production Engineers and partners to implement improvements to drive plant success.
• Identify, troubleshoot and prescribe innovative solutions to complex operational issues.
• Review process trends, quality data, and environmental data.
• Routinely observe employee performance in the area for safety and procedural compliance.
• Assist with plant outage planning and execution as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Training & mentoring

Union environment experience

Supervisory experience

Industrial manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline

10+ years of production or manufacturing experience

Job description

Job Family Group

Manufacturing Operations

Are you ready to do something remarkable? Ready to collaborate with an incredible team to solve problems that improve people’s lives? Meet Ingevity.

At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. Our products enable oil to flow better, crops to grow fuller, roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner.

Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily. We understand there is no challenge too big and no contribution too small. We seek out new ideas for tackling complex problems and celebrate achieving the improbable. We value each person’s unique talents and synergize them to create meaningful impact and sustainable solutions for our customers and our world.

Bold. Energetic. Ingenious. Genuine. If these qualities describe you, we’d love for you to join Ingevity!

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operations of the Ingevity Wickliffe Carbon Plant including day-to-day operations and maintenance of their area in support of the plant production goals involving coordinating activities to identify and eliminate safety hazards, support environmental initiatives, implement cost reduction initiatives, and drive continuous improvement efforts.

Watch this video to learn more about the impact our team in Wickliffe, KY makes: Ingevity Wickliffe Plant Spotlight Video

How You Will Impact Ingevity

• Lead operators and other team members to reach key performance metrics and remedy deviations
• Manage and direct Area Supervisors and hourly employees
• Provide safety leadership for your area including remedying problems quickly and performing routine safety inspections
• Build strong knowledge and understanding around Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) rules and regulations to maintain a strong culture that complies with and values those fundamentals
• Ensure compliance with all requirements of the Quality Management Systems for the area
• Cover Area Production Manager and Area Production Engineer responsibilities as needed.
• Assist with plant outage planning and executing as needed
• Provide coaching to drive continued improvement
• Manage the training program for operator initial certification and annual recertification
• Collaborate closely with Production Engineers and other key partners and leaders across the site to implement improvements to drive plant success
• Identify, troubleshoot and prescribe innovative solutions to complex operational issues
• Review process trends, quality data, and environmental data
• Routinely observe employee performance in the area for compliance with safety and procedural requirements

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline - 10+ years of relevant production or industrial manufacturing experience with 3+ years of supervisory experience included will be considered in lieu of Bachelors' degree
• A minimum of 5-10 years of production or equivalent industrial manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience in training and/or leading others
• Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with diverse teams and at all levels of the company to achieve goals and results
• Effective at leading individuals and teams towards the resolution of issues
• Be an active and engaged safety leader to build and maintain a strong safety culture to achieve zero personal and process safety incidents
• Strong analytical skills and mechanical aptitude
• 3+ year supervising hourly employees in a union environment and/or managing salaried employees is preferred
• Relocation assistance is available for this position.
• This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. The successful candidatemust not now, or in the future, require sponsorship to work in the US.

Ingevity is a company made up of extraordinary people of every race, religion and background, all worthy of the same dignity. Our differences are one of our great strengths. Join us in building a culture of increasing diversity and respect – a culture where everyone belongs.

Ingevity is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

Recruiting Agencies: Ingevity does not accept unsolicited resumes and therefore, will not be responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.