Req Id 63544 - Posted 02/13/2018 - Manufacturing Americas - Victoria, TX - Country/State/Location (1)

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Job Title: Operations Shift Supervisor

Purpose

The First Line Supervisor at the Victoria site will direct and coordinate activities within their area of responsibility. This position will ensure the safe, efficient and reliable execution of activities for manufacturing facilities to satisfy customer requirements, manufacturing performance measures, regulatory agency requirements and community obligations. The incumbent will provide positive leadership by being a role model, setting expectations and maintaining accountability around those expectations, and providing timely performance feedback through the effective use of dialog and coaching.

Responsibility:

Process Management:

• Manage activities within their area of responsibility on a daily basis.
• Ensure the availability of all necessary resources (people, material, equipment, tools, parts, etc.) in order to guarantee safe and reliable operation and/or maintenance of site assets
• Monitor all applicable existing performance indicators, scheduling, and make necessary decisions in case of deviations. Actively participates in troubleshooting and resolving mechanical and process issues.
• Anticipate potential problems to avoid downtime.
• Ensure the accuracy of data collected, including but not limited to (performance versus forecasts, reasons for deviations, actions taken, etc.).
• Adhere to guidelines to create consistency with other areas within the site with similar roles and responsibilities
• Ensures compliance with Company Operational Excellence Standards and site procedures that support those standards.
• Drives performance to the business plan through sound practices and policies.
• Coordinates activities with support groups in order to ensure the effective operability of company assets.
• Proposes procedure revisions to continuously improve site performance and compliance requirements

Employee Relations and Development:

• Actively assess employee skills and provide training and coaching as needed.
• Develops personnel through coaching, feedback, and unit assignments.
• Provides recognition and feedback to employees while acting as a coach and counselor.
• Supervise employees in a bias-free, non-discriminatory manner in employee hiring, promotions, performance improvement, and other employee related practices and decisions.
• Be an effective communicator with the technicians, as well as between shift, day staff, and unit management.
• Administer company policies and procedures.

Process Safety:

• Develop summaries and plans regarding continuous improvement ideas and activities on basis of accumulated data and documentation.
• Champion innovative ideas from site employees.
• Collaborate with engineering to identify problems, propose solutions, and implement improvements to production processes according to site directives.

Principal Accountability

• Ensure compliance with HSE regulation and company policies:
• Participate in the implementation and follow up of the plant HSE policies.
• Follow up daily with all personnel in order to ensure compliance with HSE regulations, Goal Zero Rules of Performance, and work procedures.
• Complete behavioral safety observations assessments and audits, etc.
• In collaboration with the HSE department, ensure the plant's equipment is in safe and good operating condition on a day-to-day basis.
• Establish standards such that all employees have a high level of safety and environmental awareness and are accountable for their actions.
• Accountable for personal safety, the safety of co-workers and promoting a safe work environment; responsible for carrying out all work activities in compliance with federal and state environmental regulations.
• Ensures direct reports are staying in compliance with training, e.g. qualification, MOC, investigation review, new equipment and procedure updates
• Addresses problems with regard to safety, environmental, equipment, process or personnel issues and escalates them appropriately
• Ensures that issues are reported, investigated and resolved in a timely manner and corrective action is taken where appropriate

Authority:

• To stabilize, slowdown or shutdown any activity that could result in an injury, process safety event, environmental event or unstable situations
• Correct any personnel issues that arise within their assigned area
• OT cost control
• Off hours accountability with maintenance activities, namely costs, productivity, and HSE

Qualifications:

• High school diploma required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in plant operations, engineering or technical field in addition to supervisory experience; or an Associate's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or Technical field may substitute for supervisory experience. Military leadership experience may be substituted for supervisory experience.
• Two years of "Step-up Supervisor" or other similar leadership experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated strong technical skills in the Production area including the following areas: continuous unit operations and lab.
• Strong communication skills-both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and motivate others with strong leadership and teamwork abilities.
• Demonstrated strong independent decision making skills
• Willing and able to work 12-hour, 7-day rotating shifts, weekends and holidays
• Must be able to understand and adhere to strict environmental, health, safety, security and quality policies
• Willing and able to work outside, year round under various weather conditions
• Must have strong computer skills including SAP and Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with DCS operating systems

Referral Bonus: 1500