Job Description
Overview
Responsible for the day to day operations of a process unit, which is a 24/7 operation, by supervising union wage roll employees. Responsible for safety, production, quality, costs, training, and customer service. Strong troubleshooting skills are necessary to maintain unit operation. Strong leadership and inter-personal skills are essential.
Responsibilities
* Provide safety leadership and be a safety culture role model for 24/7 operating unit personnel
* Ensure safety procedure adherence establishing a proactive safety culture within the production unit
* Prepare and facilitate plant-wide safety meeting
* Ensure operating permits, rules and regulations are complied with
* Provides training and daily guidance, maintain operating procedures, and update training materials, and ensure personnel training requirement/documentation are current
* Responsible for labor productivity and efficiency, employee retention, adherence to labor contract, and employee relations
* Responsible for inventory management and customer satisfaction
* Focuses on continuous improvement and process enhancements
* Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving problems
* Work with Maintenance and Project Engineering to maintain and improve equipment and unit
* Issue Process Change Forms to ensure documentation of all changes in the area and follow up to ensure closure of these documents upon completion of the change
Essential Skills
* Effective leadership skills and the ability to work productively in a cross functional team environment
* Analytical Skills - Use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem
* Innovative - Look beyond the standard solutions
* Problem Solving - Find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems
* Safety Awareness - Identify and correct conditions that affect safety and environment
* Accountability - Accept responsibility and account for his/her actions
* Communication - Communicate clearly and concisely
* Interpersonal - Interact well with technical and non-technical individuals and departments
Education & Experience
* B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering
* Minimum 7 years' experience in Chemical Plant Manufacturing
* Actual experience in the operating units
* Minimum 3 years' supervisor experience
* Supervised a minimum of 5 wage roll production employees