Chemical Production Supervisor
About The Position
The Chemical Production Supervisor leads daily liquid and dry blending operations across multiple shifts, ensuring safe, efficient production that meets schedule, quality, and regulatory requirements. The role combines hands-on production leadership with technical expertise in chemical blending, batch formulation, water treatment products, quality testing, and troubleshooting. The supervisor coordinates production priorities, staffing, materials, equipment, and schedules, and works closely with Planning, Purchasing, Maintenance, Warehouse, Quality, and Operations. The role also supports R&D activities, including product development, reformulation, testing, scale-up, and implementation into manufacturing. It maintains accurate batch records, Certificates of Analysis, lot traceability, and required documentation for regulated products, including EPA-registered materials. The position leads, coaches, trains, and develops team members while promoting accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement. It monitors production performance and drives Lean Manufacturing and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, or a closely related scientific or technical discipline.
- Minimum of three years of supervisory, team leadership, or people-management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Minimum of three years of hands-on experience in chemical manufacturing, chemical blending, batch manufacturing, formulations, or a closely related process-manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, train, hold employees accountable, and manage performance in a production setting.
- Strong knowledge of chemical blending, batch manufacturing, formulations, and manufacturing processes.
- Strong technical math and chemical calculation skills, including batch scaling, concentration adjustments, formulation adjustments, and troubleshooting.
- Strong organizational, analytical, decision-making, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced chemical manufacturing environment.
- Candidates must have both prior leadership experience in a manufacturing environment and direct chemical manufacturing, blending, formulation, or batch-processing experience.
Nice To Haves
- Five or more years of progressive experience in chemical manufacturing, industrial chemical blending, batch manufacturing, or a related process-manufacturing environment.
- Experience with water treatment chemistry.
- Hands-on experience with R&D, product formulation, reformulation, product testing, validation, scale-up, or new product implementation.
- Knowledge of regulatory documentation, product traceability, batch record management, and chemical manufacturing quality systems.
- Experience with EPA-registered products.
- Experience with Root Cause Analysis, corrective actions, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement.
- Experience with production scheduling, inventory control, labor planning, equipment utilization, and manufacturing performance metrics.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience with J.D. Edwards, AS400, or a comparable ERP/manufacturing system.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily liquid and dry chemical blending operations across multiple shifts, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production.
- Coordinate production priorities, staffing, materials, equipment, and schedules to meet customer and business needs.
- Partner with Planning, Purchasing, Maintenance, Warehouse, Quality, and Operations teams to resolve constraints and keep production moving.
- Support R&D and new product initiatives, including formulation, reformulation, testing, validation, scale-up, and manufacturing implementation.
- Provide technical guidance for batch production, including formula adjustments, batch scaling, chemical calculations, troubleshooting, and process improvements.
- Oversee analytical quality testing, including pH, viscosity, specific gravity, titration, moisture, turbidity, and other product-specific requirements.
- Ensure products meet internal specifications, customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and quality standards.
- Maintain accurate production and quality documentation, including batch records, Certificates of Analysis, lot codes, formulations, and test results.
- Ensure proper product traceability, labeling, container handling, and documentation for regulated products, including EPA-registered materials.
- Ensure blending equipment, tanks, pumps, lines, scales, and mixers are clean, calibrated, maintained, and ready for production.
- Monitor production efficiency, downtime, schedule attainment, inventory accuracy, quality results, and labor utilization.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve workflow, reduce waste, increase consistency, and enhance department performance.
- Lead, coach, train, and develop team members while promoting accountability, teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Provide regular feedback, complete performance reviews, and help develop future leaders within the department.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off, increasing with tenure
- Eight paid holidays
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Employer-paid long-term disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Fully funded tuition education programs
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Career advancement and training opportunities
- Employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
