First Line Supervisor - Tyvek Spinning

DuPont de Nemours • Richmond, VA

68d

About The Position

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it's providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world's most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. We are hiring a First Line Supervisor - Tyvek Spinning. DuPont is currently seeking a First Line Supervisor that will be accountable to meet shift performance expectations and provide administrative people leadership for shift team members. The First Line Supervisors (FLS) will work with the Activity Coordinator Gatekeeper to coordinate shift activities in an optimal manner. Works with team members to ensure maintenance/service requests are accurate and appropriate and makes appropriate adjustments to the planning and scheduling of operational activities off-hours. Coordinates with Activity Coordinator during normal hours. Coordinates beginning and end of shift activities to ensure smooth transition. Ensures sufficient scheduling/resources to operate plant, including overtime, changing work schedules, and prioritization of work. The schedule is a 12-hour rotating shift (switching between days & nights) 7 am - 7 pm & 7 pm - 7 am.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Trade certification preferred.
• 3-5 years of manufacturing (Chemical Process) or related experience preferred.
• Tyvek experience strongly preferred.
• Process Safety Management (High Hazard Process) experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drives operating discipline throughout the shift to ensure safety and production goals are met.
• Accountable to drive adherence to EH&S standards, policies and procedures.
• Accountable to meet shift performance expectations such as production (net pack pounds) per the schedule and drive corrective actions to all failures when the performance is not met.
• Provide regular performance management discussions for direct reports to support meaningful opportunities for leader/employee engagement.
• Maintain a strong connection with the team fostering an empowered organization.
• Keep active field presence and assesses work activities routinely to maintain awareness of plant needs and understanding of personnel behaviors.
• Perform regular safety and housekeeping audits for the team members' areas of responsibility.
• Perform root cause investigations for incidents that occur on the shift.
• Coach team members on value assessment and prioritization of tasks and service requests.
• Work with team members to ensure maintenance service requests are value added with clearly defined scopes.
• Work with team members to make appropriate adjustments to the planning and scheduling of operational activities during off-hours.
• Perform appropriate on-shift activities applicable to the Gatekeeper role during off-hours.
• Act as on-shift liaison to support functions for general activities and coordinates those interactions and related activities for the team during off-hours.
• Review and coordinate permitting and authorization of High Risk Activities being performed in the area.
• Determine if plans and/or procedures are required for service requests during off hours.
• Coordinate and verify purging and lockouts of HHP equipment in preparation for maintenance activities.
• Review work status with maintenance service providers and originators during off-hours.
• Ensure the OPD Task List and Logbook are updated/adjusted as required.
• Ensure 'beginning and end of shift' activities are completed to enable effective shift-change.
• Ensure sufficient shift team staffing to safely operate the plant.
• Understand customer needs and drive high levels of quality, responsiveness, and reliability for the customer.
• Confirm appropriate overtime requests are communicated to other shift leaders.
• Responsible to review the training requirements of team members are completed on time.
• Review and authorize Work Authorization permits for maintenance and contract service providers working in the area.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees