Operations Supervisor

Brenntag • Arvada, CO

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About The Position

The Operations Supervisor directly supervises one or more departments and helps set priorities and production schedules in response to safety issues, customer needs, equipment failures, and other operational challenges. The role focuses on improving efficiency, building operational redundancy through cross-training, managing personnel and assigning manpower, and coaching, guiding, and developing direct reports. The supervisor holds employees accountable for performance and safety, conducts performance reviews, and supports career progression.

The position contributes to quality and customer service initiatives by participating in meetings, helping develop projects, and driving assigned projects to completion. It ensures production assignments are completed on time and supports plant safety through monthly meetings and inspections and participation in the safety KPI program. The supervisor emphasizes housekeeping, coordinates the disposition of waste and nonconforming material, and manages and enforces production and safety standards.

The role also trains operations personnel and maintains training records, assists with interviewing and onboarding new employees, reviews and approves plant invoices, participates in customer and regulatory audits, and leads or participates in customer plant visits.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of supervisory experience, preferably in distribution and/or the chemical industry.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills with employees and customers.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• A driven, proactive approach and ability to work well with minimal supervision.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Computer skills sufficient to perform job requirements, including enterprise management software, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory experience in distribution and/or the chemical industry.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise one or more departments.
• Help set priorities and production schedules based on safety issues, customer needs, equipment failures, and other operational challenges.
• Pursue efficiency improvements.
• Develop redundancy through cross-training within production departments.
• Manage personnel and assign manpower to the greatest need.
• Coach, guide, and develop direct reports; hold them accountable for performance and safety.
• Execute performance reviews and support employees' career progression.
• Participate in quality and customer service meetings, assist with project development, and drive assigned projects to completion.
• Ensure production assignments are completed in a timely manner.
• Participate in monthly safety meetings and inspections and encourage plant-wide participation in the safety KPI program.
• Emphasize housekeeping to improve safety.
• Monitor and coordinate the disposition of waste and nonconforming material.
• Manage and enforce production and safety standards.
• Train operations personnel and maintain training records.
• Assist with interviewing and onboarding new employees.
• Review and approve plant invoices.
• Participate in customer and regulatory audits.
• Lead or participate in customer plant visits.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Education assistance program
• Employee assistance program
• Various healthcare plan options
• 401(k)
• Individual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help employees grow in their careers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed