Upgrade Plant - Production Shift Supervisor

CF Industries•Woodward, OK

About The Position

The Production Shift Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that production department objectives are met safely, efficiently, on time, and cost effectively. The role plans, coordinates, communicates, and controls production activities, supervising and training Production Technicians on a rotating shift schedule. The supervisor ensures that raw materials are processed into marketable, on-spec product through safe operation of plant equipment and control of the chemical production process. This position directly influences production quantity, quality, and cost while protecting human, material, and physical company resources. The supervisor promotes safety and environmental stewardship, leads employees, manages effective working relationships, and helps maintain reliable plant operations.

Requirements

High school diploma and/or at least 5 years of experience in a chemical manufacturing facility.
Effective leadership skills.
Solid communication skills, including the ability to converse effectively in English, compose written documents, and interact effectively with peers and supervisors.
Physical capability, availability, and willingness to work in a team environment.
Ability to work safely in a way that promotes individual health and well-being and protects the environment.

Nice To Haves

A proven record of safety and environmental excellence.
Effective organizational, time-management, and communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
Strong computer-related skills.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills.
Self-motivation to advance to the highest level possible.

Responsibilities

Promote safety and environmental stewardship as core leadership values and foster identification and mitigation of hazards, near-miss reporting, and incident reporting.
Promote positive company relations and employee morale through effective communication.
Ensure safe and efficient plant operation during startup, normal operations, and shutdown.
Ensure technicians understand and follow safe operating, work, housekeeping, and emergency response procedures.
Investigate and follow up on neighbor complaints in accordance with plant procedures.
Serve as Incident Commander when executing plant emergency response procedures.
Develop and maintain effective employee relationships with other departments and within the team.
Perform supervisory administration, including timesheets, absences, overtime scheduling, corrective discipline, performance appraisals, interviews, training, policy and procedure administration, and team building.
Document and maintain records for the area of responsibility.
Ensure complete transfer of skills, knowledge, and understanding between supervisors and technicians.
Train and develop process technicians into qualified operators capable of assuming operations-supervisor duties and controlling the plant.
Provide Production Technicians with leadership, direction, advice, and expertise in operating procedures, techniques, troubleshooting, and problem solving.
Ensure routine tasks—including readings, minor maintenance, inspections, and reports—are completed safely, accurately, and on time.
Analyze near-term operating problems and take appropriate corrective action, using sound judgment and acting promptly without being impulsive.
Follow instructions and procedures while also taking initiative, and work independently in a highly interdependent environment.
Lead the team in maintaining the expected “Do It Right” culture and mindset in every job performed.
Establish and implement processes and procedures to meet departmental internal-control requirements.
Ensure established internal-control processes and procedures are followed as designed.
Work with the Internal Controls Department to identify deficiencies, determine the need for new processes or procedures, and assess compliance.
Develop and implement corrective actions for departmental internal-control issues as needed.