Production Supervisor

Ashland Inc. • Lima, OH

23d • Onsite

About The Position

ISP Lima LLC is seeking a Production Supervisor II (Team Leader) to join their Ashland BDO business in Lima, Ohio. This is a significant role within the Operations function. The position reports to the Operations Manager. The Team Leader will direct and lead a team of 3-4 operating specialists on a rotating shift basis to manufacture and ship butanediol. A crew concept is employed, with the Team Leader responsible for workforce development, including training, needs assessment, team building, performance coaching, and job assignments. The Team Leader will operate the plant DCS and perform field tasks as part of the Operations Team, ensuring adherence to operating guidelines and daily operations orders. This role requires strong safety leadership, proactive efforts to avoid incidents and injuries, and involvement in PSM compliance and environmental operations. The Team Leader will also lead initial response activities during plant emergencies and play a key role in shift handover communication and documentation. Troubleshooting and preliminary diagnostics of plant mechanical problems are important elements of the daily work routine. Individuals seeking this position should be team-oriented, innovative, flexible, self-starting, customer-focused, honest, open, positive, willing to coach, and possess excellent leadership and communication skills. They should also display a desire to actively contribute to organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals, and focusing on performance and safety, and improve organizational capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent, and utilizing positive communications and influence.

Requirements

• High School Graduate minimum.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a petro chemical environment, with the capability to successfully lead others.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times.
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different.

Responsibilities

• Directs and leads salaried non-exempt work team of 3-4 operating specialists on a rotating shift basis to manufacture and ship butanediol.
• Responsible for the development of the work force including training, needs assessment, team building, performance coaching, and job assignments.
• Operate the plant DCS and perform field tasks as part of the Operations Team.
• Accountable for the completion of routine operations duties and the adherence to operating guidelines and daily operations orders.
• Ensures that proper communication and coordination occurs with other key groups, such as distribution, maintenance and engineering that interface with the Operation Team.
• Safety leadership and development of safe a workplace.
• Proactive efforts to avoid incidents and injuries.
• Duties associated with PSM compliance.
• Maintenance for responsible and compliant environmental operations.
• Lead response activities in the initial phase of a plant emergency.
• Plays a key role in the communication and documentation process as part of the shift handover.
• Communicate business needs and requirements to the Operating Team.
• Troubleshooting and preliminary diagnostics of plant mechanical problems.

Benefits

• Team recognition rewards, sponsored lunches and monetary incentives based on performance
• Comprehensive Benefit package, Medical, Dental and Vision starting on Day 1 for you AND your family
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Referral bonus plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED