Production Supervisor

Ingevity•Wickliffe, KY

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operations of Ingevity’s Wickliffe Carbon Plant. The role oversees day-to-day operations and maintenance in the assigned area in support of plant production goals, including coordinating activities to identify and eliminate safety hazards, supporting environmental initiatives, implementing cost-reduction initiatives, and driving continuous improvement. The supervisor leads operators and other team members, manages Area Supervisors and hourly employees, and provides safety leadership. The role also supports training and certification, operational troubleshooting, plant outage planning, and collaboration with Production Engineers and other site partners. The position may cover Area Production Manager and Area Production Engineer responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline, or 10+ years of relevant production or industrial manufacturing experience including 3+ years of supervisory experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
A minimum of 5–10 years of production or equivalent industrial manufacturing experience is preferred.
Experience training and/or leading others.
Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with diverse teams and people at all company levels to achieve goals and results.
Ability to lead individuals and teams toward resolving issues.
Active, engaged safety leadership to build and maintain a strong safety culture and achieve zero personal and process safety incidents.
Strong analytical skills and mechanical aptitude.
Must not now or in the future require sponsorship to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years supervising hourly employees in a union environment and/or managing salaried employees.

Responsibilities

Lead operators and other team members to reach key performance metrics and remedy deviations.
Manage and direct Area Supervisors and hourly employees.
Provide safety leadership for the area, resolve problems quickly, and perform routine safety inspections.
Build knowledge and understanding of Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) rules and regulations to maintain a compliant culture.
Ensure compliance with all requirements of the area’s Quality Management Systems.
Cover Area Production Manager and Area Production Engineer responsibilities as needed.
Assist with plant outage planning and execution as needed.
Coach employees to drive continued improvement.
Manage the operator initial-certification and annual-recertification training program.
Collaborate with Production Engineers and other site partners and leaders to implement improvements.
Identify, troubleshoot, and prescribe solutions to complex operational issues.
Review process trends, quality data, and environmental data.
Routinely observe employee performance for compliance with safety and procedural requirements.