Production Supervisor Sr.

ISP Lima LLC

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Production Supervisor II (Team Leader) to join our Ashland BDO business at our Lima, Ohio.

This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Operations function.

This position will report to Operations Manager.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:


* Directs and leads salaried non-exempt work 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 the development of the work force including training, needs assessment, team building, performance coaching, and job assignments.

A rotating 12 hours, T-day, 5 crew schedule is in place at Ashland Lima.


* The Team Leader will operate the plant DCS and perform field tasks as part of the Operations Team.

This individual is accountable for the completion of routine operations duties and the adherence to operating guidelines and daily operations orders.

This individual also 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 are vital to this position.

Proactive efforts to avoid incidents and injuries are expectations of this position.

Duties associated with PSM compliance are a routine portion of the Team Leaders responsibility.


* Maintenance for responsible and compliant environmental operations is a critical responsibility of the team leader.

In the event of a plant emergency, the Team Leader will lead response activities in the initial phase.


* The Team Leader plays a key role in the communication and documentation process as part of the shift handover and may be called upon to communicate business needs and requirements to the Operating Team.

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 and open, positive in approach to issues, willing to coach and possess excellent leadership and communication skills and display a desire to

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:


* High School Graduate minimum.


* Minimum 5 years experience in a petro chemical environment, with the capability to successfully lead others.

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