Operations Superintendent

The Plant 2 North Operations Shift Supervisor provides frontline leadership for the TiCl₄ (Titanium Tetrachloride) Operations Unit within a continuous chemical manufacturing facility. This position leads hourly operations personnel on a rotating shift schedule while ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance. The supervisor is responsible for driving operational excellence by improving safety, environmental compliance, production, quality, reliability, and employee engagement while developing the next generation of operations talent. This is a salaried, exempt rotating shift position designated as Safety Critical.

• Provide direct leadership for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the TiCl₄ Operations Unit.
• Lead shift teams to achieve production, safety, environmental, quality, and reliability objectives.
• Champion process safety, behavioral safety, and compliance with plant operating procedures.
• Communicate production priorities, plant goals, operating expectations, and performance standards.
• Coach, mentor, and develop operators through daily feedback, training, work assignments, and performance evaluations.
• Build a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement across all operating crews.
• Coordinate daily operating activities to maximize production while maintaining safe operating conditions.
• Monitor process performance and work closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Reliability, Laboratory, and EHS teams to resolve operating issues.
• Lead shift response during process upsets, abnormal operating conditions, and plant emergencies.
• Ensure personnel are properly trained on operating procedures, emergency response, and safe work practices.
• Support Management of Change (MOC), incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Promote a workplace built on respect, inclusion, and professional conduct.
• Utilize SAP and other plant systems to support shift operations and documentation.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives focused on cost, reliability, productivity, and continuous improvement.

• High school diploma or GED required; associate's or bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is preferred.
• Approximately 10 years of manufacturing or industrial operations experience, preferably within chemical manufacturing, minerals processing, refining, or other continuous process industries.
• Previous leadership, supervision, or shift leadership experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of chemical plant operations, process safety, environmental compliance, and emergency response.
• Working knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) principles and safe work practices.
• Experience leading hourly operations personnel in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of production operations, quality systems, continuous improvement, and plant reliability principles.
• Experience using SAP or similar CMMS/ERP systems along with Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication, coaching, conflict resolution, and team-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions during process upsets and emergency situations.

• Rotating shift schedule.
• Salaried, exempt position.
• Designated as a Safety Critical role.
• 20% annual bonus opportunity.
• 9% combined company retirement contribution.
• Relocation assistance available.