Production Supervisor

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Job description

Position Summary:
Supervises production area operations to assure efficiency, quality, and cost effectiveness with the best use of resources and promoting a high level of safety and environmental performance to meet all production requirements.

Job Responsibilities:
Supervises shift team/crews to improve safety and environmental compliance to ensure plant operates to regulations, permits, and plant/Cabot policies while ensuring proper Life Critical work permit setup and SHE type incidents are reported and investigated.

Monitors and oversees the control of manufacturing units to achieve production plan, address process variation and unit operating issues, address maintenance issues, and manage off-quality process while adhering to work practices and standard operating procedures.

Communicates clear daily instructions and operating unit status, ensures completion of all required reports, process records, shift employee records, and operator routines. Organizes daily shift tasks, activities and resources to accomplish plant-wide objectives and goals while standardizing work practices to support safe and reliable daily plant operations.

Supervises shift employee work schedules, addresses shift contractual issues concerning bargaining unit contract, coaches and trains employees to promote accountability and task performance to Performance Based Management standards.

Serves on special ad-hoc teams to address plant issues utilizing operations functional expertise and supports implementation of special programs or initiatives (i.e. RC-14001®, ISO-9001, etc.).

Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

Requirements:
Knowledge of Emergency Response Procedures

Knowledge of Life Critical procedures (i.e. confined space entry, lockout tag out, Hot-work, etc.)

Knowledge of Environmental programs and policies

Understanding of Product Uniformity/ Variation

Knowledge of general Chemical Manufacturing processes

Knowledge of Manufacturing Process Control

Knowledge and ability in Incident / Near Miss Investigation and reporting procedures

Technical knowledge of Carbon Black process and product technology

High School diploma, some college preferred.

Minimum of four years experience in a manufacturing environment.

About the Company:
Cabot Corporation is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

We strive to be the most innovative, respected and responsible leader in our markets - delivering performance that makes a difference. As a market leader we collaborate with customers to find innovative solutions that will help them advance their own products for a wide range of industries, from transportation and infrastructure to environment and consumer goods. Our customers worldwide trust our solutions to help them address their needs and accelerate innovation in key applications - creating value and delivering an advantage over the competition. To learn more about Cabot products and applications please click .

Our culture is based on four core values: respect, integrity, responsibility and excellence in everything we do. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and place high value in creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can contribute, thrive, and advance. We strive to create an environment that is conducive to the spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation and accountability, and empowers every team member to take responsibility for the execution of our strategy. We support and encourage our people to share ideas and explore ways to do things differently. Our passion for excellence and commitment to creating value and business success creates a culture in which everyone can contribute. We are known as one of the global leaders in safety, health and environmental performance, motivated in large part by the commitment and drive of our colleagues around the world.

Our global network consists of over 40 manufacturing facilities throughout North America, South America, EMEA, and APAC regions.

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled:
Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees' and applicants' disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.