Production Supervisor

Company: Chemours
Location: Louisville
Posted on: May 4, 2025

Job Description:

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you tojoin our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS

At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry.

Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible. In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry.

Chemours is seeking a Production Supervisor to join our growing Operations team. This position will be available at the Louisville Works Plant located in Louisville, KY and report directly to the Operations Manager.

The primary responsibility of this role is to safely execute the asset schedule for the current week. To accomplish this, this role covers a broad range of responsibilities including coaching and supporting operators, daily production support, resolutionof process issues, and equipment troubleshooting. The Production Supervisor will create daily targets for the operators to complete based on the weekly schedule given by the Production Leader. This role will also help drive improvements in process uptime and buildingeffectiveness to meet business objectives as outlined by the Operations Manager. These activities must be managed daily in a safe and environmentally sound manner.This position works closely with the Production Leader, Technical (MT), Quality, and Maintenance to ensure execution of production to desired quantities and quality and that Maintenance is performed in the desired maintenance window. In addition, this position manages processsafety and personnel performance for the operators who are assigned to them. It requires coordination of delivery against standards established by PSM (Process Safety Management), businessexpectations, and daily continuous improvement efforts led through analysis of metrics. The person in this position must be able toprovide leadership and development of non-exempt team members, and execution of daily production and maintenance activities for the operation's assets.

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

• Monitor progress through the day against targets, assist with troubleshooting of issues in the plant, and adjust schedule as necessary for that day. Breakdown the finalized weekly schedule into daily and shift targets.
  
• Manage personnel consistent with policies in a union environment - manage all aspects of personnel, including training, timekeeping, overtime, shift assignments and accountability. Ensure required training is completed and operators maintain qualification as required. Manage any Fit for Duty issues.
  
• Procedure reviews with operators, ensures operating procedures, inspection forms etc. are kept current with updated information by conducting detailed reviews within the shift team.
  
• Safety Procedure knowledge to provide guidance on working to standards (ensure execution per safety procedures/protocol)
  
• Demonstrated ability to get results, meet commitments, troubleshoot and solve problems that may arise as it pertains tooperations.
  
• Support the organization's improvement efforts and lead initiatives when applicable.
  
• Work hour flexibility to be the first call for a 24/7 operation.
  
• Communicate changes to weekly schedule to Production Leader for updates to next week's schedule (production, maintenance, service to ops) and communicates priority of maintenance work to support building efficiency and operability to Production Leader
  
• Interface with site Maintenance for coordination of maintenance work execution
  
  
  The following is required for this role:
  
  • High school diploma or equivalent (GED) from an accredited institution
    
  • Minimum of 3 years experience working in PSM High Hazard Operations
    
  • Must have thorough reasoning skills and the ability to select and analyze appropriate data to allow decision making.
    
  • Knowledge of computer use such as Microsoft office and other special programs as needed
    
  • Ability to work rotating 12 hour shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime, as business needs require.
    
    
    The following is preferred for this role:
    
    • 2 year associates degree in engineering or equivalent
      
    • Training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience
      
    • Six Sigma Green Belt/ Lean certification
      
    • SAP experience as relates to manufacturing
      
    • Previous people leader experience or detail supervision experience
      
    • Operating experience with highly toxic materials (Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride, Anhydrous Hydrochloric Acid and Chlorine)
      
    • Leadership development training
      
      
      Benefits:
      
      Competitive Compensation
      
      Comprehensive Benefits Packages
      
      401(k) Match
      
      Employee Stock Purchase Program
      
      Tuition Reimbursement
      
      Commuter Benefits
      
      Learning and Development Opportunities
      
      Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives
      
      Company-paid Volunteer Day
      
      We're a different kind of chemistry company because we see our people as our biggest assets. Instead of focusing just on what our employees do each day, we look at how they do it-by taking a different approach to talent development, employee engagement, and culture. Our goal is to empower employees to be their best selves, at Chemours and in life.
      
      Learn more about Chemours and our culture by visiting Chemours.com/careers.
      
      Chemours is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non-discrimination, and we comply with all applicable laws.
      
      Chemours is an E-Verify employer
      
      Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation
      
      Immigration sponsorship (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status) is not currently available for this position
      
      Don't meet every single requirement? At Chemours we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you're excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
      
      In our pursuit to be the greatest place to work, we know that a critical element to enhancing our employee experience is to assure we're operating with a solid foundation of trust. At Chemours, this means being transparent about how we pay our employees for the work that they do.
      
      Pay Range (in local currency):
      $81,715.00 - $127,680.00
      
      Chemours Level:
      24
      
      Annual Bonus Target:
      6%
      
      The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only andnot a guarantee oftotal compensation. Factorsconsidered in extending a compensation offer include (but are notlimitedto) responsibilities of the job,experience, knowledge, skills,and abilities, as wellas internal equity, andalignment with marketdata. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.
      
      At Chemours, you will find sustainability in our vision, our business and your future. If you want to work on the leading edge of your field and have a desire to make a difference, join Chemours and discover what it means when we say "We Are Living Chemistry."

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