Supervisor-Production

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.​

This is a supervisory role responsible for the supervision of production staff. This position will work all shifts on a rotating shift schedule.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directly supervise and direct hourly employees in a production unit.
• Administer discipline as necessary according to the collective bargaining agreement and rules governing the operation of the plant
• Maintain a safe working environment while maximizing production efficiency.
• Ensure environmental compliance at all times.
• Investigate all incidents (Health, Safety, Environmental, Quality, Production, etc) that occur in area of responsibility during shift in which the incident occurs, providing results of investigation to Management in a timely manner
• Understand and troubleshoot equipment and processes in the department.
• Responsible for assessing situation(s) and prioritizing resources.
• Prepare equipment for maintenance and perform required permitting.
• Serve the role of Incident Commander during plant emergency events.
• Serve as a member of the plant Emergency Crew during plant emergencies.
• Call in maintenance and operations personnel as needed.
• Communicate with coworkers via email, electronic logbook, or other means.
• Along with other shift supervisors of the area, ensure 24/7 coverage for vacations and illnesses in all required production positions.

Requirements:

·       Minimum 5 years previous industrial supervisory experience is a must.  Experience in a Union environment is preferred.

·       Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office products are required.

·       Problem solving and strong communication skills are required.

·       The ability to work independently or in a team environment is required.

·       Previous emergency crew or Incident Command experience preferred but not required.

Previous experience with shift work preferred but not required.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.