Unit Supervisor

Your Role

Job Description:

Promotes our core values: safety first, leadership and accountability, employee involvement and ownership, commitment to excellence, integrity and responsibility, and value creation for partners.

• Keeping all direct reports and unit equipment in compliance with regulations, safety protocol and quality procedures.
• Participating in monthly/quarterly inventory, internal and external audits.
• Participating in production planning, production meetings, and submitting production reports to the Operations Coordinator.
• Completing batching, quality, security, and shipping paperwork for associated loads and materials.
• Supervising a crew of three or more, scheduling employee coverage and overtime with managerial approval.
• Communicating with the Operations Coordinator about scheduling needs.
• Determining and communicating daily assignments by analyzing employee availability, strengths, and company goals.
• Ensuring effective written and oral communication among all team members.
• Cross‑training all employees in all work functions within the unit.
• Promoting safe work habits, training employees in safety, and enforcing regulations.
• Reporting all safety and compliance issues/incidents to management immediately.
• Reviewing and complying with OSHA, DOT, and EPA regulations; ensuring unit areas remain compliant.
• Observing and assisting with chemical reactions; monitoring gauges and recorders; making operating adjustments as directed.
• Receiving raw materials, assisting with quality confirmation, and maintaining inventory (barge, railcar, tank truck, tote/drum).
• Overseeing loading and unloading of trucks; loading finished products for transport.
• Pulling retain samples for laboratory analysis.
• Maintaining logs of gauge readings, process round sheets, and shift production.
• Performing chemical tests to ensure product conformance using standard equipment and procedures.
• Attending safety and quality meetings as required.
• Performing all duties safely and following all rules and regulations.
• Completing all required training in the Regulatory/Compliance Training Program.
• Ensuring equipment (forklifts, drum handling equipment, pumps, hoses, etc.) are properly cared for and maintained.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

• Supervisory experience and ability to provide guidance and direction to employees.
• Dedication to the team and willingness to work overtime as needed.
• Capability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members and other departments.
• Ability to prioritize work to meet time‑sensitive deadlines both individually and as a supervisor.
• Effective decision‑making based on available information.
• Excellent communication and employee relationship‑building skills.
• Understanding of organizational reporting structures.

• Regular use of hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk, hear, or smell.
• Frequent walking, standing for extended periods.
• Eye, hearing, and manual dexterity sufficient for reading printed matter, operating a forklift, and maintaining equipment.
• Bending, twisting, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and crawling.
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 100 lbs.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (respirators, chemical suits, protective boots, eye protection, hearing protection, etc.).
• Ability to reach in all directions at working heights and to ascend/descend a ladder.
• Ability to work outdoors in external elements for extended periods.

• Knowledge of OSHA, DOT, and EPA regulations and reporting.
• Experience with AS400 or a similar ERP system.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite:
  Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

• GED/HS Diploma required.
• 4+ years supervisory experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.

• Paid parental leave.
• Education assistance program.
• Employee assistance program.
• Various healthcare plan options.
• 401(k) plan.

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a…