Mixing Supervisor

Position Summary

A Mixing Supervisor leads day‑to‑day operations for an assigned production area in a chemical manufacturing environment. This role ensures safe, compliant, and efficient production; delivers to plan; maintains product quality and documentation; develops talent; and drives continuous improvement. The Mixing Supervisor is accountable for shift performance, resource planning, and cross‑functional coordination with Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and Supply Chain. To be successful in the role, a Mixing Supervisor needs to be committed to employee development, results‑driven, safety‑focused, detail‑oriented, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced, process‑driven environment.

Located at our Florence, Kentucky site, this role reports to the Senior Packaging Supervisor.

A Packaging Supervisor is responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Leads a strong safety culture; models compliance with plant EHS policies, chemical handling procedures, PPE, LOTO, and emergency response protocols.
• Ensures adherence to OSHA and applicable environmental regulations (e.g., EPA, RCRA, SPCC), and plant standards (e.g., SDS use, spill response, waste segregation, emissions logs).
• Conducts safety talks, behavior‑based observations, near‑miss and incident reporting, and corrective action follow‑through.
• Verifies safe operation of equipment (reactors, mixers, pumps, tanks, filling lines, conveyors) and safe line changeovers/cleanouts.

• Executes the daily/weekly production schedule; sequences work orders, assigns operators, and manages tank changeovers and startups/shutdowns per SOPs.
• Monitors throughput, yield, and downtime; removes bottlenecks; escalates equipment issues; and coordinates with Maintenance on PM/CM priorities.
• Ensures raw materials, components, and packaging are available; collaborates with Materials/Logistics on staging and inventory accuracy.

• Ensures products meet specifications through in‑process checks, sample pulls, and parameter control (e.g., temperature, pH, viscosity, solids).
• Enforces adherence to batch records, master recipes, and quality procedures; completes, reviews, and reconciles production documentation accurately and on time.
• Triages nonconformances, initiates containment, and partners with QA on investigations, CAPAs, and change control (MOC).
• Supports audits (internal, customer, regulatory) and ensures area is inspection ready.

• Directs, coaches, and develops operators/line leads; conducts on‑the‑job training for SOPs, quality checks, and safe equipment operation.
• Builds staffing plans and oversees timekeeping, performance feedback, and recognition.
• Promotes teamwork, accountability, and continuous learning; fosters an inclusive, respectful work environment.

• Drives waste reduction, right‑first‑time, 5S, and problem‑solving (e.g., root cause analysis, Kaizen, DMAIC).
• Tracks and improves KPIs (safety, quality, delivery, cost, people).
• Recommends process, layout, and tooling improvements; partners with Engineering on trials and scale‑ups; validates changes using MOC.

• Provides clear shift handoffs, status updates, production summaries, and downtime reports.
• Coordinates with Maintenance, QA, EHS, Engineering, and Supply Chain to resolve issues and meet customer commitments.
• Participates in tier meetings and contributes data‑driven recommendations.

• Associate's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Operations Management, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment (chemical processing strongly preferred), including at least 3 years in a leadership capacity such as lead, coordinator, or supervisor.
• OSHA 30‑Hour General Industry certification, Process Safety Management (PSM) training, cGMP and Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) compliance training, formal supervisory/leadership training.
• At least 4 of the following certifications:
  Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt; ISO 9001 Internal…