Production Supervisor

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

This is an onsite, in-person position located at: 5401 Jefferson Davis Highway Richmond, Virginia 23234

This position is a 12-hour rotating shift schedule.

Primary Function:

• The Shift Supervisor has direct leadership and performance accountability for the shift teams.  This includes the safety, productivity, quality, efficiency, development and morale of the shift employees. 
• The Shift Supervisor must exhibit a high standard for SHE, ethics, and respectful treatment of employees by his/her personal example.  The Shift Supervisor also assures full compliance with all established SHE policies and procedures, and enforces accountability among all team members. 
• The Shift Supervisor plans, directs, coordinates, and controls activities of workers engaged in coating and slitting film.  The Shift Supervisor is the direct manager of approximately 10 wage roll employees in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. 
• Responsibilities include training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work.  Other responsibilities include appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.  Additionally, the Film Plant Supervisors have supervisory responsibility for the entire site when the supervisors for other areas are not on site (graveyards, weekends, holidays, etc.).

Accountabilities:

• Exhibiting Celanese's Core Values in all matters
• SHE Standards & Principles
• LTCT (lock, tag, clear, try – like “Lockout/Tagout”), DNT, and PSM Compliance
• Manage day-to-day processes, systems, people and resources to orchestrate successful production campaigns on each asset

• Operational Discipline – Operating Procedures, Safety Rules, Housekeeping, Workmanship, SOC Compliance, Recordkeeping, Following Standard Operating Procedures, Quality Test Schedules, Changeover Standards, Troubleshooting Procedures, etc.

• Maintain proper documentation and record keeping associated with personnel performance
• Provide Approval / Authorization of Skill Based Modules for Film Plant tasks
• Solicit employee involvement in performance improvement initiatives (production methods, equipment performance, product quality, etc.)
• Verify that operating teams are effectively executing the operational plans and direction provided by the Asset Support Team
• Audit team performance to ensure workmanship and documentation meets established standards
• Provide performance feedback and coaching to employees
• Lead and Manage Hazard Assessments and Eliminations
• HR Policy Administration Consistency
• Individual and Team Development/Performance including primary Training responsibility
• Employee Advocacy and Communications
• Coordinate indoor/outdoor/disaster evacuations for the site
• Assist Emergency Response Teams for all emergencies (illnesses, injuries, fires, spills, etc.)
• Develop functional and organizational capability of people
• Provide Employee Performance Reviews
• Mentoring of New Employees
• Reward/Recognize team and individual performance

• People Resources Allocation between Assets and Areas
• Overtime Administration and Fixed Cost Management
• Uptime / OEE Maximization
• Provide daily site performance communications
• Insure teams operate processes on SOC aims & respond to off-aim process signals
• Complaint Rate Reduction
• Address and control all process Common Cause Variation

• Solicit support from Technical resources to reduce Special Cause Variation
• First line troubleshooting of process/quality problems to minimize downtime and/or collect information to share with second line troubleshooting resources

• Deliberate organizational approach to ensure thoroughness and eliminate waste
• Interpersonal sensitivity to show genuine interest in others and sensitivity to their needs; Treats people with respect regardless of their position; Seeks to understand; Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Communicates effectively, at the right frequency and to the appropriate audiences; Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in and leads meetings; Writes clearly and informatively
• Establishes and maintains trust; Maintains principles under internal/external pressure; Supports the organization’s core values and ethical norms
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Adjusts to varying demands; Deals effectively with new and different situations; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Demonstrates drive and energy to excel; Has perseverance and focus in the face of obstacles; Sets and achieves challenging goals; Measures self against standard of excellence
• Maintains effective work performance under certain, unstructured and challenging conditions

Educational Attainment:

Minimum High School Diploma.

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills Required:

• Industrial / Manufacturing leadership experience
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to write Work Notifications in SAP or similar
• Understand Quality Management Systems used to record test data and product quality information (such as Visitrak, AMOSS, Blaze, etc.)
• Safety Compliance
• Experience Interfacing with stakeholders
• Experience coordinating tasks
• Leadership skills and experience
• Administrating pay and schedules
• Experience investigating causes of operational errors resulting in customer complaints
• Assertiveness regarding involvement in the operation of the plant

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Associate or Bachelor Degree, preferred
• Leadership training and/or certificates.
• Experience or understanding of basic film coating manufacturing process and technical concepts.
• Experience with timecard coding, pay adjustments, personnel movements, etc. using ADP or similar software.
• Safety incident investigation (scene preservation and documentation, using methods such as Root cause / Why Tree analysis, Tracking Database, effective correction actions, etc.)
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Competencies:

• Analysis and Judgment
• Driving for Results
• Coaching
• Championing Change
• Building Organizational Talent
• Communicating with Impact
• Decision Making
• Mobilizing Resources
• Driving Execution
• Raising the Bar
• Engagement
• Managing for Productivity