Operations Shift Supervisor

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Job Title:

OSBL Shift Supervisor

Role synopsis:

This individual’s role is to lead the operations shift team for the utilities and waste treatment areas of the plant in the area defined as Outside Battery Limits (OSBL).  The shift supervisor is responsible for their shift providing safe, compliant, and reliable operation of their assigned assets in support of the manufacturing process at Cooper River.  This position works a rotating shift schedule and reports to the Unit Superintendent

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• This position – and all positions – within the INEOS Aromatics organization requires that the incumbent commit to learning, following, and practicing the INEOS Aromatics 20 Principles of Process and Behavioral Safety as applicable to the position.  Each employee must also commit to following the INEOS Aromatics Life-Saving rules and the site SHE Policies and Procedures including Stop Work Authority and Safe Work Guidelines on a daily basis.
• This jobholder must lead, support and promote/drive adherence to the 20 Principles for Managing Behavioral Safety and Process Safety and the Lifesaving Rules.
• Leads the safety effort of assigned team by setting expectations, participating, and leading SHE activities for their role.   Some of these activities include Risk Assessments, training, incident investigations, Safety Observations, and audits.  Completes corrective actions arising from those activities
• Provides supervision and performance management to the operators on their shift
• Identifies improvement opportunities and may lead implementation of solutions
• Delivers unit operating plans and items assigned within the shift plan
• Ensures equipment for maintenance is properly prepared.
• Ensures constraints are proactively managed and the desired results are delivered on a daily basis.
• Ensures product quality and production issues are adequately managed and communicated to affected areas
• Identifies maintenance needs and appropriately initiates work requests
• Leads quality shift hand over meetings, ensures accurate and complete logbook entries, and quality shift relief
• Ensures all compliance activities for that shift are completed (e.g., Title V, LDAR, Control of Work, OE, VISIUMKMS, AAR etc.)
• Ensures unit and personnel (INEOS and contractorss) safety on their shift and the safe execution of all maintenance work.
• Ensure that all incidents are promptly reported according to plant’s policy and procedure
• Manages unit’s abnormal operations (e.g., turnarounds, startup/shutdown, feed interruptions, etc.)
• Interfaces with other Shift Supervisors, Operations Specialists (ISBL), Maintenance Supervisor, maintenance staff & technical staff
• Responsible for unit vacation and overtime scheduling to ensure adequate staffing 
• Inputs technician time into Kronos timekeeping system
• Ensure training progression is on track per G-007 and conversations are recorded utilizing the monthly training tracker
• Responsible for ensuring training compliance for assigned shift
• Identify team/individual specific training needs and requirements and work with Operations Training Coordinators to meet those needs
• Helps support supervision coverage on off-shifts as needed

Skills & Knowledge Required:

Experience/Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Fully qualified Cooper River Technician (Tech 4) or equivalent chemical manufacturing experience.
• Must be able to fluently read, write, and speak English

Technical Skills and Behaviors:

• Safety Leadership - must be a safety leader and ensure that all safety standards are maintained by the shift team, intervenes to stop unsafe acts or behaviors
• Organization - Effectively manages competing priorities; handles multiple tasks at once; organizes unit resources to meet unit objectives
• Systematic Operation – Must understand critical elements to Safety and Operation and understand site procedures and practices to support delivery of the Operations Strategy.
• Personal Interaction - must be able to work with and through others to achieve results and maintain a positive relationship.
• Leadership - must safely and effectively operate, troubleshoot, and optimize their section without direct supervision and significant oversight from other plant technical resources.  Anticipates problems and takes appropriate action.
• Conflict resolution - must be able to work with others to resolve conflicts in a constructive manner.
• Technical knowledge of the unit - Has working knowledge of all phases of unit operation.  Demonstrates technical competence of unit operations and the ability to apply knowledge in emergency as well as routine situations. Executes start-up and shut down activities.
• Decision making - must be able to make effective decisions with available data in a timely manner.
• Optimization - must be able to identify and implement improvement opportunities for the process.
• Administrative skills - must be proficient in applicable plant computer systems.
• Remain calm under intense pressure and acts in the best interest of the shift, unit, site and company.   Gains the respect of peers (shift team members) and superiors and effectively influences others positively.

Legal Disclaimer:

If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.

INEOS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.

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