Production Supervisor

Position SummarySupervises production area operations to assure efficiency, quality, and cost effectiveness with the best use of resources and promoting a high level of safety and environmental performance to meet all production requirements.Job Responsibilities* Supervises shift team/crews to improve safety and environmental compliance to ensure plant operates to regulations, permits, and plant/Cabot policies while ensuring proper Life Critical work permit setup and SHE type incidents are reported and investigated.* Monitors and oversees the control of manufacturing units to achieve production plan, address process variation and unit operating issues, address maintenance issues, and manage off-quality process while adhering to work practices and standard operating procedures.* Communicates clear daily instructions and operating unit status, ensures completion of all required reports, process records, shift employee records, and operator routines. Organizes daily shift tasks, activities and resources to accomplish plant-wide objectives and goals while standardizing work practices to support safe and reliable daily plant operations.* Supervises shift employee work schedules, addresses shift contractual issues concerning bargaining unit contract, coaches and trains employees to promote accountability and task performance to Performance Based Management standards.* Serves on special ad-hoc teams to address plant issues utilizing operations functional expertise and supports implementation of special programs or initiatives (i.e. RC-14001®, ISO-9001, etc.).* Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.Requirements* Knowledge of Emergency Response Procedures* Knowledge of Life Critical procedures (i.e. confined space entry, lockout tag out, Hot-work, etc.)* Knowledge of Environmental programs and policies* Understanding of Product Uniformity/ Variation* Knowledge of general Chemical Manufacturing processes* Knowledge of Manufacturing Process Control* Knowledge and ability in Incident / Near Miss Investigation and reporting procedures* Technical knowledge of Carbon Black process and product technology* High School diploma, some college preferred.* Minimum of four years experience in a manufacturing environment.About the CompanyFounded in 1882, Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company provides customers with a variety of products including rubber and specialty carbons, activated carbon, inkjet colorants, cesium formate drilling fluids, fumed silica, aerogel, security materials and elastomer composites.Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of PayThis is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee’s essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.