Production Supervisor

PQ Corporation is a leading global producer of silicate, zeolite, and other performance materials serving the detergent, pulp and paper, chemical, petroleum, catalyst, water treatment, construction, and beverage markets. Our chemical products are complemented by those of our former subsidiary Potters Industries, a leading producer of engineered glass materials serving the highway safety, polymer additive, metal finishing, and conductive particle markets.

* Operates in compliance with all health, safety, and environmental rules and regulations. * Communicates plants operating goals to operating personnel and lead the message in such a way that the plants goals are clearly identifiable to and owned by Operating Personnel, and operating with a belief that Continuous Quality Improvement is possible. * Ensures that the daily operations are managed and ran in a manner that Safety, Environmental, Quality, Production and Cost Control Goals are met. * Identifying ways to make plant tasks more productive, more meaningful and more efficient. * Accountable for the operations of the facility in the absence of the Plant Manager. * Fully disclosing all necessary and relevant plant issues to the Plant Manager. * Actively engaging plant personnel in the process of Continuous Quality Improvement and Customer Satisfaction. * Taking active leadership roles in areas such as Behavior Based Safety, Hazard Identification, Quality Identification, and Procedure writing. * Participate with Plant Management in the maintenance of company records in a manner compliant with operating permits or federal laws. * Routinely monitor environmental conditions in the plant and take appropriate investigative and corrective actions and make timely notifications. * Participate in corporate/plant-wide HSE, Quality, and Productivity initiatives.

* B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline is preferred. * Minimum of 3-5 years of operations experience in a manufacturing environment with direct supervisory experience. * Leadership skills to develop all employees individually and as a team in a progressive work environment. * Strong mechanical aptitude. * Strong interpersonal skills. * Strong computer skills with emphasis on Microsoft and SAP * Knowledge of HSE procedures including OSHA, EPA, and other HSE standards and regulations. * Knowledge of Quality and Environmental standards such as ISO 9001 & 14001