Overview As Lead First Line Supervisor, you direct a team to meet operational targets and standards, driving safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance. You'll lead problem solving, standard work, and continuous improvement initiatives with a 10-20 person team in a 24/7 manufacturing setting. You'll partner with team leaders and peers to optimize processes and ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations. This role offers hands-on leadership in a unionized environment with clear impact on department performance and morale.
Responsibilities- Supervise direct reports to achieve assigned tasks
- Plan procedures and budgets within the collective bargaining framework
- Lead problem identification, solving, and continuous improvement efforts
- Engage team leaders to improve processes and performance
- Manage performance and adherence to safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost standards
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations
- Interview, select, and train team leaders and employees
- Create a positive environment to drive morale and performance
- Communicate with team leaders and shifts to coordinate productivity
- Act as escalation point for issues affecting productivity
- Explain and apply AdvanSix Operating System principles
- Conduct performance appraisals and feedback
- Drive standardized work creation and audits
- Decide on deviations from procedures with safety and environmental considerations
- Manage and adjust work schedules
- Share best-in-class manufacturing processes
- Lead 5S activities to maintain area standards
- Foster a PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) culture for continuous improvement
- Encourage employee suggestions and rapid problem solving
- Execute escalation as needed
Key requirements- 2-5 years of relevant experience (manufacturing, industrial, or chemical plant preferred)
- Supervisory experience preferred
- Experience in a 24/7 operation and rotating shifts preferred
- Knowledge of chemical process operations preferred
- Experience in a unionized environment preferred
- Strong safety commitment
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Mechanical and electrical aptitude
- Ability to motivate and lead teams, resolve conflicts, and work independently
- Ability to initiate and implement change
- leadership
- communication
- conflict resolution
- Six Sigma Lean tools (preferred)
- ERP/Timekeeping systems (SAP/RF, Kronos preferred)
- Microsoft Office
