Operations Supervisor

As the Operations Supervisor, you will be responsible for overall daily manufacturing supervision with focus on safety, environmental and financial goals that meet internal and external customer needs reliably. 

I’m interested! What will I get to do in this position? 

Ensure ESH Compliance:

• Promote safety first culture that fosters an injury free work place
• Promote procedure compliance to ensure site environmental, safety and health standards are met
• Lead ES&H incident investigations and ensure corrective actions are completed
• Engage employees in daily ES&H discussions
• Clarify housekeeping requirements
• Enforce all policies and standards and routinely audit performance
• Issue safety permits
• Successfully complete RCRA introductory/orientation training
• Successfully complete RCRA annual refresher training
• Monitor and support RCRA activities in Business Unit
• Perform job safely, in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with all cGMP requirements

Departmental Operations:

• Assist Phosphate Business Manager in defining, developing, communicating and implementing area-specific objectives
• Foster an open line of communication with production planning and shipping to ensure customer demands are met
• Measure and monitor performance utilizing area-specific metrics. 
• Achieve budgeted rates, OST, NRFT and compliance targets
• Foster innovative thinking within the assigned area(s)
• Regularly communicate business goals, objectives and desired outcomes
• Establish, communicate and enforce acceptable standards of performance and behavior within the team
• Create and maintain an environment in which the “operating principles” guide the thinking and behavior of each team member
• Reconcile conflicts within the team

Manufacturing

• Manage maintenance activities in area and promote continuous improvement of equipment reliability
• Ensure team members have daily work assignments and schedules
• Work with area planner and operations support lead to schedule overtime to support material flow
• Promptly and effectively resolve process or mechanical variations/deviations
• Ensure communication between maintenance and production teams is timely and effective
• Interface with other Business Unit Leaders to ensure continuity and optimization of material flow
• Meet budgeted volume and quality commitments
• Support capital and expense projects
• Effectively interface with manufacturing engineers support to increase operational efficiencies

Ensure Cost Management

• Meet budget commitments regarding spending and overtime
• Participate in capital planning and execution
• Participate in expense budget planning and monitor actual spending versus budget

Quality, Food Safety & Customer Service

• Ensure that area personnel actively participate in customer relations activities
• Foster positive relationships with customers
• Foster positive relationships with suppliers
• Ensure areas are food safety compliant at all times
• Ensure compliance with all food safety system requirements
• Complete food safety action items in a timely manner
• Understand and follow all applicable Lawrence Quality System Practices
• Communicate, investigate and correct any quality exceptions and issues
• Achieve targets for generation and consumption of phosphate rework product

Department Development

• Provide performance expectations and feedback to all employees
• Proactively address substandard performance
• Ensure team is staffed with qualified members capable of performing their duties safely and efficiently
• Ensure team members are accountable for executing their respective roles and responsibilities as defined by standards of performance and performance metrics
• Actively listen to people, put them at ease and build rapport, trust and respect
• Attend all requisite training sessions and support training initiatives in Business Unit

What skills and experience do I need to be successful in this role? 

• High School Diploma at a minimum, college degree preferred
• Chemical process knowledge and/or experience
• Strong mathematical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Interest in and commitment to teamwork and team based systems
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated computer literacy with business applications
• Ability to safely exit the plant in the event of an emergency

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
At ICL, maintaining a safe and healthy workplace is a top priority. Employees are required to wear appropriate PPE based on the task and environment. This may include safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face masks, and, when necessary, full hazmat suits with respirators. Adherence to PPE protocols ensures the safety and well-being of all team members.

Compensation at ICL: If you are hired at ICL, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. We also offer a generous benefits package (more information on benefits listed below).

Salary Range: $74,000 to $101,000 

Annual Bonus Target: 7%, subject to plan provisions.

We've Got You Covered
ICL is committed to offering you a comprehensive set of benefits to empower you and your family physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. The benefits we offer to our diverse and inclusive workforce include:

• Competitive base pay and performance bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, and life benefits that start quickly – the first of the month after hire. Wellness Incentive Program to lower your health insurance cost
• Inclusive benefits for growing families, covering fertility, adoption, and parental leave
• Generous Leave and FMLA policies
• Tax-advantaged health savings and spending accounts (when applicable)
• Prescription program that provides most generic maintenance medications at no cost (including Insulin products)
• 401k eligibility from day one of employment with a generous company matching contribution. 100% vested after one year of service
• Crisis assistance available to support employees during unforeseen circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program that includes comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Student Loan Assistance
• Business travel reward points are eligible for personal use
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation 
• Free membership to a program that offers various discounts for travel, entertainment, groceries, and much more

To learn more, visit:  https://www.icl-lawrence.com 

ICL will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.  

Who is ICL? 
ICL Group is a leading global specialty minerals company, which creates impactful solutions for humanity's sustainability challenges in the food, agriculture and industrial markets. ICL leverages its unique bromine, potash and phosphate resources, its global professional workforce, and its sustainability focused R&D and technological innovation capabilities, to drive the company's growth across its end markets. ICL shares are dual listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NYSE and TASE: ICL). The company employs more than 12,000 people worldwide, and its 2024 revenues totaled approximately $7 billion. To learn more about ICL, visit the company's global website www.icl-group.com.

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