Shift Supervisor

Date:  Dec 23, 2025
Posting End Date: 
Location: 

Lawrence, KS, US, 66044

Company:  ICL Specialty Products Inc

As the Shift Supervisor, you will be responsible for managing all phosphate plant shift activities according to the production plan and daily instructions as directed by the Business Unit Leaders and Operations Managers. The position will also serve as the plant emergency response incident commander for their designated shift.


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

  • Ensure ESH Compliance:
  • Promote safety first culture that fosters an injury free workplace
  • Engage employees in daily ES&H discussions
  • Complete all required ES&H local and regulatory training
  • Comply with all ES&H regulatory requirements
  • Promote procedure compliance to ensure site environmental, safety and health standards are met
  • Conduct necessary ES&H project and process safety reviews utilizing JHA/Hazop process as necessary
  • Enforce all policies and standards and routinely audit performance
  • Issue safety permits


Manufacturing:

  • Interface with Operations Manager and Business Unit Leaders to ensure continuity and optimization of material flow
  • Ensure operators have daily work assignments and schedules
  • Arrange coverage for operator call ins
  • Establish, communicate and enforce acceptable standards of performance and behavior within the team, including reconciling conflicts within the team
  • Manage maintenance activities in area and promote continuous improvement of equipment reliability
  • Promptly and effectively resolve process or mechanical variations/deviations
  • Ensure communication between maintenance and production teams is timely and effective
  • Support OE and OEE to achieve budgeted rates, OST and NRFT to drive continuous improvement.
  • Effectively interface with manufacturing engineers to increase operational efficiencies
  • Foster innovative thinking
  • Support capital and expense projects
  • Meet budget commitments regarding spending and overtime
  • Responsible for verification of time entry for hourly employees


Quality, Food Safety & Customer Service:

  • Ensure compliance with all food safety systems requirements (ISO/cGMP/HACCP/Food Safety)
  • Set expectations and ensure accountability for area housekeeping
  • Complete food safety action items in a timely manner
  • Understand and follow all applicable quality policies and procedures
  • Communicate, investigate, and resolve quality exceptions and issues
  • Achieve targets for generation and consumption of phosphate rework product

Employee Development:

  • Provide performance expectations and feedback to all employees
  • Proactively address substandard performance
  • 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 and build rapport, trust and respect
  • Attend all requisite training sessions and support training initiatives in the phosphate plant


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: $65,000 - $80,000

 

Annual Bonus Target: 5%, 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. Our agricultural products feed the world’s growing population, our food additives enable greater access to higher quality food, our potash and phosphate products are essential components for the pharma industry and our bromine-based materials and phosphates contribute to a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly planet.  ICL benefits from its advantageous size, geographical spread, and operational flexibility. With a culture based upon leadership, innovation, and sustainability, ICL is well positioned to be an Employer of Choice within the communities in which we operate.  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 12,500 people worldwide, and its 2023 revenues totaled approximately $7.5 billion. To learn more about ICL, visit the company's global website www.icl-group.com. 

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Nearest Major Market: Lawrence