Front Line Supervisor

Company Overview

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry, creating sustainable solutions for everyday living. With a nearly 70‑year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB develops high‑quality, innovative products for sustainable transportation, food safety, clean water, and healthcare. The company prioritizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and advancing good for the planet, communities, and future workforce.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe working environment through scheduled safety observations, review of incident reports (near miss, accident, incident), and targeted training.
• Ensure operations comply with the documented Environmental Management System and ISO 14001 standards.
• Follow HSE procedures, operations procedures, and work instructions in daily activities.
• Develop the operations team in HSE management principles, improve HSE performance, establish safe work practices, implement tactical HSE plans, and ensure proper PPE usage.
• Guarantee product quality by training operators on work instructions, achieving KPI targets for scrap and rework/off‑spec material, and setting up operational recipes with validated data integrity.
• Perform control‑room duties, organize and execute product tests, analyze results, and adjust production parameters as needed.
• Anticipate potential problems to avoid downtime; conduct root‑cause analyses and implement corrective actions.
• Optimize production and utilization levels through effective equipment and manpower management.
• Ensure accurate daily production reporting, including reasons for deviations and corrective actions.
• Coordinate daily staffing requirements and activities for team members, achieving schedule accuracy and completing all operational forms.
• Drive operations to meet OEE and performance targets; achieve controllable run‑time targets by completing changeovers on time and minimizing downtime.
• Maintain accurate process conditions and ensure clear communication between shifts with detailed hand‑offs.
• Lead training and development of direct reports, assist in short‑term planning, evaluate performance, provide regular feedback, and maintain training and performance documentation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent (required).
• Six years of operations experience in a manufacturing environment; three years in a leadership capacity preferred.
• Polymer compounding experience preferred.
• No specific licenses or certifications required.
• Fluency in English.

Competencies and Skills

• Instills trust, exemplifies integrity, builds effective teams, cultivates innovation, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage, drives results, collaborates, and maintains a customer focus.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong mathematical ability (high‑school level).
• Proven leadership abilities demonstrated through work experience.
• Ability to multitask, work within time constraints, make rapid decisions, handle constant interruptions, and maintain methodical, organized work.
• Capacity for intensive concentration, conceptual and analytical thinking.
• Commitment to HSE policies and ISO 14001, participation in safety meetings, use of safe work practices, and reporting of unsafe conditions.

Benefits

• Safety‑first culture prioritizing employee well‑being.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth; many supervisors and managers advance from plant‑level roles.
• Collaborative environment fostering innovation and impactful solutions.
• Dental, vision, and employee assistance programs.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% company match.
• Retirement (pension) plan.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Life, AD&D, and LTD insurance.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Vacation and holidays.
• Educational assistance.