Production Leader

About the role

At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. This role will report directly to the Operations Manager in our New Johnsonville, TN location. The primary responsibility is to lead by influence and align operations to meet business and operations goals for an Operating area. Through understanding capabilities within the area, you will ensure continuous and efficient production and effectively manage maintenance work priority to support reliable operations. This role will routinely interface with site teams to understand production needs, guide overall reliability, quality, safety, and resourcing of area assets, and continually work to improve capabilities to meet business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe, environmentally compliant, and reliable operation of process equipment, including high-hazard and PSM-covered systems.
• Serve as the primary Operations point of contact for production priorities, operational risks, constraints, and cross-functional coordination.
• Coordinate daily and weekly production activities to safely meet production plans, customer requirements, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Provide operational leadership across multiple shifts by reinforcing expectations, removing barriers, and driving accountability.
• Promote operational discipline through adherence to standard work, operating procedures, shift handovers, field rounds, equipment status control, and timely escalation of abnormal conditions.
• Monitor and improve performance across safety, environmental, quality, reliability, production, cost, and schedule metrics.
• Develop and execute short- and mid-term operational plans in partnership with Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, Technical, and EHS teams.
• Support capital projects within the assigned area by coordinating equipment availability, project execution, and Readiness to Operate (RTO) activities.
• Lead and support incident investigations, corrective actions, Management of Change (MOC), Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), audits, and other compliance activities to ensure timely closure.
• Champion Lean/CBS principles through daily management, Tier meetings, visual management, standard work, and structured problem-solving.
• Understand key business drivers and identify opportunities to improve operational performance, productivity, and profitability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related technical field; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience, preferably in a PSM-covered, high-hazard, or chemical manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing safety procedures, safe work practices, and operational discipline, including procedure adherence, shift turnover, field rounds, equipment status control, and abnormal situation response.
• Experience leading, supervising, or influencing operations teams in a manufacturing environment, including cross-functional and multi-shift coordination.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to effectively engage employees, contractors, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience handling processes involving hazardous substances.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, work management processes (WMP), production scheduling, and maintenance prioritization tools.
• Working knowledge of Lean daily management, visual management, Tier meetings, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, improve work processes, and partner effectively with Maintenance, Reliability, Technical, and EHS teams to drive safe and reliable operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits packages
• 401(k) match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Commuter benefits
• Learning and development opportunities
• Strong inclusion and diversity initiatives
• Company-paid Volunteer Day

Pay

Pay range (in local currency): $97,843.00 - $152,880.00. The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only and not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include responsibilities of the job, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.