Production Supervisor

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Production supervisor

Permanent contract

Mexico - Atequiza Jalisco, MX

Role and Responsibilities

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) and Quality:

- Ensure compliance with HSE regulations, Quality standards, and company/site policies;

- Enforce safe work procedures and Quality Management System requirements;

- Participate in safety and quality initiatives and promote a strong safety culture;

- Monitor product quality performance and drive corrective actions when deviations occur.

Production process management:

- Plan and coordinate daily and weekly production activities, ensuring availability of people, materials, equipment, and services;

- Track and manage production KPIs, investigate deviations, and implement operational actions to meet targets;

- Follow up on product testing/analysis and adjust process parameters when required;

- Coordinate product packaging, dispatch and loading activities (when applicable).;

- Coordinate with Maintenance to prioritize and schedule daily/weekly work;

- Lead safe plant shutdowns and maintenance handovers (turnarounds), ensuring the facility is left in a safe condition.

Operational excellence, continuous improvement and innovation:

- Improve operating sequences and standard practices in line with management direction;

- Troubleshoot process upsets and equipment/process issues; propose and implement solutions to restore stable operations;

- Capture and document continuous improvement ideas (including operator input) and support implementation.

- Contribute to Manufacturing Excellence and innovation programs.

Internal collaboration and contractor oversight:

- Coordinate contractor activities, monitor performance, and ensure compliance with safety and quality requirements;

- Develop and maintain documentation related to production equipment and processes.

Area administration:

- Support implementation and follow-up of the area’s budget, objectives, policies, and site procedures.

People leadership:

- Lead, coordinate and supervise day-to-day operations of the production team;

- Organize operator training and competency development;

- Ensure effective two-way communication between management and operators;

- Evaluate operator performance and provide timely one-on-one feedback.

Experience and Skills

What we are looking for:

- Bachelor’s degree in chemical or industrial;

- 3 years of experience working in the operations area of a chemical plant.

Key experience:

- Chemical process operations: hands-on experience in continuous lines and/or batch operations (reactors, blending/mixing, distillation, filtration, packaging, etc.), understanding critical variables (temperature, pressure, flow rate, pH, viscosity);

- Start-ups, shutdowns, and campaign changeovers: managing transitions, cleaning, purging, inerting, and verifying safe conditions;

- Deviation management: having handled events such as out-of-spec product, recurring alarms, yield losses, cross-contamination, etc.

Working with maintenance and reliability: coordinating corrective and preventive work, work permits, LOTO, and prioritizing shutdown activities;

- Quality and compliance: interaction with QA/QC, batch release, change control, traceability, and handling nonconformities;

- Continuous improvement: participation in Lean/Kaizen projects, scrap reduction, OEE improvement, cycle-time optimization.

- Team management: shift coverage, operational discipline, on-the-job training, performance evaluation, conflict resolution.

- Proficiency with the company’s ERP software (SAP)

Essential technical knowledge:

Process Safety:

- Hazard identification (practical HAZOP/What-if);

- Understanding risks of exothermic reactions, overpressure, explosive atmospheres (ATEX), toxicity, and corrosivity;

- Layers of protection (alarms, interlocks, relief valves, procedures).

Chemistry and unit operations: simple mass/energy balances, basic kinetics, heat transfer, chemical compatibility;

Instrumentation and control: trend reading, alarm interpretation, PID loops (concepts), basic calibrations, and operating limits;

Good manufacturing practices: ISO systems (9001/14001/45001);

Environment: management of effluents, emissions, hazardous waste, spills, and secondary containment.

Personal competencies:

- Shift leadership and clear communication (shift briefings, handover between shifts);

- Decision-making under pressure with a safety-first mindset;

- Operational discipline: adherence to procedures, with the ability to improve standards;

- Ability to train and develop operators (skills matrix);

- Collaboration with engineering, quality, EHS, and maintenance.

Certifications/training:

- Lean/Six Sigma (Yellow/Green Belt);

- ISO internal auditor.

What We Offer

You will get

• Competitive salary and benefits package;
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations;
• Training platform for all employees;
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological).

Additional information

Location: Atequiza, Mexico;

- Availability to rotate across all three shifts, including a weekly rest day; 24/7 coverage when required.

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

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