Production Shift Supervisor

Job ID: 3923

Closing Date: 11/16/2026

This position could be located in the following location(s): Circular Solutions Site - Connersville

Who We Are:

At NOVA Chemicals we are reshaping plastics for a better, more sustainable world. Our dedicated team of talented individuals works collaboratively to create circular plastic solutions that make everyday life safer, healthier and better. With a focus on safety, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship, we strive to constantly improve and shape the future of our industry. Join our team of talented professionals who are passionate about making a difference and be a part of our journey towards sustainability leadership. Together we can create a better, more circular tomorrow.

The Production Shift Supervisor is a key member of the NOVA Circular Solutions Mechanical Recycling Team based in Connersville, Indiana, supporting the production of high-quality recycled polyethylene (rPE) pellets from post-consumer feedstocks. This role provides hands-on leadership for shift operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and consistent production while building a culture of ownership, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

The Production Shift Supervisor sets clear expectations, develops team capability, makes timely decisions, removes barriers, and drives solutions to achieve shift objectives. We are seeking a safety-focused leader with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and experience working with complex equipment and processing systems.

You Will Use Your Expertise To:

• Lead and supervise production operations for LLDPE/LDPE recycling to ensure safe, reliable, and consistent production.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental procedures.
• Set clear priorities and expectations while fostering an accountable, respectful, and team-oriented work environment.
• Coach and develop employees through regular feedback, training, cross-training, and development opportunities, building team capability and accountability.
• Monitor safety, production, quality, equipment performance, and staffing, taking action when issues arise.
• Ensure adherence to process parameters and product quality standards.
• Start up, shut down, and adjust various industrial equipment and systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues and coordinate resources to restore stable operations.
• Develop and maintain proficiency with production equipment and complete required training and qualifications.
• Maintain production and quality records.
• Support trials, supplier qualifications, and process improvements.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that enhance safety, quality, reliability, yield, and efficiency.
• Communicate shift priorities, risks, results, and outstanding issues to ensure effective shift handoffs.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Materials, HR, and other support teams to resolve issues and achieve operational objectives.

What We Are Looking For:

• High School diploma or equivalent, with 5+ years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, such as automotive or food and beverage manufacturing, is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, communicate, and build accountability within a team environment.
• Experience in plastics processing, with knowledge of recycling processes and familiarity with polymer properties.
• Effective troubleshooting skills to support operations and maintenance in identifying and resolving issues.
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to understand electromechanical equipment and processes.
• Ability to operate industrial equipment safely.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn systems such as MaintainX CMMS and equipment control interfaces.
• Ability to make sound decisions, prioritize competing needs, and maintain ownership through issue resolution.
• Commitment to safe work practices, product quality, operational discipline, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and shifts and communicate effectively at multiple levels of the organization.

You Can Stand Out If:

• You are passionate about your work and put care and thought into all that you do.
• You are responsible and follow through with your commitments to others and to safety.
• You are innovative and are willing to challenge your biases when problem solving.
• You are collaborative, inclusive, and work well with others towards team goals.

Additional Information:

• Relocation will be considered for this position

• Compensation will be commensurate with education and experience

• Ability to work overtime as required

• Willing to satisfactorily complete training courses as determined by management.

• Must have the ability to work on a seven (7) days/nights (including weekends and holidays), twelve (12) hour 2-2-3 schedule

• Hours of work for this position are 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM

• Working Conditions:

• Industrial environment with noise, dust and heat

• Physical work with occasional lifting, bending, stooping, squatting and standing/walking for continuous periods

• This posting is for an existing vacancy

Why NOVA Chemicals?

NOVA Chemicals' flexible benefit programs are designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees, because when it comes to benefits, everyone has different priorities. Our benefits offerings will vary based on your work location and are an element of the "Total Rewards" package used to reward employees.

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