Polymer Compounding Operations Supervisor

Your night in operations

At 6:45 PM, you take the handoff for C Shift and set the plan for a productive night. You align your team around safety, quality, and output—then steer compounding, blending, and packaging through to the 7:00 AM handoff. Rotating days and every other weekend keep you connected with all parts of the operation.

Schedule: C Shift (6:45 PM – 7:00 AM); Rotating Days, Every Other Weekend

What you’ll lead

• People leadership: set expectations, assign work to meet the production plan, and coach operators through challenges; provide training, counseling, discipline, and regular performance feedback.
• Safety first: champion a clean, safe environment; stop unsafe acts, reinforce proper equipment use, uphold environmental and safety policies, and elevate housekeeping by repairing issues, setting standards, and coaching.
• Quality ownership: ensure compliance with manufacturing instructions and quality systems; request formal changes when procedures need improvement.
• Throughput & flow: prioritize work based on the plan, resolve processing issues in real time, and keep production moving across all phases; verify tools and methods are used as designed.
• Cross-functional action: identify production needs and initiate maintenance/engineering support; write and track maintenance work orders.
• Team cohesion: promote collaboration within the shift and across departments and shifts.
• Results reporting: leverage Teknor Apex reporting systems to capture daily production outcomes.
• Other duties: take on additional assignments as directed by your manager.

What you bring

• Skill with basic quality tools and the ability to interpret data, reports, and trends to solve problems.
• Confidence applying company policies and procedures to day-to-day decisions.
• Sound judgment to re-prioritize orders and staffing when equipment issues arise.
• Leadership that earns trust and inspires respect; professionalism and follow-through.
• Quality mindset—accuracy, thoroughness, and consistency.
• Culture champion who models Teknor Apex values and supports organizational policies.
• Clear written and verbal communication; strong interpersonal skills.
• Mechanical aptitude; ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Math proficiency, including calculating percentages on batch sheets.
• Comfort learning and using ERP and related information systems.
• Talent development instincts to recognize capabilities and grow your team.

Scope & impact

• Directly supervises all production areas: compounding, blending, and packaging.
• Indirectly supervises maintenance, quality, and laboratory personnel on shift.
• Owns shift performance for production output and safety objectives.

Credentials

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s in a technical field preferred.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing experience in a supervisory role.
• Strong background in batch or continuous process operations.

Teknor Apex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any protected status under state or federal laws. Must be 18 years of age or older to work at Teknor Apex.