| Production Supervisor– Battle Creek, MI-1803150 We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Description At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. By balancing economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, we are building a more sustainable future through chemistry. As the world's leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation. We achieve this through our commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence, which gives us the opportunity to set and deliver on ambitious, long-term goals. We provide a challenging and rewarding work environment with a strong emphasis on process safety, as well as the safety of our employees and the communities we operate in, and are always working to form the best team—especially from within, through an emphasis on lifelong learning and development. This allows for our employees to innovate and generate new ideas, put them into action, and gain insights from them to further advance our collective expertise. And we are constantly striving to become an even better place to work. BASF has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America's Best Employers in 2017. We strongly support the spirit of collaboration through effectively involving team members and colleagues from other relevant units when developing and executing strategies and projects. Come join us on our journey to create solutions for a sustainable future! Production Supervisor (1803150) – Battle Creek, MI Where the Chemistry Happens... In this role, you will provide daily supervision to the Operations Process staff to achieve company objectives in Volume and Quality. You will work in tandem with the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure the plant is run in an efficient and effective manner. You will also supervise the production function, ensuring all production operations run smoothly and in compliance with quality, environmental, and safety standards. Battle Creek, MI is a joint venture site between BASF and Toda America (BTA) Formula for Success -
Leveraging your knowledge and understanding of personnel management, you will determine team work schedules to meet production needs and assign overtime as necessary. -
Your strong commitment to workplace safety will be a valued asset as you maintain safe operation within plant procedures in accordance with EHS regulations, company policy, and legal requirements, as well as ensuring safe maintenance of unit equipment using established safety procedures. -
Your leadership experience will be a plus as you provide direction to Team Leaders on a regular basis and review and agree to prioritization of work orders and project schedules. -
As a role model, you will motivate team members to engage in safe and efficient operations, and perform unit inspections, self-assessments, and issue corrective actions when situations warrant. Leadership Core Responsibilities · Coach and develop team members to reach their full potential · Support development assignments and movement of talent across units · Motivate and challenge to drive high performance · Commit to "hiring the best" internally and externally · Create an inclusive environment which embraces and derives value from diversity · Execute performance and career development discussions · Role model and enable development of competencies in others needed to implement BASF's strategy · Establish and support a safety culture in which all accidents are preventable Qualifications - BASF recognizes institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent Create Your Own Chemistry: What We Offer You... Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. You@BASF is the suite of benefits, perks, programs and unique opportunities we offer to support you—the whole you—in all stages of your life and career. With you@BASF, you create your own chemistry. The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck. From competitive health and insurance plans, to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success. Working for a large, global organization, you'll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career. Leadership Expectations: As a leader at BASF, you will play a key role in creating value for the company through people. Our top candidate will be expected to enable greater personal success among our employees through quality people development, coaching, and performance management. Leaders at BASF are role models to help employees develop the competencies needed to implement BASF's strategy. Our expectation is that leaders will coach and develop team members to reach their full potential, and support relevant development assignments, opportunities and moves while motivating and challenging employees to drive high performance. Our leaders must be committed to "hiring the best" internally and externally at the same time they are creating an inclusive environment which embraces and derives value from diversity. Finally, a leader at BASF must establish and support our safety culture in which all accidents are preventable. Primary Location: US-MI-Battle Creek-Michigan Function: PROD - Production, Maintenance & Technicians Job Type: Standard Shift: Day Job Organization: CC/S-Strategy / Plng/New Bus Dvlpmt-63000959 | 
