Plant Operations Supervisor (Site Leader)
Pascagoula, MS

Job Summary:  The Supervisor provides direct responsibility for Petroleum Service Corporation (PSC) employees at a petrochemical plant in Pascagoula, MS. The overall guiding expectation is that the Supervisor will actively engage with our customer’s site leader(s) and PSC field employees to ensure that all operations under his or her direction are striving to achieve excellent performance in the areas of safety, environmental and overall job quality.  The ideal candidate will have industry experience and must have experience in supervising and management.  Must also have the ability to obtain a TWIC and have a valid driver's license. 

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Overall Operating Performance
  • Ensures systems and processes are in place to drive safety and environmental performance by the workgroup.
  • Clearly communicates goals around operating performance and ensures that they are understood.
  • Has direct participation in safety meetings and overall training initiatives to model appropriate behavior for our field employees.
  • Performs safety observations in the field to establish high visibility with employees and the customer.
  • Reviews safety observation forms completed and identifies trends or areas of concern.
  • Ensures that all incidents are investigated and participates directly in roof cause analysis of significant incidents (i.e. employee injuries, spills, derailments).
  • Ensures that training is being conducted in alignment with PSC and the customer’s best practices, including managing the training program, auditing of records, and participating in employee qualification process.
  • Supports field employees with performance problems and helps establish effective corrective actions.
  • Works closely with the field employees and customer to identify efficiencies and help implement them.
  • Ensures positive recognition is occurring for good performance and personally participate in recognition events where possible.

Note: Operating performance typically will be measured through statistics in recordable injuries, environmental incidents, derailments and significant property damages.

• Leadership Development
  • Provides one-on-one and group coaching to field employees
  • Actively participates and helps lead group leadership development activities and leadership training conducted with HR.
  • Performs annual performance evaluation with field employees.
  • Works closely with Operations Manager to identify future leaders, and creates an individual development plan for these candidates.

• Commercial and Business Issues
  • Understands specific contract pay and billing details
  • Manages damage claims to minimize impact.
  • Identifies high risk activity or situations that leave PSC exposed to undesired liability (injury, contamination, reputation).
  • Develops win/win solutions to opportunities to maximize value to customer and at the same time contribute to PSC’s financial success.

• Customer Relationships
  • Knows who the key customer contacts are in the organization from top to bottom.
  • Has regular contact with key customer personnel, including regular face-to-face interaction.

• New Business Development
  • Looks for new business opportunities and works to expand these operations, as appropriate.
  • Is fully aware of and promotes other SGS services at existing account.

• Organizational Support
  • Provides support and input to peers on the team
    • Participates in regular in-plant management meetings.
    • Shares information / best practices / lessons learned.
    • Seeks input and collaboration on difficult issues and problems.
  • Works closely with the HR and safety groups
    • Helps conduct safety intensive and other key safety training.
    • Recruiting / hiring / discipline issues.
  • Effectively communicates and implements company policy changes.
  • Participates in any appropriate cross functional teams.

Job Qualifications:

• Industry experience preferred
• Experience in supervising and management
• Must be able to follow OSHA safety standards and be safety conscious at all times.
• Must possess a valid TWIC card & driver’s license.
• 18 years or older and legally able to work in the U.S.
• Stable work history with good references from past employers.
• Pass a drug screen, physical, and background check.
• Speak fluent English.
• PSC is a veteran-friendly company. Previous military experience and proven ability to follow procedures a plus.