Production Supervisor
Wickliffe, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Production Supervisor oversees safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operations at Ingevity’s Wickliffe Carbon Plant. The role leads operators and other team members, manages Area Supervisors and hourly employees, supports production goals, and drives safety, quality, cost reduction, and continuous improvement. It also covers selected production management and engineering responsibilities as needed and collaborates with site partners to resolve operational issues.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
10 - 20 years
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Job Family Group:
Manufacturing Operations
Are you ready to do something remarkable? Ready to collaborate with an incredible team to solve problems that improve people's lives? Meet Ingevity.
At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us. Our products enable oil to flow better, crops to grow fuller, roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner.
Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily. We understand there is no challenge too big and no contribution too small. We seek out new ideas for tackling complex problems and celebrate achieving the improbable. We value each person's unique talents and synergize them to create meaningful impact and sustainable solutions for our customers and our world.
Bold. Energetic. Ingenious. Genuine. If these qualities describe you, we'd love for you to join Ingevity!
The Production Supervisor is responsible for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operations of the Ingevity Wickliffe Carbon Plant including day-to-day operations and maintenance of their area in support of the plant production goals involving coordinating activities to identify and eliminate safety hazards, support environmental initiatives, implement cost reduction initiatives, and drive continuous improvement efforts.
Watch this video to learn more about the impact our team in Wickliffe, KY makes: Ingevity Wickliffe Plant Spotlight Video
How you will impact Ingevity:
Lead operators and other team members to reach key performance metrics and remedy deviations
Manage and direct Area Supervisors and hourly employees
Provide safety leadership for your area including remedying problems quickly and performing routine safety inspections
Build strong knowledge and understanding around Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) rules and regulations to maintain a strong culture that complies with and values those fundamentals
Ensure compliance with all requirements of the Quality Management Systems for the area
Cover Area Production Manager and Area Production Engineer responsibilities as needed.
Assist with plant outage planning and executing as needed
Provide coaching to drive continued improvement
Manage the training program for operator initial certification and annual recertification
Collaborate closely with Production Engineers and other key partners and leaders across the site to implement improvements to drive plant success
Identify, troubleshoot and prescribe innovative solutions to complex operational issues
Review process trends, quality data, and environmental data
Routinely observe employee performance in the area for compliance with safety and procedural requirements
What You Need to Succeed:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline - 10+ years of relevant production or industrial manufacturing experience with 3+ years of supervisory experience included will be considered in lieu of Bachelors' degree
A minimum of 5-10 years of production or equivalent industrial manufacturing experience preferred
Experience in training and/or leading others
Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with diverse teams and at all levels of the company to achieve goals and results
Effective at leading individuals and teams towards the resolution of issues
Be an active and engaged safety leader to build and maintain a strong safety culture to achieve zero personal and process safety incidents
Strong analytical skills and mechanical aptitude
3+ year supervising hourly employees in a union environment and/or managing salaried employees is preferred
Relocation assistance is available for this position.
This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. The successful candidatemust not now, or in the future, require sponsorship to work in the US.
Ingevity is a company made up of extraordinary people of every r ace, r eligion and background, all worthy of the same dignity. Our differences are one of our great strengths. Join us in building a culture of increasing diversity and respect - a culture where everyone belongs.
Ingevity is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.
Recruiting Agencies: Ingevity does not accept unsolicited resumes and therefore, will not be responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.
Ingevity is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to r ace, color, r eligion, s ex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation, s exual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R0002562
How this job compares
Set against the 1,888 open Production Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- US median$26–30/hr165 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is 74% below the US median midpoint ($28/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Production Supervisor hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 62 open Production Supervisor jobs in Kentucky and 1,888 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Production Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,281 postings).
- Education
- 154 of the 1,888 open Production Supervisor jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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