About The Andersons, Inc.
The Andersons, Inc., is a diversified company rooted in agriculture that conducts business in the agribusiness and renewables sectors. Guided by its Statement of Principles, The Andersons is committed to providing extraordinary service to its customers, helping its employees improve, supporting its communities, and increasing the value of the company. For more information, please visit www.andersonsinc.com.
Position Summary
Our Renewables Processing Supervisor oversees daily ethanol production to ensure safe, efficient, and consistent operations while meeting throughput and performance targets. Responsibilities will include monitoring plant performance, identifying bottlenecks and areas of production improvements, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring accurate shift data and reporting, including production and laboratory results. The position ensures strict compliance with Process Safety Management, EHS requirements, SOPs, and company policies, while actively supporting incident investigations and corrective actions. This role will also manage a team and its workload, preventative maintenance activities, and documentation of equipment issues, and support our planned maintenance outages. Strong communication and leadership are essential, including coordinating with cross‑functional teams and departments, developing employees through training and mentoring, and managing scheduling, performance, and overall team engagement.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee daily ethanol production activities to ensure consistent, efficient throughput and optimal performances.
Monitor plant performance, identify operational bottlenecks and implement corrective actions to achieve production goals and minimize downtime.
Ensure timely and accurate shift data collection, including lab data. Verify that all required shift reports including the Daily Production Report are completed and properly entered into designated systems of record.
Oversee adherence to Process Safety Management program, ensure compliance with all Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) protocols, SOPs, and company policies. Promptly report all unsafe working conditions and incidents.
Support and participate in incident investigations to identify root causes, contribute to solutions and implement corrective actions.
Manage team’s workload including preventative maintenance (PM) tasks, ensuring all equipment issues are accurately documented.
Support the operational integration of new processes and support the planning and execution of maintenance outages.
Communicate effectively with team members, peers, leadership and cross-functional partners to maintain shift alignment, share operational updates, and escalate issues as needed.
Lead team development by providing training, mentoring, and ongoing support in skill-building, safety practices and procedures.
Manage routine personnel responsibilities including shift scheduling, timekeeping, performance reviews, corrective actions, vacation planning and overall team engagement and productivity.
What is expected of you and others at this level
Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of a business or technical support or production team
Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities with other supervisors
Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plan, receives guidance and oversight from a manager
Typically, does not spend more than 20% of time performing the work supervised
Competencies Expected of You and Others at This Level
Manages Conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively and with a minimum of noise
Communicates Effectively - Develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
Directs Work - Providing direction, delegating and removing obstacles to get work done
Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently
Demonstrates Self-Awareness - Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s Degree preferred (Engineering, Chemistry, or related discipline required)
3-5 years’ relevant experience required (Production or Chemical environment preferred)
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
Physical Requirements and Working Environment
Work is performed in a 24x7 ethanol production facility.
The Processing team operates on a 12-hour shift schedule, including weekends and holidays.
Shift assignments will include day and night shifts. While generally consistent, assignments may change based on business needs. Flexibility to work either shift is required.
This role involves frequent exposure to adverse weather conditions, dust, fumes, noise, and potentially hazardous materials.
Must be willing and able to wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds as needed.
Some work performed in heights
Benefits
We value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Paid Time Off including Accrued Vacation, Floating Holidays, Sick Time, and more
401(k) with employer matching
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans
Disability insurance
Life insurance coverage
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It does not include all responsibilities and skills required of the job and may be changed at any time. All responsibilities must be completed in compliance with all safety protocols, policies, procedures and consistent with the spirit and philosophy of The Andersons’ Statement of Principles.
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed, but are not to be seen as a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Also, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. The Andersons, Inc. is a Drug-Free Workplace. The Andersons, Inc. is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.
Note: The Andersons, Inc. conducts drug, alcohol and/or medical testing of applicants and employees based on type of position. A copy of our testing policy is available by contacting the HR Department at talentacquisition@andersonsinc.com.
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