
Bilingual Production Supervisor
Westlake · Phoenix, AZ
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Westlake (chemicals) in Phoenix, AZ. , duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, SAP, EHS / safety
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in the US: typical posted base $76k–$103k.
Median of the low and high ends of 222 live postings that list pay, out of 789 production supervisor openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 15 other live production postings in Arizona.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 94%
- ✓ Lean 31%
- ✓ 5S 25%
- ✓ EHS / safety 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Six Sigma, Kaizen, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Job summary
Under the direction of the Plant Manager, assist in the management of the production facility to meet sales
requirements
by supervising production personnel and quality assurance technicians.
Essential functions
· Comply with Westlake Safety Policies and Procedures
· Ensure plant facilities and equipment are maintained to meet production schedules by assisting in training production personnel in preventive maintenance and establishing a preventive maintenance schedule.
· Recommend operating objectives, plans for the production facility to meet the plant’s overall business goals. Report, as required, on the facility’s performance against those objectives.
· Monitor safety programs to eliminate industrial accidents. Ensure that manufacturing supervisors hold regular safety meetings, monitor safety practices and their use of safety equipment.
· Hold regular quality meetings to ensure that all employees are well trained and aware of quality control measures and the quality of the product meets or exceeds Westlake standards, along with International Congress of Building Official (ICBO) and Universal Building Code (UBC).
· Review production schedules and plan raw material inventories to achieve those schedules.
· Ensure that all production personnel are trained by supervising appropriate training programs and discuss with the Plant Manager.
· Responsible for implementing and coordinating in conjunction with the Plant Manager Lean processes
· Manufacturing/Continuous Process Improvement programs and plant quality programs.
· Ensures that all production operation shift personnel are appropriately trained by partnering with Human Resources and Training Management, Plant Manager, and applicable functional departments. Monitors and assures that all annualized training
requirements
and/or certifications are completed on time.
· Conducts a comprehensive review of Process Improvement and Lean Manufacturing programs functions within the plant. In addition, develop and network to identify and promote the sharing of ‘Best Practices”.
· Assist in conducting the formal and informal performance appraisals and hiring new employees
· All other duties as requested or assigned by Line Supervisor.
Education and/or experience
· Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical or related Engineering, preferred but not required if sufficient equivalent experience
responsibilities
are essential job functions and
requirements
and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities or may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.
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Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
· Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, equipment manuals, and company manuals and procedures.
· Honest, dedicated, and enthusiastic team player with solid work ethic.
· Versed in training and development of exempt and non-exempt employees
· Good communication skills and ability to read, speak, write English (bilingual Spanish helpful)
· Ability to observe, identify, deduce and troubleshoot equipment malfunctions
· Quick learner and ability to work under minimal supervision
· Participated in one or more of the following process improvements: Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Cost of Quality, Demand Flow Technology, JIT, TQM, ISO 9000-2000, Kaizen, 5S.
· Ability to interact with people from a variety of backgrounds, levels and positions
· Math skills and computer skills
· Communicate effectively and tactfully to different levels in the organization in person and on the telephone.
· Able to handle confidential information.
· Computer literate in Excel, Word and Power Point; SAP desirable.
· Ability to attention to details
The employee should possess the ability to
· Be exposed to sounds or noise levels that maybe uncomfortable
· Withstand exposure to temperature extremes inside or out
· Prolong standing or in stationary position
· Complete repetitive movements
· Bend and/or twist
· Lift/move/transport items up to 50 pounds
· Ability to move or traverse about the facilities
· Ability to work around dust, chemicals, and other substances, and in various environmental conditions
· Wear all required personal protective equipment (hearing, vision and hardhat protection)
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