Senior Production Supervisor

Company

Sixone’s mission is to enable a world where blended plastics products can be circularly recycled back into existing supply chains instead of being sent to landfill. Sixone is developing technologies to enable advanced recycling of blended plastics and plastic-based products. The company’s technology applies process digitalization and advanced analytics to build a depolymerization reactor tailored to enable efficient plastics recycling. The company aims to fundamentally change the economics behind current recycled materials through advanced processing and materials technologies.

Role Overview

Sixone Labs is seeking a seasoned Senior Demo Production Supervisor with extensive operational experience to lead our production efforts across multiple sites. This is a high-impact leadership role for a "builder" who can create structure, define metrics, and manage a team of 10–15 operators and contractors. You will bridge high-level strategy and floor-level execution to ensure our chemical processes are safe, efficient, and scalable. This position requires a proactive and hands-on approach, a deep understanding of chemical production processes, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic startup culture.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Workflow Optimization: Lead production schedules to meet delivery deadlines and manage plant staff, including training and scheduling shifts.
• Operational Excellence: Build the framework for measuring success. Use your Six Sigma toolkit to track KPIs like downtime and implement process improvements.
• Safety & Compliance: Maintain a safe workplace following OH&S regulations. Serve as the subject matter expert for hazardous chemical handling, ensuring all safety protocols and certifications are followed.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all products meet strict quality standards and oversee end-to-end production quality.
• Equipment Maintenance: Coordinate preventative maintenance to reduce downtime and ensure machinery is in optimal condition.
• Global Scaling: Collaborate with the Scale Team (service engineers) to align demo production with broader company growth.
• Team management: manage a team of chemical production workers to ensure smooth operation of the processing facility

Requirements and Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct manufacturing experience with deep operational background
• 3+ year of experience managing a production team
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field is preferred.
• Extensive experience working chemical process management and methodologies for reducing process variance and waste.
• Proficiency in or knowledge of industrial production software.
• Ability to work up to 50% of the time within North America and Europe
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills; ability to manage diverse teams in multiple geographical locations