Role Title: Shift Superintendent

Role Function and Group: Supply Operations

Location: Bayway

Salary: $70K – $120K

Position Summary:
The Shift Superintendent leads the operations shift team and ensures safe, reliable, and efficient daily plant performance. This role supports a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement, and operates on a rotating 12‑hour schedule (EOWEO).

Key Outputs: What we can expect from you

• Lead and model strong safety behaviors, ensuring compliance with Life Saving Rules, housekeeping standards, and risk assessments.
• Ensure the shift meets daily production, quality, and inventory targets.
• Oversee all operating activities, including start‑ups, shutdowns, and abnormal operations.
• Serve as Incident Commander during emergency response.
• Communicate operational status during shift handovers and provide updates to leadership.
•  Supervise the Components STL and Vis‑J Console Supervisor, providing coaching and performance feedback.
• Drive operational excellence through efficiency improvements and cost‑reduction initiatives.
• Lead troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
• Collaborate with maintenance, technical, HSSE, and Phillips 66 Refinery teams.
• Ensure accurate documentation: production entry, maintenance requests, compliance checks.
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A successful candidate is likely to have:

• Strong leadership capability with a proven ability to motivate, coach, and develop shift teams.
• Demonstrated experience making risk‑based operational decisions in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Ability to evaluate and mitigate risks associated with both routine and non‑routine operational tasks.
• Strong troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis skills, with sound judgment under pressure.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and set effective priorities for the team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to coordinate across shifts and collaborate with Maintenance, Technical, HSSE, and refinery partners.
• Proven ability to drive operational discipline and continuous improvement.
• Significant manufacturing operations or maintenance leadership experience or an Engineering degree (preferred).

What we offer:

• The opportunity to learn and grow. We believe there is no better way to learn than by doing, so from day one you will have the opportunity to make a real difference and develop the next generation of battery materials and lubricant additives that will power transportation of the future.
• High levels of project management responsibility and autonomy
• Opportunity to gain patents for your innovative contributions
• Direct customer and collaborator interactions
• Exposure across several key global groups and the opportunity to work with people from around the world, gaining an understanding of a commercial business as a whole
• Build a stimulating, long-term career with an inclusive company that values everyone as an individual
• Competitive salary, medical and retirement benefits
• Community outreach activities & social clubs – Recognition, Inclusiveness & Diversity, Environmental
• Onsite medical, café, gym, fitness classes, sports teams and secure onsite parking Convenient to NYC, Airport & Public Transportation.

Who We Are：

Infineum is a world-class specialty chemicals company dedicated to groundbreaking specialty chemicals through innovative research. Our purpose is to create a sustainable future through innovative chemistry and we are proud of our global footprint and commitment to safety.

Why Work for Us:

Infineum offers competitive pay, work flexibility, and comprehensive wellbeing initiatives. Our inclusive and collaborative culture ensures every team member is valued and empowered, fostering growth and development. Join Infineum for a rewarding career where innovation and support are at the forefront.

Learn more: https://www.infineum.com