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Production Foreman

Date: Nov 5, 2025

Custom Field 1:

Location:

Hammond, IN, US, 46320

Custom Field 2: ICL Specialty Products Inc

Job Description

A Hammond Production Foreman handles all facets of industrial chemical manufacturing: material handling, adding chemicals to mixing tanks and hoppers, tending dryers and mills, packaging and palletizing product, managing automated production equipment using computer-based controls, driving fork lift trucks, keeping workplace clean and safe, and leading other personnel in executing these tasks.

I’m interested! What will I get to do in this position?

+ Lead production crew to execute management directives

+ Train new operators according to plan and periodically review the operator's competence on each task

+ Execute experimental, scale up, and one-off production tasks

+ Diagnose equipment failures, repair if possible, determine workarounds and action plans

+ Represent production in meetings

+ Move materials by hand, crane, and forklift truck

+ Manage production equipment and materials for mixing, milling, drying, and packaging of powders and liquids

+ Ensure products are made safely, on time, of good quality, at minimum cost

+ Maintain clean work environment

+ Assist shipping, receiving, and maintenance

+ Other work as assigned

Physical demands:

+ Stairs and ladder climbing

+ Working in tight spaces and elevated heights

+ Confined Space Entry, exposure to dust and hazardous chemicals, in hot/cold/inclement conditions.

+ Wearing of PPE including: full face and half mask respirators, hard hat, safety glasses, goggles, face shield, hearing protection, fall protection harness.

What skills and experience do I need to be successful in this role?

+ High School Diploma or equivalent

+ Proficiency driving forklift trucks

+ Strong ESH cultural awareness

+ Strong teamwork and communication skills

+ Computer literacy; working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

+ Strong technical aptitudes (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, instrumentation, controls)

+ Strong leadership skills

+ >=1 year experience leading production personnel, preferred

+ Must be able to be on foot for full shift and routinely lift 60lbs 5 feet

+ >=3 year experience in an industrial chemical manufacturing environment

+ Experience with hand tools and minor maintenance

**Compensation at ICL:** If you are hired at ICL, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. We also offer a generous benefits package (more information on benefits listed below).

**Hourly Wage for External Candidates:** $34.95

About ICL

Who is ICL?

ICL Group is a leading global specialty minerals company, which creates impactful solutions for humanity's sustainability challenges in the food, agriculture and industrial markets. ICL leverages its unique bromine, potash and phosphate resources, its global professional workforce, and its sustainability focused R&D and technological innovation capabilities, to drive the company's growth across its end markets. Our agricultural products feed the world’s growing population, our food additives enable greater access to higher quality food, our potash and phosphate products are essential components for the pharma industry and our bromine-based materials and phosphates contribute to a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly planet. ICL benefits from its advantageous size, geographical spread, and operational flexibility. With a culture based upon leadership, innovation, and sustainability, ICL is well positioned to be an Employer of Choice within the communities in which we operate. ICL shares are dual listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NYSE and TASE: ICL). The company employs more than 12,500 people worldwide, and its 2023 revenues totaled approximately $7.5 billion.

To learn more about ICL, visit the company's global website www.icl-group.com.

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