Job Summary

The Shift supervisor, oversees and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating machines that process (screen, sort, separate, and bale) recyclable materials.

Major Job Responsibilities :

• Observes sorting, equipment operation, processing and packaging operations for conformance to company’s specifications
• Review production schedules and confer with supervisor staff to plan shift operation
• Assign duties to workers according to production schedules and demonstrate safe and efficient use of equipment
• Inspect machinery and equipment to verify conformance to production standards; prepare time, attendance and production reports
• Run, schedule and ensure all metrics are being met on a daily basis
• Delegate and monitor workers in completion of tasks and schedules
• Lead process and / or quality teams on improving work flow and quality
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications :

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Physical ability to perform heavy labor
• Mechanical aptitude
• Strong safety values

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

The employee is frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company.

Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment.

We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

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Last updated : 2024-06-11