Shift Supervisor

• Must place safety above all else. Review situations to ensure work is done in the safest manner possible. Support the STEP process. Address all safety concerns on your shift. Lead monthly safety meetings and review accident reports.
• Address housekeeping issues regularly. Investigate any accidents by gathering all the facts. Sign off timecards daily. Supervisors are to verify all overtime for operations. Attach all doctor's excuses, vacation slips, and funeral slips to timecards with a paper clip. Vacation slips are to be signed off by the employee and supervisor. Verify time punched by the employee matches time recorded by the team leader on the back. Cards must be signed off and completed by 7:00 am each Monday morning. Plan when time must be turned in earlier than normal due to holidays, etc. Employee attendance sheets are filled out daily with appropriate notes and information, updated each month, and files locked away.
• Attendance sheets are filed away at the end of the year in employees' files in the HR Department. Be aware of the operations in each phase of your shift.
• Challenge the rates if there is room for improvement. Communicate to your shift the production plans and changes to these plans. Address any issues promptly, either by attaining the proper resources or calling others. Finish all production reporting at the end of each shift. Afternoon shift team leader to make rounds to ensure front gates are closed and doors are locked.
• The following are things to know each shift:
• How many clay cars did we unload, and ensure that the pit area is cleaned
• How many tons of pre-dried clay did we process on each shift?
• What was the VM of the pre-dried clay run on your shift
• What is the status of the clay bins, and how much material do you have ready for treat?
• How many dumps each shift - if less than plan - know exactly why we did not get those dumps and document the root cause.
• What are the temperatures running on treats?
• Are there any issues with quality or equipment from the Filter Floor?
• Ensure that roller mill surge bins are ground out at the end of your shift
• Are there any issues with loading bulk trucks or packaging area?
• Inspect bulk loads for proper seals and documentation until all training is complete and accountabilities are in place
• What is the status of ponds #1 & #2?
• Water usage - how much is the discharge to #5 pond
• Be aware of all quality numbers for either products being produced or packaged and where they stand against specs.
• Address any quality issues promptly and if you cannot, contact the appropriate person
• Have Lab Tech contact you with any concerns around quality
• Pick up quality sheet from lab at the beginning of each shift
• Must follow all applicable procedures and work instructions to assure feed products, adsorbents, and catalysts are manufactured to meet customer specifications.
• Responsible to meet site safety requirements and quality and food/feed safety requirements
• Must prevent contamination of feed products with activated adsorbents and catalysts.
• Other similar duties, as assigned.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• MSHA Part 46 training (24-hour course) before starting the position. Training is on safety and site-specific hazards
• ISO training
• Basic reading and writing skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems (if/then logic)
• Ability to troubleshoot.
• Be an example for all in fairness and equitable treatment of each employee
• Encourage ownership of the operator areas with your people
• Make sure your expectations are communicated clearly to your people
• Recognize situations where certain team members are not performing as they should or not getting the desired results
• Have a conversation with individuals concerning their performance, document their files, and copy the Production Superintendent. Ensure that the employee knows what is expected and document this. Ensure all conversations and observations around performance issues are documented in the employee's file and copied to the Production Superintendent. Files are to be kept under lock and key but available for employee review when requested. Coach our employees into better performances.
• Always contact the appropriate persons when there are issues immediately rather than waiting till later. Show and demonstrate ownership of your shift and business. Demonstrate a standard by which others are measured.
• Take on the accountability for your shift and their performance.

Non-negotiable requirements:

• Must have supervisory experience
• Must have computer skills
• Must have background in manufacturing (Dry products, Elevation Transfer Units)

Nice-to-have skills:

• Union experience
• JD Edwards experience