Heavy Industrial Off Shift Supervisor

Heavy Industrial Off shift Supervisor

Lyons, Kansas, USA

Department Supervisor is a pivotal leadership role within our operations management team, reporting directly to the Surface Superintendent. This position oversees a team of 20-30 hourly employees, including mill operators, bulk loader operators, package operators, laborers, contract employees, and occasionally maintenance personnel, in a demanding 24/7 heavy industrial manufacturing environment. The role is critical to ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient production and shipping of bulk and packaged salt products.

The Supervisor fosters a collaborative team culture, drives continuous improvement, and maintains a strong focus on safety and ownership in a rugged, off-shift-heavy workplace. Flexibility is essential, as the role involves varying shifts (8-12+ hours), including 2nd and 3rd shifts, weekends, holidays, and occasional short-notice schedule adjustments.

• Supervision and Leadership:
  Lead and manage a team of approximately 24 production staff and 6 maintenance personnel, plus seasonal contractors/temps, across multiple shifts. Empower employees to maintain positive relations and foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Safety Leadership:
  Uphold and enforce stringent safety standards in compliance with MSHA regulations and company policies. Proactively identify and mitigate hazards to ensure a safe work environment.
• Environmental Compliance:
  Ensure adherence to environmental regulations, including immediate spill cleanup and proper operation of pollution control devices.
• Quality Control:
  Maintain high company quality standards, track and record shift production and quality data, and ensure compliance with safe feed, HACCP, and GMP programs.
• Production Scheduling:
  Plan and execute product line production schedules to meet operational requirements, prioritizing safety, compliance, quality, productivity, efficiency, and process optimization.
• Resource Management:
  Request materials, parts, and supplies, minimizing waste and controlling costs to support efficient operations.
• Employee Management:
  Oversee personnel scheduling, timekeeping, job tracking and coding, interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, and disciplining employees to ensure accountability and high performance.
• Cross-Department
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with mine production, maintenance, customer service, and sales teams, providing timely reports, information, and insights to support operational goals.
• Project Leadership:
  Assist or lead projects, such as equipment installation and process improvements, from design through implementation.
• Equipment Maintenance and Housekeeping:
  Oversee routine maintenance, servicing, and troubleshooting of stationary and mobile equipment. Support or perform corrective maintenance and maintain high housekeeping standards.
• Contractor Management:
  Supervise and coordinate contractors to support shift operations.
• Administrative Tasks:
  Utilize email and business applications (e.g., Word, Excel) for communication, reporting, and documentation.

• Mobile Equipment:
  Front-end loaders, dozers, skid steer loaders, forklifts, telehandlers, boom lifts, trucks, railcar movers, and similar equipment.
• Stationary Equipment:
  Crushers, screeners, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, bucket elevator legs, dryers, chutes, spouts, gates, pumps, fans, scales, manual bag filling equipment, robotic palletizing lines, and other milling/powered haulage/support equipment.

• Education:
  
  High School diploma or GED required; engineering, technical, or related degree (or equivalent experience) preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 3 years of proven leadership/supervision experience in heavy industry or manufacturing, ideally in mineral processing or similar rugged environments.
• Certifications:
  
  MSHA “blue card” safety training certification is a plus.
• Skills:
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with mobile and stationary equipment.
  • Excellent organizational and planning abilities.
  • Ability to learn and apply maintenance best practices.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills…