Night Shift Blending Supervisor - D Crew

Oversee and assist Shift Leaders, Operators, and Rail Car Attendants to ensure organizational commitments regarding people, safety, quality, delivery, and cost expectations are met. Collaborate with other departments to determine, analyze, and mitigate issues within the blending environment. Responsible for enforcing and adhering to company policies and procedures, resolving member conflict, and fostering an engaged team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership, direction, and oversight to the Blending Team to ensure company objectives are attained regarding Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Assigns work assignments to Team Leaders, Operators, and Rail Car Attendants.
• Ensures plant safety procedures are followed to promote personal safety and the safety of others.
• Oversees, coordinates, and assists in raw material deliveries daily to ensure adequate raw materials are accessible.
• Practices strong engagement with direct reports and team members, including promoting diversity, sharing responsibility for success, demonstrating honesty and integrity, helping employees solve problems, and showing respect.
• Communicates pertinent information to Rail Car Attendants, Operators, and Leads.
• Provides training to Shift Leaders, Operators, and Rail Car Attendants.
• Troubleshoots blend systems and blending equipment for problems and makes proper adjustments.
• Ensures the proper materials and mixes are used to blend according to identified specifications.
• Ensures operators maintain and observe batch tolerances, moisture, and all identified quality parameters.
• Monitors the quality of the blends, performs daily audits, and follows posted process standards.
• Ensures compliance regarding preventive maintenance and general maintenance as required.
• Performs safety checks on all machinery in the department and reports safety issues as needed.
• Identifies maintenance requirements and works with maintenance to repair equipment as required.
• Performs administrative duties and processes all required forms/paperwork.
• Assists Operations to ensure the production schedule is followed and executed completely and on time.
• Ensures housekeeping duties are performed on the plant floor.
• Understands, supports, and follows all company policies, practices, and procedures.
• Works with the management team to develop and implement process improvement initiatives.
• Performs other assignments as directed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Technical degree from 2-year college/university (preferred).
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience (preferred).
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Minimum 1 year of leadership experience.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to drive team development effectively.
• Self-directed, motivated, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced, 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Work schedule flexibility (on designated crews), with no advance notice, to accommodate organizational needs.

Success Measures

• Thirty (30) days:
  • Respond appropriately to safety-related items and establish a foundation for safety continuous improvement.
  • Navigate UKG and utilize HR programs effectively.
  • Verbally explain the general process for blending, grinding, Wood, PVC, and Rail operations.
  • Identify raw materials, where they are stored, and how they are used.
  • Understand performance metrics and targets, and how they are measured.
  • Complete daily reporting requirements with assistance.
• Sixty (60) days:
  • Navigate blend systems and understand basic operations.
  • Understand yard operations.
  • Understand blend and yard operator standard work and monitor compliance.
  • Complete material dispositions and enter work orders.
  • Lead Tier I meetings with the team.
• Ninety (90) days:
  • Navigate HMI systems and be familiar with control room operations.
  • Demonstrate basic troubleshooting and problem-solving.
  • Conduct effective performance counseling.
  • Actively contribute to continuous improvement.

Pay

The annual salary for this position ranges from $75,000 in our lowest market up to $85,000 in our highest market, plus bonus and benefits as applicable.

Schedule

This position follows a 12-hour rotating shift on nights (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM) with the following pattern: 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off, etc.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision.
• Basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Variety of additional voluntary benefit options.