Recycling Operations NF Supervisor
Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S)
Ensures safe work practices and equipment are always used and that documentation, inspections, and current practices are in accordance with company safety policies, OSHA and other regulatory guidelines.
Provides a safe environment for all employees, customers, and visitors.
Creates H&S Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) with Regional Safety Engineer(s).
Ensures all department employees receive timely safety and operational training and that the appropriate documents (signed acknowledgement forms) are prepared.
Maintains employee training files per regional practice.
Sets up an employee to be on the Safety Committee and personally attends Safety Committee meetings on rotation with other managers.
Makes sure safety program reduces accident frequency within department, implements new safety ideas/procedures and establishes safety goals.
Operational Performance & Best Management Practices
Directs, evaluates, schedules and coordinates equipment and personnel to support daily nonferrous operations, including positioning for processing, material processing, and loading of nonferrous scrap.
Creates and maintain a layout plan for all physical spaces assigned to NF processing and shipping.
Identifies work in progress and finished goods storage bins and equipment locations to ensure a proper workflow is achieved.
Sends and/or implements approved process improvement suggestions to improve overall refining quality, profitability and or safety within nonferrous department.
Collaboratively communicates and partners with MRB NF Operations Committee to ensure best practices are presented, reviewed, and implemented accordingly.
Equipment & Maintenance
Inspects allocated department equipment to ensure all assets are working within stated guidelines and submits work orders to maintenance staff as needed or required.
Sends purchase orders as needed or required to maintain or enhance department operations.
Inventory & Quality Control
Evaluates incoming nonferrous material ensuring that inventory quantity and product quality guidelines are adhered to.
Meets existing and pending contractual quantity/quality obligations.
Prepares Time & Weight Analysis reporting for customer material and documents equipment processing time for various commodities.
Trains production personnel in the use of testing equipment.
Maintains positive inventory control, especially over Work in Process (WIP) material.
Makes sure storage containers are adequately marked with “Tare” weights and that large permanent bins, when used, are clearly marked as to the date when the Bin was last emptied of that product.
Organizes all storage and processing areas to facilitate calculations of full month-end physical Inventories.
Coordinates material pricing provides price quotes on nonferrous products to individuals, industrial accounts, and dealers, grading, processing, sales, and shipment pertinent to nonferrous operations.
Aids dispatcher for scheduling of the truck fleet.
Oversees material movement: monitors movements of each truck; coordinates pick ups at industrial accounts, prepares manifests for outgoing material; expedites intercompany transfers and completes associated administrative paperwork.
Ensures that reports of any off grade/ off spec materials are discussed with supervisor prior to shipment to eliminate quality consumer complaints, avoid downgrades and eliminate claims.
Budgeting & Forecasting
Maintains accurate inventory reporting records and conducts physical inventory audits monthly with Financial Business Partner and observes perpetual inventory of unfinished and finished goods.
Pairs with commercial operations to develop sales to reduce the expense associated with carrying high inventory volumes.
Pairs with commercial operations team to develop strategic buying program that will support production and yard capacity, taking into consideration loading and transportation processes, schedules, and availability.
Administrative Management
Maintains exempt and and/or hourly staff at cost effective and competitive levels.
Maintains supervisory practices for self and direct reports to ensure compliance with HR policies and union contracts, as applicable.
Reviews performance of direct reports.
Interviews prospective management and/or production employees.
Works with Human Resources personnel to prepare job descriptions.
Specific Other Responsibilities (regional, location, compliance, etc.)
Performs special projects or completes additional assignments as requested.
Internal Control Responsibilities
Supports the Company’s Internal Control process which includes understanding, communicating, and complying with defined internal controls as well as suggesting and making modifications to the policies, procedures, and controls to better relate to the business.
Communicates upwards problems in operations, noncompliance with the code of conduct, or other policy violations or illegal actions.
Supervisory Responsibility
The NF Processing Supervisor directly supervises a group of employees within the NF Processing Department.
Job Conditions
Exposure to physical operations at metal recycling yards; it is necessary to walk/climb in active industrial yards with uneven surfaces and to out-of-the-way areas.
Occasional exposure to inclement weather conditions and some minimum travel is required.
Work pressure can be substantial during peak times, requiring considerable adaptability; disturbances of workflow, and/or irregularities in work schedule are expected and occur on an intermittent basis.
Offsite work involves meeting in person with select customers and visiting other Schnitzer locations.
Physical Activities Required To Perform Essential Functions
Ability to: lift and carry up to 70 pounds occasionally;
Ability to communicate by speech and hearing continuously.
Communication is primarily by phone, email and sometimes in person, with other departments within the Radius Recycling Group.
Visual acuity needed for close detail work, preparing, and analyzing data figures and computer use.