Supervisor

About the role

The Melt and Materials Lab Supervisor is vital to delivering the best in class products by assuring iron melt production success and high quality metal castings through testing, analyzing, and evaluating all raw materials, charge mixes, samples, and castings, and by effectively communicating results with internal and external relationships.

Responsibilities

• Leadership Experience: Conduct weekly department toolbox and strategy sessions 100% of the time.
• Continuous Improvement: 100% on-time completion and communication of hourly and weekly reports to support production efficiency, equipment reliability and material management.
• Sustainability: Maintain 100% integrity of ASTM metal performance, certifications.
• Production Control and Sustainability (30%): Strategically plan melting and pouring of iron by communicating with the general foreman and managing resources; create team alignment, determine priorities, assign tasks, ensure resources meet production needs and quality standards; monitor daily material flow and parts needed; adjust schedules and resources based on customer needs, inventory discrepancies, workforce availability; examine and diagnose equipment, facilitate rebuilding of furnaces, ladles, pour boxes, troubleshoot discrepancies, document progress; test and audit equipment functionality daily; guarantee material quality through sampling procedures; implement and report in‑house equipment standardization using established procedures for daily, weekly, monthly reporting; coordinate preventive maintenance of lab equipment for calibration, standardization, and uptime; understand, adjust, and document melt recipes and charge mixes to improve quality and sustainability.
• Leadership (30%): Communicate and translate safety and quality standards to staff; facilitate daily startup meetings promoting safety and unity; listen to employees’ professional needs, coach and empower staff to optimize competencies; identify and mentor high‑potential workers, discuss and forge career paths aligned with interests and goals.
• Administrative (20%): Ensure high‑quality materials through melting and pouring processes and understanding of molding system; leverage external lab relationships by coordinating, communicating, and verifying results; collaborate with sand and metal distributors for material quality; manage and record data for accurate weekly/monthly reporting; maintain organization; keep precise inventory count and submit requisitions as needed.
• Process Improvement (20%): Generate best practices by testing and analyzing equipment for safety, quality, and efficiency; monitor equipment trends and make recommendations to improve productivity; stay current with industry material trends by collaborating with Engineering, pursuing higher learning, and transferring knowledge to employees.

Qualifications

• Technical Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Excel specifically; strong written and verbal communication skills; understanding and experience with Induction Furnaces/holder, Autopour equipment, pouring ladles; experience in CNC programming and molten metal handling is desired; ability to analyze data and identify improvement opportunities; proficient in Root Cause Analysis; manufacturing and casting knowledge a plus.
• Education & Experience: Required: 2‑3 years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations (lead person, leadership trainee, growth opportunities) OR 2‑year Associates Degree with 2+ years experience in a manufacturing environment. Highly Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering with 1‑3 years manufacturing experience in a leadership role OR Bachelor’s Degree in Technical/Engineering Discipline with 1‑3 years manufacturing experience in a leadership role.

Benefits

• Sign‑on bonus of $3,000.00 ($1,500.00 at 6 months & $1,500.00 at 1 year).