Supervisor Rolling Mill

This position is responsible for providing leadership guidance on establishing a productive, high performing, and safety conscious working cell environment. The major role of this job is to focus on all aspects related to safety, environmental, production, cost, quality, and people management through the continuous application of GBS principles for area/cell of responsibility.

Essential Functions

• Control the work flow within the area of responsibility, assist in minimizing downtime/breakdowns and maximizing productivity, monitor performance, manage routine processes, and train employees in routine management standards.
• Facilitate training sessions for operators under a maintained training matrix on the compliance standards, routine methodologies, tools, policies, practices, and processes.
• Coach and develop the team at failure analysis and support the QIS methodology.
• Develop performance expectations, audit performance, document findings, and establish corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with and encourage operators on subjects pertaining to the GBS processes, audits, 5S initiatives, needs assessments, preventive maintenance and safety management processes and procedures, QIS, Kaizen events, and other process routine management activities to identify opportunities for improvement and solve problems.
• Conduct trend analysis, compile, and analyze symptoms and failures.
• Administer all safety activities. Coordinate all emergency preparedness practices, policies, and procedures.
• Track performances on control items. Ensure compliance. Design and implement new as well as update existing standards.
• Audit performance, document findings, and develop corrective action plans.
• Oversee, contribute to, and support daily routine management activities including the GBS Processes/Tools in the day-by-day work.
• Establish and negotiate cell goals and manage Action Plans for area/cell of responsibility cell goal achievement.

Additional Responsibilities

• Ensure routine management efforts are followed and opportunities for improvement in processes, products, and production within the area of responsibility are identified.
• Standardize processes within the area of responsibility through needs assessments, auditing, coaching of production/quality improvement programs and standards, ITS training, 5S improvements, development and implementation of cost and environmental control goals, development and implementation of new and current preventive maintenance and safety management processes and procedures.
• Lead Failure Analysis when significant problems occur and compare performance to existing standards. Make appropriate updates to standards when needed. Conduct performance audits against standards and develop appropriate corrective action to ensure compliance of standards.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s Degree
• Experience: 3 - 5 years in Engineering, Business Administration or Material Science in an industrial or manufacturing environment with exposure to standardization and production quality methods.
• Knowledge: Working knowledge of steel manufacturing methods and techniques involving the use of heavy mill machinery and related equipment. Basic knowledge of the business system and the use of complex technical and engineering processes. Ability to train and guide people. Solid presentation abilities combined with good interpersonal and organizational skills. People management skills are a must. Detail oriented and comfortable dealing with associates at all levels within the organization.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.