Production Supervisor
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Job Location:
Thompson, ND - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals our products support a variety of industrial markets including glass ceramics coatings metals foundry polymers construction water filtration and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covias market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.
Covia is looking for a dynamic Production Supervisor who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at its Thompson OH location. As a Production Supervisor you will report to the Operations Manager and will directly supervise the production and shipping operations to ensure that output is maximized at the lowest cost while maintaining safety and quality requirements.
The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities:
- Accept personal responsibility for your own safety by working to maintain a safe work environment and evaluating all tasks utilizing the SLAM risk protocol. Report all near hit incidents unsafe acts or situations and injures immediately to the Operations Manager.
- Administer all facets of the safety and health policies while adhering to the SLAM risk method within the sphere of all tasks.
- Advise the Operations Manager of potential problems that might affect the plants ability to produce in a safe and/or efficient manner.
- Ensure safe work operations and aid in safety training
- Conduct safety meetings with employees as required.
- Directly supervise production activities which include:
- Mining
- Processing
- Shipping
- Housekeeping
- Provide assignments and instructions to employees to ensure continuity of tasks and efforts from shift to shift.
- Devise schedules to fill all orders on time while minimizing cost and maximizing production.
- Maintain product quality standards in the applicable areas of responsibility.
- Initiate and follow-up on maintenance requests.
- Identify administer provide and/or recommend necessary training needs for the plant operations personnel.
- Monitor manpower requirements and recommend changes.
- Ensure good housekeeping practices in all areas of the operation.
- Report major problems to the Operations Manager immediately.
- Collect check and forward all necessary labor and operating reports.
- Maintain an accurate physical inventory of finishedproducts.
- Regularly initiate or participate on Continuous improvement Teams.
- Recommend changes in standards or work methods to improve safety and productivity.
- Work closely with Customer Service to schedule shipments.
- Maintain open communications with subordinates and superiors both orally and by written reports.
- Handle discipline within the department when required
- Perform other duties as assigned.
The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:
- A minimum of 2 years production and shipping experience is preferred.
- The ideal candidate will be a leader with prior experience supervising in an industrial or mining environment.
- Exhibit a team focus and the ability to achieve results through others.
- Bachelors degree preferred; high school diploma required.
Commitment to Our Culture
Our core values - Safety Team Customers Growth and Courageguide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider and through the passion and commitment of our people we enable customer successensuring a sustainable future for our company.
All Covia Team Members are expected to:
- Live the Life-Saving Rules
- Build high-performing work teams
- Focus on customers
- Demonstrate a growth mindset
- Do the right thing always
At Covia we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age disability or military service or reserve or veteran status.
The organization offers competitive salaries advancement opportunities and a full range of benefits.
Benefits:
- Excellent Healthcare Benefits medical vision dental
- 401K with company matching
- Paid Time Off Paid Holidays
- Disability plans and Life / AD&D
- Employee Assistance Program
An Equal Opportunity Employer
IND2
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Food Industry
- Lean
- Packaging
- 5S
- Computer Literacy
- Food Processing
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Manufacturing
About Company
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