First Shift Supervisor

Minerals Technologies•York, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2022. MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions . Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets. Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure. MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work. This is a working supervisor position overseeing the Safety, Manufacturing, Shipping, and Inventory of the Cat Litter operation. This is considered a safety sensitive position therefore will be subject to random drug testing as required.

Requirements

High diploma/GED required.
Forklift experience, knowledge of lean principles, previous experience supervising a team.
Basic computer knowledge.
Must be able to speak, read, write, understand English language.

Responsibilities

Unloads raw materials from railcars as needed
Create and plan a production schedule
Supervises 1st shift Cat Litter team
Implement / suggest process improvements
Planning and staging all required supplies and raw materials on time as to not slow production
Must maintain a safe industrial work culture, able to enforce all applicable safety requirements
Held accountable for the well-being of team members and the care of equipment
Implementation of all associated Operational Excellence goals with the packaging area
Ensure highest level of product quality
Ensuring inventory process is followed and Kanban maintained
Other duties as assigned
Operational level understanding of the OE principles and tools
Open to change and helps to encourage and advance continuous improvement
Generates ideas to improve processes and safety
Ability to perform normal work activities, sight, hearing and walking
Can effectively take on responsibilities of supervisor as required (vacations, absences, and emergencies)
Ability to work with minimal guidance/ supervision
Ability to climb ladders and stairs
Ability to lift at least 50 lbs
Mechanically inclined
Self-Motivated
Computer skills such as outlook and Microsoft Excel and Word
Continuous education as deemed necessary by the company