2nd Shift Plant Supervisor

thyssenkrupp Materials NA•Wallingford, CT

1d•$75,000 - $82,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Supervisor coaches and guides a team of employees to achieve productivity, quality, and safety goals while meeting operational deadlines and budgets. The role includes helping recruit and hire qualified employees, ensuring they receive required training, and maintaining a high-performance work environment through goal setting, clear operating principles, communication, and fair treatment. The supervisor addresses poor performance or behavior when it puts employees or the team at risk or affects objectives. This position works directly on the warehouse floor on or around heavy machinery. It is designated safety-sensitive and requires successful completion of pre-employment drug testing, which may include marijuana testing where permitted by applicable law. The description is not an exhaustive statement of all duties or requirements.

Requirements

Basic math and reading skills obtained through a high school diploma or equivalent.
Basic computer skills.
Interpersonal skills to communicate with the plant manager, sales staff, and warehouse personnel.
Ability to understand equipment and tolerances based on past experience and successful performance.
Warehouse experience with forklifts, packing, and measuring.
Successful leadership and team-building skills, including experience from an unrelated business or non-business organization.
Safety mindset.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
Two to three years of previous supervisory experience in a related field.
Knowledge of metals handled, including proper staging, processing, packaging, and shipping.
First aid and CPR training.
Exposure to labor relations, safety programs, ISO standards, lean practices, and sales functions.

Responsibilities

Meet production and distribution objectives and deadlines within the established budget.
Teach, coach, and demonstrate work activities for team members.
Conduct performance reviews and disciplinary functions.
Coordinate, assign, and review work.
Direct staff on work priorities.
Ensure team members receive required instruction in safety procedures, equipment use, performance standards, disciplinary processes, and workplace and company policies and practices.
Maintain timely, effective, and professional communications with internal and external customers and suppliers.
Maintain records, files, and other required administrative duties.
Immediately report accidents or incidents at the designated facility and forward completed reports to the Operations Manager within 24 hours.
Regularly monitor working conditions for safety, take corrective action promptly, and take disciplinary action as necessary.
Use problem-solving techniques to resolve personnel and quality issues in a timely manner, such as 8D, 5 Why, and Kaizen Newsletters.
Perform other duties assigned by the Operations Manager or Plant Manager.