Production Supervisor

WE Soda • Green River, WY

31d • Onsite

About The Position

At WE Soda, we believe you are the most important asset. We are taking steps to attract and retain talented and motivated salaried entry-level and experienced individuals. Come utilize your skills and contribute to our continued success. Your new rewarding career begins here!
WE Soda is the world’s largest and most sustainable producer of soda ash, with operations in Turkey and two US-based facilities, located in Green River, Wyoming. At WE Soda, we strive to be the global leader in safe, sustainable, and innovative soda ash solutions, inspiring progress and creating a lasting positive impact for our industry and communities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and 3 years industrial experience required; B.S. in Engineering/Chemistry preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Demonstrated leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate Safety as the number one priority
• Ensure safe plant operation and product quality
• Foster crew participation and ownership of results
• Take accountability for team's performance and metrics through short interval measures
• Engage crew members to instill a sense of urgency
• Consistently manage performance
• Confront and manage conflict directly and effectively
• Understand individual team members’ strengths and needs and proactively seek coaching opportunities to develop the team
• Develop the team’s problem-solving capabilities and facilitate team problem-solving activities
• Create/foster a positive work environment
• Coordinate with maintenance work on dayshift and ensure the equipment is properly inspected and tested after repairs are completed
• Facilitate incident/accident investigation and ensure environmental compliance
• On-site incident command
• Ensure tasks are understood, supervised and accomplished
• Compile and implement crew safety action plan
• Identify best practices and work to make them SOPs
• Communicate reasons for success when production targets are achieved and provide solutions when there are performance deviations
• Coordinate with maintenance regarding equipment availability
• Monitor equipment and write appropriate work orders
• Assist training specialist with evaluation of job training progress
• Support ISO 9000 efforts
• Oversee operational efficiency and rates
• Assist crew in monitoring process samples
• Facilitate team communication
• Identify cost savings, efficiency improvement projects
• Answer grievances and perform administrative tasks (Timecards, OT, vacation approval)
• Oversee short interval controls
• Off-shift coordination
• Coordinate emergency steam and power utilization
• Participate in shift hand-off meeting
• Work Production Weekend Duty
• Enforce approved SOPs and regulatory requirements
• Provide support during customer certification and regulatory audits/inspections

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Medical, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance, Vision, Flexible Spending (Medical and Dependent Care) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Pre-paid Legal, beginning first day of employment: company funds a portion of HSA contribution if eligibility is met.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan for salaried employees, the company makes Safe Harbor matching contributions (fully vested immediately) of 100% up to the first 5% of eligible pay you contribute.
• Tuition reimbursement programs are available to qualifying employees for approved programs.
• Paid time off based on years of service with potential credit given for previous work experience.
• Company-paid transportation available for our Wyoming-based employees to our plants from Green River, Rock Springs, and Bridger Valley.
• Flexible work schedule (may be available and will vary based on location and/or position).
• Relocation assistance may be available based on position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED