Shift Manager Plant Operations

Cleveland-Cliffs•Hibbing, MN

2d•$80,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cleveland-Cliffs is hiring a Shift Manager Plant Operations to direct and coordinate safe production at its plant in Hibbing, Minnesota. The role supervises experienced operators and technicians and leads an operations crew in executing plant operating plans on a shift-by-shift basis. The Shift Manager promotes safe and efficient work, sets and reinforces performance standards, provides employee feedback, supports training and development, and addresses employee issues. The role monitors plant performance and environmental compliance, works to minimize operational variation and disruptions, coordinates with Mine dispatch and maintenance personnel, and escalates issues to the senior supervisor when needed. The position is accountable for environmental compliance during the shift and requires working rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays to provide continuous coverage.

Requirements

Two-year degree in a technical field or equivalent.
Three to five years of recent experience at a mining or mineral processing facility or in heavy industry; experience in a unionized environment is preferred.
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, including team building and conflict resolution.
Willingness to promote teamwork and company policies.
Ability to motivate, delegate, establish collaborative working relationships, and work in a collaborative environment.
Ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays to ensure 24-hour, seven-day-per-week coverage.
Regular attendance is an essential requirement.
Ability to safely walk on uneven surfaces, climb equipment, operate a pickup and other small fleet vehicles, and physically perform the job responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a unionized environment.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, facilitate, and motivate employees to complete work assignments safely and efficiently.
Promote safe work practices through training, inspections, safety contacts, and task observations.
Set performance standards, encourage achievement, provide feedback, and implement disciplinary measures when necessary.
Update scheduling personnel on daily and weekly carry-over work.
Supervise hourly employees, understand their work, and support increased skill and operating efficiency.
Ensure compliance with corporate, property, and departmental policies, standard work procedures, and the collective bargaining agreement.
Coordinate departmental training and support employee development.
Evaluate technicians’ and operators’ work and recommend improvements to plant operations.
Facilitate employee involvement in improving work practices and procedures.
Communicate and implement safety, loss control, company safety rules, and MSHA regulations; communicate environmental policies and procedures.
Resolve employee problems through effective communication.
Coordinate with Mine dispatch regarding ore delivery; take corrective action to prevent or address disruptions and report or escalate unresolved issues.
Direct operating crews and hold them accountable for safety, performance expectations, and standard work; educate employees when work varies from standards and recommend improvements to standards.
Implement and sustain best practices that maximize production and minimize variation across crews.
Monitor plant performance and operating parameters during the shift, take corrective action for process variation, and escalate unresolved issues with details of actions attempted.
Address equipment deficiencies causing immediate process disruptions using available crafts; enter quality work orders for other deficiencies, including equipment, issue description, location, priority, and relevant additional details.
Monitor and maintain plant environmental compliance, including dust collection, spill reporting, and fugitive dust requirements, and work with the Environmental Department as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.