Supervisor Operations (Pinney Dock)

Kinder Morgan•Ashtabula, OH

About The Position

The Operations Supervisor assists the Terminal Manager and Superintendent with the full range of terminal management duties and responsibilities. The position provides backup coverage when the superintendent or other supervisors are unavailable, develops a deeper understanding of operational and administrative terminal management, and demonstrates leadership and analytical decision-making. The supervisor coordinates workers who set up, operate, and maintain conveyors and heavy equipment, including railcar loading and unloading involving a mix of bulk products. The role oversees personnel safety training, trains subordinates in bulk material handling, and coordinates with railroad, trucking, and vessel companies to support continuous operations. It also involves managing lake and ocean vessel unloading, interpreting and enforcing company and safety policies, understanding environmental regulations, resolving work problems, motivating workers, and scheduling union employees. The position is primarily assigned to a day-shift schedule, but business and staffing needs may require evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, and other non-standard hours. Following training, the position will be assigned primarily to the night shift. The supervisor must be available for alternate shifts and vacation coverage, overtime, and on-call work as directed, and may need to carry a company-issued pager or cell phone. Work takes place indoors and outdoors, including exposure to extreme weather, heights over five feet, moving mechanical parts, uneven terrain, and high noise. Duties require extended periods of standing, walking, and climbing; communication with coworkers and supervisors by radio and hand signals; and regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds. Other physical duties include handling, reaching, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. The role requires specified close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, as well as the ability to adjust focus.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Three to five years of experience in a terminal setting.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with little or no direction.
Strong negotiation skills.
Proactive, energetic self-starter.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to deal effectively with customers, employees, and contractors.
Experience with Maximo or a similar asset-management lifecycle and workflow-process management system.
Experience managing a budget or participating in a team managing spending.
Experience leading people empathetically while maintaining accountability and treating people fairly and consistently.
Familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, order-processing systems, and payroll time-reporting and payroll systems.
Willingness to carry a company-issued pager and/or cell phone and be on call as required, assigned, and scheduled.
Willingness to work different shifts and overtime, weekends, and holidays as directed by operations.
Willingness to work as part of a team, take direction from the manager, maintain required work schedules, focus on details, and follow company work and safety rules.
Willingness to work indoors and outdoors in extreme weather conditions and with other supervisors as a team.
Ability to stand, walk, and climb for extended periods and regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate with supervision and coworkers via radio and hand signals.
Required close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Three to five years of experience working in a unionized environment and interpreting union contracts.
Three to five years of experience in a supervisory role.

Responsibilities

Assist the Terminal Manager and Superintendent with terminal management duties and responsibilities.
Provide backup coverage when the superintendent or supervisors are unavailable, including covering vacations and alternate shifts.
Supervise and coordinate workers setting up, operating, and maintaining conveyors and heavy equipment for bulk-product handling and railcar loading and unloading.
Oversee the safety training program for all personnel.
Communicate with railroad, trucking, and vessel companies to support continued operations.
Train subordinates in bulk material handling.
Manage the unloading of lake and ocean vessels.
Interpret company policies and enforce safety regulations and policies.
Understand and comply with environmental regulations.
Analyze and resolve work problems.
Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
Schedule union employees.
Perform other duties as assigned.