2nd Shift Operations Lead: Lean, Scheduling & Safety

Onealmfgservices; Waterloo, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision and Dental Insurance

401k

Tuition and Health club Reimbursement

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Adoption Assistance

Training and Development Opportunities

Work site Wellness Programs

Life Insurance

Job summary

O’Neal Steel in Waterloo, IA is seeking an Operations Supervisor (2nd shift) to oversee the processing, loading, and shipping of orders while meeting safety and cost standards. This role acts as the link between hourly staff and management, driving performance and continuous improvement.

The supervisor will plan schedules, coordinate cross-training, enforce Lean principles, and ensure on-time delivery. A 2nd shift (Mon-Fri, 2:00pm-10:00pm) with overtime as needed is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory or leadership experience in a steel service center, metal processing/manufacturing environment or other warehouse/distribution type industry.
• Strong steel processing and service center experience preferred.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Previous experience with safety training, truck scheduling, and truck routing.
• Strong computer skills with a high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel.
• Valid Driver's License required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse and delivery employees to include work schedules, performance, productivity strategies, and manage payroll.
• Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction, and tools to successfully perform their duties.
• Coordinate and execute the production work schedule.
• Develop, plan and coordinate cross training opportunities for employees.
• Supervise shop activities to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality standards.
• Make daily assignments, including filling vacancies and assigning overtime in order to adhere to the customers’ delivery dates.
• Utilize lean manufacturing principles to drive continuous improvement in processes and procedures.
• Evaluate service levels and make recommendations regarding employee staffing.
• Assist in the planning of equipment and facilities maintenance to maximize the uptime and utilization of asset. Coordinate and support preventive maintenance schedules with the Maintenance Department.
• Administer employee policies, practices, procedures, and work rules appropriate for the work unit. Monitor individual and line performance to ensure the company and its employees adhere to those policies, practices, procedures.
• Monitor and make adjustments to stay within department operating budgets and meet established goals.
• Assist in the resolution of internal and external customer problems/complaints. Promote high employee morale.
• Drive for continuous safety and housekeeping improvements through the implementation of Visual Factory and 5-S principles
• Consistently meet the KPI targets for OTD, QDR, LTA and MH/Ton or other established goals
• Responsible for providing error-free work to all internal and external customers as related to the output of their position.
• Processing Specific Responsibilities: Prepare written production schedules, provide machine operators with production, schedule document(s), and monitor timely completion based on scheduled work.
• Coordinate work flow with various departments involved.
• Modify schedules to handle unexpected delays.
• Expedite overdue orders.
• Quality Responsibility: Responsible for providing error-free work to all internal and external customers as related to the output of their position.
• Actively work with ShopLogix software to achieve continual improvement in regards to machine production efficiencies.
• Communicate proactively with sales group to improve operational results through time studies, material usage, etc..
• Work variance reports associated with processing orders to correct allocations and resolve variances.
• Consistently manipulate WO start dates in relation to order request dates in order to provide accurate lead-time schedules.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Safety training

Truck scheduling

Truck routing

Microsoft Excel

Driver's license

Education

Associate or Bachelor Degree in Business Administration

Operations, Logistics or Supply Chain degree

Equivalent training/experience

Tools

ShopLogix

Microsoft Excel (software)

Job description

O’Neal Steel in Waterloo, IA is seeking an Operations Supervisor (2nd shift) to oversee the processing, loading, and shipping of orders while meeting safety and cost standards. This role acts as the link between hourly staff and management, driving performance and continuous improvement.

The supervisor will plan schedules, coordinate cross-training, enforce Lean principles, and ensure on-time delivery. A 2nd shift (Mon-Fri, 2:00pm-10:00pm) with overtime as needed is required.