2nd Shift Plant Supervisor — Lead Production & Safety

ThyssenKrupp Materials NA, Inc.; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

ThyssenKrupp Materials NA, Inc. in Bolingbrook, IL seeks a Warehouse Supervisor to coach a team on productivity, quality, and safety. You will recruit, hire, and train staff while ensuring deadlines and budgets are met on the warehouse floor near heavy machinery.

Responsibilities include performance reviews, discipline, prioritizing work, safety instruction, and effective communications with customers and suppliers. Applicants must have forklift experience and leadership ability.

Qualifications

• Basic math and reading skills required (high school diploma or equivalent).
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with plant manager, sales staff, and warehouse personnel.
• Ability to understand equipment and tolerances from prior experience.
• Warehouse experience with forklift, packing and measuring.
• Demonstrated leadership and team-building abilities, even outside work.
• Safety mindset and compliance awareness.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 2-3 years supervisory experience in related field.
• Knowledge of metals handling (staging, processing, packaging, shipping).
• First aid and CPR training.
• Experience with labor relations, safety programs, ISO standards, lean practices and sales functions.

Responsibilities

• Meet all production and distribution objectives and deadlines within the established budget.
• Teach, coach and demonstrate work activities for team members.
• Responsible for conducting performance reviews and disciplinary functions
• Responsible for coordinating, assigning, and reviewing work
• Direct staff on priority of work to be accomplished
• Accountable for ensuring that all team members receive required instruction in safety procedures, proper use of equipment, performance standards, disciplinary processes and other workplace and Company policies, procedures and practices.
• Maintain timely, effective, and professional communications with all internal and external customers and suppliers
• Responsible for effective record keeping, filing and other administrative duties as required.
• Responsible for reporting any accidents or incidents that occur within the designated facility (on- or off-site). Accident or incident reports must be completed by the supervisor immediately when such event occurs and forwarded directly to the Operations Manager within 24 hours
• Monitor working conditions regularly to ensure the safety of all team members. Take timely corrective action as required and disciplinary action as necessary.
• Apply problem solving techniques to ensure all personnel and quality issues are resolved in a timely manner (examples: 8D; 5 Why; Kaizen Newsletters)
• Other duties assigned by the Operations Manager or Plant Manager

Skills

Basic math

Reading skills

Computer skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Forklift experience

Equipment knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

ThyssenKrupp Materials NA, Inc. in Bolingbrook, IL seeks a Warehouse Supervisor to coach a team on productivity, quality, and safety. You will recruit, hire, and train staff while ensuring deadlines and budgets are met on the warehouse floor near heavy machinery.

Responsibilities include performance reviews, discipline, prioritizing work, safety instruction, and effective communications with customers and suppliers. Applicants must have forklift experience and leadership ability.