Group Leader

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.; Blue Springs (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary with Bonus

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits

401(k) with Company Contribution

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Green Metals, Inc. is seeking a Plant Supervisor to direct scrap steel warehouse operations, ensuring safety, efficiency, and accurate inventory management.

You will lead a team of plant workers, develop standard procedures, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across receiving, inspection, and shipping. The role requires strong supervisory skills, knowledge of safety rules, and experience with heavy equipment like overhead cranes and forklifts.

Qualifications

• Two year degree or technical schooling required; related experience acceptable.
• Strong leadership and supervisory abilities with proven safety focus.
• Experience with receiving, inspection and shipping processes; inventory control.
• Continuous improvement mindset (kaizen) and ability to develop standard work.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate scrap steel warehouse operations to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Monitor receiving, inspection and shipping performance; manage inventory layout.
• Lead development of work instructions, procedures and standards for plant functions.
• Support preventative maintenance and environmental compliance programs (GMI).
• Prepare reports for management and participate in training, performance reviews and disciplinary actions.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Inventory control

Kaizen / continuous improvement

Communication

Metric system knowledge

Education

Two year degree from a college or technical school

Tools

Overhead Crane License

Fork Lift License

Lotus Notes

Microsoft Windows

Job description

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!

What's In It For You?

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 14 Paid Company Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Summary Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of scrap steel warehouse. Individual Group Leaders report directly to the site Operations Manager.

What You'll Do

• Ensures all plant employees conduct operations in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ensures all plant areas meet safety requirements.
• Monitors overall performance of receiving, inspection and shipping functions.
• Monitors and controls inventory, storage layout and design.
• Participates and provides leadership for preventative actions to reduce and/or eliminate waste and quality problems for stored product.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining work instructions, process procedures and standards for plant functions.
• Participates and provides leadership for the continuous improvement program (kaizen).
• Assists in developing self-sufficient preventative maintenance program.
• Assists in implementation and monitoring of GMI environmental matters.
• Prepares and presents various reports as requested by management.
• Promotes goodwill of company at all times.
• Assists with interviewing for plant positions.
• Makes recommendations to Operations Manager for training needs, performance reviews and any potential disciplinary actions involving team members.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manages all subordinate in plant operations. Assists management with the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of the plant operations department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Makes recommendations regarding performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees.

What You Need

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Two year degree from a college or technical school; or one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, quality manuals, operational procedure, work instructions and technical manuals. Ability to write process procedures, standards, work instructions, routine reports and business correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to calculate percentages, area, circumference and volume and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES Ability to use various personal computer software (Microsoft Windows, Lotus Notes). Knowledge of metric system. Mechanically inclines Overhead Crane, License, Fork Lift License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee is required to walk distances within the plant and the TMM plant. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to operate overhead crane in cabin attached to the crane at the height of 28” from the ground. The person with acrophobia is not qualified.

WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Proper safety equipment is required for work on the plant floor. Travel 10% Shift Time 1st Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications. Green Metals, Inc. is a new kind of scrap metal recycling and waste handling company with a business model that is truly revolutionary in the industry. Through state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, technology, procedures, and the collective knowledge of our team members, GMI meets the scrap disposal needs of all its customers and the ecological needs of the environment.