Operations Supervisor (3rd Shift) - O'Neal Steel / Birmingham, AL

O'Neal Steel (ONI Company); Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Adoption assistance

Job summary

O'Neal Steel is seeking an Operations Supervisor for our Birmingham, AL facility. You will lead 3rd shift staff, coordinate schedules, and drive lean improvements while ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery of orders.

Responsibilities include supervising warehouse and shop-floor activities, maintaining budgets, and collaborating with maintenance and sales teams to meet customer expectations. A background in steel processing and logistics supports success in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of supervisory or leadership experience in steel service center or similar environment.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Experience with safety training, truck scheduling, and routing.

Responsibilities

• Supervise warehouse and delivery employees, set schedules, drive productivity and payroll.
• Coordinate production work schedules and cross-training opportunities.
• Ensure quality standards and meet delivery dates; manage budgets and KPI targets.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Lean manufacturing

Safety training

MS Excel

Truck scheduling

Communication

Education

Associate or Bachelor degree in Business/Operations/Logistics/Supply Chain

Tools

ShopLogix

MS Office

Job description

O’Neal Steel is currently seeking a 3rd Shift, 8pm-4am, Sunday-Thursday, Operations Supervisor for our facility in Birmingham, AL.The role of the Operations Supervisor is to supervise the processing, loading and shipping of all orders to meet the customers’ quality and delivery expectations, while maintaining established safety and cost standards. The Operation Supervisor is the first-line liaison between hourly production employees and the management staff, and thus represents the company’s views and interests to the shop floor staff. Support the hub and spoke structure by being fast, accurate and dependable.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesSupervise warehouse and delivery employees to include work schedules, performance, productivity strategies, and manage payrollEnsure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction, and tools to successfully perform their dutiesCoordinate and execute the production work scheduleDevelop, plan and coordinate cross training opportunities for employeesSupervise shop activities to ensure that manufactured products meet or exceed all established quality standardsMake daily assignments, including filling vacancies and assigning overtime in order to adhere to the customers’ delivery datesUtilize lean manufacturing principles to drive continuous improvement in processes and proceduresEvaluate service levels and make recommendations regarding employee staffingAssist 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 DepartmentAdminister 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 principlesConsistently meet the KPI targets for OTD, QDR, LTA and MH/Ton or other established goalsResponsible 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.Required Skills: To qualify for consideration, an applicant must possess the following skills. Possession of these skills is a prerequisite for employment.Minimum of3 years of supervisory or leadership experience preferably in a steel service center, metal processing/manufacturing environment or other warehouse/distribution type industry.Strong steel processing and service centerexperience 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 ExcelValid Driver's License required.Education:Associate or Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Operations, Logistics or Supply Chainpreferred. Non-degree candidates with equivalent training andexperience will be considered.*Upon offer of employment, candidates must pass a criminal background check and drug test.**Benefits: **O'Neal offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:Health, Vision and Dental InsuranceWork site Wellness ProgramsHealth and Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountsShort-Term and Long-Term Disability CoverageTuition and Health club ReimbursementAccidental Death and Dismemberment and Life InsuranceAdoption AssistanceTraining and Development Opportunities401k**About Us: With more than 100 years in business, O'Neal Steel is now the United States' largest family-owned metals service center supplying carbon and alloy steel, stainless and aluminum products for companies nationwide. That's an important distinction because it means the family who started the company, and has guided its growth, continues to be instrumental in its operation today.As a third-generation family-owned business, we remain committed to the principles of our founder – and the success of our customers.You should be proficient in:Supervisory ExperienceOSHA 10-Hour Certification (OSHA 10)