Plant Supervisor

thyssenkrupp; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacation

Job summary

thyssenkrupp is seeking a seasoned warehouse supervisor to lead a team toward higher productivity, quality, and safety. You will recruit, train, and coach staff while ensuring deadlines and budgets are met, with a focus on fair treatment and clear communication.

The role involves direct floor work, continuous safety oversight, and performance management. A bachelor’s degree is preferred, along with 2–3 years of supervisory experience and forklift experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic computer skills.
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with plant manager, sales staff, and warehouse personnel.
• Ability to understand equipment and tolerances from past experience.
• Warehouse experience with forklift, packing and measuring.
• Demonstrates leadership and team-building skills, even outside business settings.

Responsibilities

• Meet all production and distribution objectives within the established budget.
• Teach, coach and demonstrate work activities for team members.
• Conduct performance reviews and disciplinary actions as needed.
• Coordinate, assign, and review work to ensure targets are met.
• Direct staff on priority of work to be accomplished.
• Ensure all team members receive required safety instruction and follow procedures.
• Maintain timely, effective communications with internal and external customers and suppliers.
• Report accidents or incidents to the Operations Manager within 24 hours.
• Monitor working conditions and take timely corrective action as needed.
• Apply problem solving techniques (8D; 5 Why; Kaizen) to resolve issues.
• Perform other duties assigned by Operations Manager or Plant Manager.
• This role works on the warehouse floor around heavy machinery.
• Meet company attributes/competencies.

Skills

Leadership

Warehouse Operations

Safety Compliance

Training & Development

Performance Management

Hiring & Recruiting

Budgeting

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Forklift operation

Measuring tools

Packing equipment

Job description

Job Summary

To coach and otherwise guide a team of employees to achieve optimum levels of productivity, quality and safety while meeting operational deadlines and budgets. This typically includes recruiting and hiring qualified employees and ensuring that they receive all necessary training and education. Additionally, the supervisor is responsible for maintaining a high performance work environment through appropriate goal setting, operating principles, communication, and fair treatment of all employees. As necessary, the supervisor must take action to correct poor performance and poor behavior that puts the employee or team at risk or impacts the team’s ability to achieve its objectives.

Your responsibilities

To coach and otherwise guide a team of employees to achieve optimum levels of productivity, quality and safety while meeting operational deadlines and budgets. This typically includes recruiting and hiring qualified employees and ensuring that they receive all necessary training and education. Additionally, the supervisor is responsible for maintaining a high performance work environment through appropriate goal setting, operating principles, communication, and fair treatment of all employees. As necessary, the supervisor must take action to correct poor performance and poor behavior that puts the employee or team at risk or impacts the team’s ability to achieve its objectives.

Job Description

Shift: Monday - Friday 6:00am - 3:00pm

Key Accountabilities

• 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


• This is a position that works directly on the warehouse floor on or around heavy machinery.


• Meets TKMNA Employee Attributes/Competencies

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

This position has been identified as “safety sensitive” by thyssenkrupp under applicable laws. Accordingly, any application for this position that is considered for employment with thyssenkrupp requires successful completion of pre-employment drug testing, which may include testing for marijuana in accordance with any applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Basic math and reading skills obtained by a high school diploma or equivalent.


• Must have basic computer skills.


• Interpersonal skills to communicate with plant manager, sales staff, and warehouse personnel.


• Demonstrates the ability to understand equipment and tolerances from past experience and successful past performance.


• Warehouse experience with forklift, packing and measuring.


• This individual must also demonstrate successful leadership and team building skills – even if from an unrelated business or non-business organization.


• Safety Mindset

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred.


• 2-3 years previous supervisory experience in a related field.


• Possess the knowledge of metals handled in regard to proper staging, processing, packaging, and shipping


• First aid and CPR training


• Exposure to labor relations, safety programs, ISO standards, lean practices and sale functions.

Job Compensation

70,000-80,000

Benefits Overview

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance


• Life Insurance and Disability


• Voluntary Wellness Programs


• 401(k) or RRSP programs with Company Match


• Paid Vacation and Holidays


• Tuition Reimbursement


• And more!

Benefits may vary based on job, country, union role, and/or company segment.

Please work with your recruiter or tk representative for applicable benefits information.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Including People With Disabilities And Veterans

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. For those requiring assistance completing the application or the application process and request information relating to the need for accommodation, please contact [e-mail].

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Your profile

Company

With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop – from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials – and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes “just-in-time” or “just-in-sequence. thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services strives to be the preferred supplier of value-added product management and industrial services for the manufacturing industry in North America, differentiating itself from competitors through superior reliability and quality of service, performance excellence, continuous improvement, and emphasis on creation of value. Successful partnerships with the automotive industry, its Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III suppliers, and other original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and assemblers are the foundation of successful growth as a service provider of choice. Major market segments also include consumer goods, white goods, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Services include supply chain management, logistics management, testing and inspection services, and packaging and kitting.