Production Supervisor

Real Alloy; Chicago Heights (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Real Alloy in the Chicago Heights area seeks a Production Supervisor to oversee 5–10 production staff, ensuring safe, efficient operations and quality outcomes. The role requires hands-on supervision, coordination of material flow, and compliance with all policies and regulatory standards.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED with 2–3 years of supervisory experience; proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel is expected, with Oracle experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; 2–3 years directly related supervisory experience or equivalent combination.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedures; ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages; ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee 5–10 production employees; schedule and direct work to meet budgeted goals.
• Check materials availability and coordinate with maintenance; direct incoming material shipments.
• Establish or adjust procedures to meet schedules and approve overtime.
• Monitor production output and quality data; maintain time and production records; operate furnaces as needed.
• Recommend improvements to methods, equipment, and product quality; enhance efficiency.
• Conduct employee meetings; ensure health, safety, and environmental compliance.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Oracle experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

REAL ALLOY is the market leader in third-party aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, we have 16 plants strategically located across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. We convert aluminum scrap and by-products into reusable aluminum metal for a growing number of applications across various industries. We are ideally positioned to respond to the needs of an increasingly recycling-conscious world. Advanced technologies enable us to process a large variety of scrap and dross and reduce the amount of residual waste from aluminum manufacturing that would otherwise end up as landfill.

Responsibilities

REAL ALLOY Production Supervisor

Our Production Supervisor will oversee employees to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations while maintaining quality standards. The Production Supervisor ensures production activities are conducted in accordance with Real Alloy policies, procedures, and applicable laws and directly supervises 5-10 production employees.

• Schedules and directs employees in assignment and completion of production work. Creates and trains a team of workers to achieve or exceed budgeted production goals while maintaining compliance with environmental and other regulatory requirements.
• Checks the types, location, quantity, and availability of materials needed to complete the production requirements for the shift. Checks records from previous shift, and alerts maintenance of potential equipment problems. Directs incoming material shipments where, when, and how to unload.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet schedules. Determines overtime work schedule and approves time in Kronos.
• Monitors production output and quality data. Maintains time and production records. Compiles reports for management review. Provides hands‑on operation of furnaces with responsibility for optimizing recoveries.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase employee efficiency.
• Conducts meetings with employees and ensures compliance with all health, safety and environmental regulations, and company policies and procedures.
• Provides relief supervision on weekends, nights, holidays or as needed.

Production Supervisor Salary range $66,000 - $83,000/yr. plus bonus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and two to three years directly related experience; or equivalent combination of education and directly related supervisory experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Proven ability to develop, implement and manage systems and procedures and work with minimal supervision while also leading others toward plant goal achievement.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel. Oracle experience preferred.
• Highly motivated, goal oriented, ethical and challenge driven. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Valid driver's license required

Equal Opportunity

REAL ALLOY is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in the workplace. Qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Our HR teams will reach out to the applicants who met the qualifications and most closely aligned with requirements of the positions.