Production Supervisor

American Rock Salt Company; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

401K

PTO

Job summary

American Rock Salt is seeking a Production Supervisor for our underground operations in Mount Morris, NY. You will lead crews, enforce safety protocols, and drive production goals in a fast-paced mining environment.

The role requires 3+ years of heavy equipment experience, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate with multiple departments. This is a full-time, on-site position with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience operating heavy mining equipment.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to coach and train staff.
• Ability to plan ahead and maximize performance across shifts.
• Experience supervising and training employees preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to collaborate with multiple departments.
• Mining background outside underground production is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise underground production crews and enforce MSHA safety standards.
• Provide coaching, training, and development to employees.
• Investigate incidents and document performance and behavior.
• Balance production, safety, cost, and morale to achieve goals.
• Plan daily goals, assign personnel, and optimize equipment use.
• Maintain inventory levels and coordinate with maintenance.
• Monitor attendance, provide feedback, and cross-train staff.
• Ensure work standards meet MSHA regulations, and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Supervision & Training

Communication

Teamwork

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Position: Production Supervisor

Department: Underground Production

Reports To: Underground Production Manger

FLSA Status: Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for the supervision, safety, and production of underground production mining employees. This role plays a pivotal role in the daily operation of the underground production department, including leading crews of miners towards safety and production goals. Key responsibilities in the job include safety training and enforcement, team leadership, goal setting and attainment, and heavy equipment operation training.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains the safety of the crew at all times including pre-shift safety talks, ground control and compliance with company and MSHA regulations.
• Participation in departmental training and planning.
• Provide effective employee coaching, training, and development.
• Resolves employee issues through problem resolution. Properly documents employee performance and behavior issues as they arise.
• Performs accident investigations to company and MSHA standards.
• Balances employee production, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results.
• Works towards continuous improvement in all areas, including safety, quality, production and costs.
• Assigns personnel to specific work areas and daily goals – Works with staff daily to cover staffing vacancies and maximize the utilization of available mining equipment.
• Maintains proper inventory levels of necessary materials and communicates when additional inventory is needed.
• Oversees shift priorities and manage shift specific goals.
• Tracks employee attendance and performance. Provides proper coaching and feedback to employees to improve productivity and effectiveness. Cross trains employees in mining equipment and techniques when applicable.
• Understanding and implementation of work standards as related to MSHA regulations.
• Any other duties assigned by management

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience – 3+ years of hands-on-heavy equipment operating experience on a variety of mining related equipment.
• Leadership – The ability to work well with others and lead by example through the effective operation of heavy equipment in the employee’s current position.
• Planning – The ability to think ahead and create a plan that will maximize performance and results.
• Supervision & Training – Experience effectively supervising and/or training employees preferred.
• Ability to work and collaborate with multiple departments throughout an organization.
• Demonstrated success working in mining departments outside of underground production is a plus (Rehab, Maintenance, Surface Production etc.).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Team player.
• Attend management selected training courses, seminars, and/or exhibitions as required.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma and 3+ years of experience such as mining and/or a manufacturing background.

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit, stand; walk; stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds. The employee may be required to work at heights up to (25) feet. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position is required to work in an area that is dusty and that may expose an individual to occasional diesel fumes. In addition, work surfaces under feet may include solid concrete, be uneven, contain heaves, boulders, and other aggregate material that could cause unstable footing and that would require an individual to stand upon for at least eight (8) hours per day or at least forty (40) hours per week.

This is an in-person position at American Rock Salt located at 5520 Route 63, Mount Morris, NY 14510.

COMPENSATION

• Position Salary: Competitive Pay - Commensurate with experience.
• Full-Time
• This position is eligible for the company’s supervisor tier of production bonus.
• This position is eligible for healthcare, dental, vision, 401K, and PTO benefits.