Production Supervisor (Dallas)

Omya Inc.; Sylacauga (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Omya Inc. is seeking a Plant Operations Manager to direct day-to-day production activities, ensuring high-quality finished products and maximum equipment performance. The role emphasizes safe practices and leadership for the production team.

The manager will drive continuous improvement, coordinate with maintenance, manage scheduling, and oversee inventory to meet customer requirements while adhering to applicable regulations.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree in mining, mechanical, electrical or civil engineering or commensurate education and experience.
• Understand industrial manufacturing and solve process-related problems.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Good written and oral communication and general management skills.
• Able to work with supervisors and other department managers.
• Familiar with PCs and application software, including automatic process control.
• Capable of integrating existing methods with new innovations to solve production problems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe working conditions to achieve zero lost time injuries.
• Provide leadership and training to maintain high professional standards.
• Conduct performance appraisals and enforce disciplinary practices.
• Coordinate and schedule operating hours for production equipment and personnel.
• Maintain inventory control of finished products.
• Ensure production equipment operates at optimum performance to reduce costs.
• Drive continuous improvement within area of responsibility.
• Coordinate maintenance requests and ensure completion.
• Generate production reports to determine rates, run times and downtime.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Work swing shifts as needed.
• Perform duties of manager in their absence and attend daily staff meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong organizational planning

Good written and oral communication

Industrial manufacturing understanding

Problem solving in production

Collaboration with supervisors and 
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Familiar with PCs and automation

Education

Baccalaureate degree in mining, mechanical, electrical or civil engineering or commensurate education and experience

Tools

Automatic process control

Personal computers

Job description

BASIC FUNCTION:

Effectively manage and direct the operations of the plant day to day production department. Responsible for high quality of finished products as well as high performance of production equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain safe working conditions and practices to achieve a zero (0) lost time injury record within the area of responsibility.


• Perform work duties in accordance with QSHE Manual procedures.


• Provide leadership and employee training to maintain high professional standards within the department.


• Conducts performance appraisals for subordinates and provides fair and consistent disciplinary practices.


• Report accurate payroll and related employee information to the Human Resources department.


• Coordinate and schedule operating hours for production equipment and personnel activities to satisfy customer requirements.


• Maintains proper inventory control of finished products.


• Ensures that all production equipment is operating at optimum performance levels to achieve high quality, maximum productivity and low production costs.


• Drives continuous improvement efforts within area of responsibility.


• Communicate maintenance requests on equipment to maintenance department.


• Follows up to ensure satisfactory completion.


• Supervise implementation of procedures to ensure that all production inventory is correct with respect to product, quality and quantity.


• Generate all production reports necessary to determine equipment production rates, run time and down time reports needed to evaluate equipment availability, to schedule preventive maintenance or repairs.


• Ensure that process equipment is operated in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.


• Ensure that inventory levels of consumable items used within the area of responsibility are kept at adequate levels.


• Must be able to work swing shifts as needed to fill in for vacations and any unplanned production situations that arise without notice.


• Perform the Duties of Manager in their absence in attending daily staff meeting.


• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Baccalaureate degree in mining, mechanical, electrical or civil engineering or a commensurate level of education and experience, Basic knowledge of mineral grinding, crushing and packaging equipment.


• Able to comprehend all aspects of industrial manufacturing and capable of solving process related problems.


• Strong organizational and planning skills.


• Good written and oral communication skills as well as general management skills.


• Able to work effectively with supervisors, other department managers and subordinates.


• Familiar with personal computers and application software, including automatic process control.


• Capable of efficiently integrating existing methods with new innovations to economically solve production problems in a timely manner.

Salary Range: $90k- $100k annually

Omya is a leading global producer of industrial minerals and a worldwide distributor of specialty materials. Our company was founded 140 years ago and remains a privately-owned, independent company headquartered in Switzerland but with offices and plants in more than 50 countries. When you join Omya, you become part of a global team that uses its creativity, expertise and experience to make a difference to people's lives. Thinking of Tomorrow means focusing on the challenges of the future and how we can develop mineral products to solve them. This is a collaborative environment where people work towards common goals, with a common purpose Our purpose, combined with our values of modesty, courtesy, integrity and perseverance, is the foundation of our business. Our values are relevant to our lives, not just our work. All Omya employees, partners and suppliers are bound by a Code of Conduct which reflects our values and guides our behavior.