Quality Supervisor

Covia; Nemo (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Vision Dental

401K Matching

Paid Time Off

Disability & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Covia in Cleburne, TX is seeking a Quality Supervisor to lead the Operations team at the plant, ensuring safety, quality, and efficient production. You will direct hourly staff, uphold Covia safety program policies, oversee QA testing, and maintain compliance with QMS and ISO 9000 standards.

This role requires strong analytical skills, experience in mineral processing, and the ability to partner with management to meet production KPIs while fostering a culture of teamwork, continuous

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred, but not required.
• Three (3) years of supervisory experience in a mining or industrial environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and/or ISO 9000 standards
• Basic understanding of mathematics, statistics, and particle size distributions
• Hands-on approach to direct mineral processes, troubleshooting and maintenance activities

Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership in Covia safety program policies and initiatives.
• Ensure safety, health, and environmental matters comply with regulations and Covia policies.
• Direct hourly employees in mineral processing activities (dredging, washing, tailings, drying, screening, loading, bagging).
• Coordinate shifts, overtime, and KPI achievement.
• Administer employee discipline and coach staff with management.
• Improve plant operations through training and corrective actions.
• Use ERP for requisitions, work orders, and production records.
• Support capital projects to meet long-term maintenance needs.
• Maintain plant work standards and quality control procedures.
• Monitor testing and QA to ensure product quality and customer specs.
• Prepare routine samples and analyses as required.
• Lead plant QC program and participate in annual risk assessment.
• Perform investigations into customer complaints and root cause analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Quality control

ERP systems

MS Excel

Education

High School Diploma

Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

ERP system

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia's market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Quality Supervisor who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at its Cleburne, TX location.

The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Provide strong leadership in all of the Covia safety program policies and initiatives.
• Assure that all safety and health, and environmental matters adhere to regulatory agency requirements and Covia policies.
• Direct employees in mineral processing activities that include:
• dredging, washing and tailings
• drying, screening, loading
• product shipment and inventory levels
• bagging
• Coordinate and direct the activities of the hourly employees to achieve plant key performance indicators, short and long-range production requirements, and quality control parameters. This includes scheduling of all regular production shifts and overtime as necessary.
• Maintain acceptable labor and employee relations, provide positive and corrective feedback to hourly employees, administer employee handbook and Covia policy guidelines, and handle employee discipline matters while working closely with the Operations Manager and Plant Manager.
• Review and recommend actions regarding the development and training of hourly employees to improve Plant operations.
• Initiate corrective actions when required to maintain and improve Plant efficiencies.
• Provide the Operations Manager with periodic updates of any problems or potential problems that would affect the ability of the Plant to produce in a safe, timely, and efficient manner including, but not limited to, personnel, equipment, transportation, quality, and raw materials.
• Collect, check, and forward the necessary labor and operating data for submission of required reports.
• Utilize the ERP system for purchase requisitions, maintenance work orders, and production records.
• Assist in the development and construction of capital improvement projects and engineering changes to ensure that they fulfill Plant needs and meet long-term maintenance requirements.
• Ensure that Plant work standards, policies, procedures and plans are maintained at the highest levels.
• Monitor plant-specific quality control policies and procedures for adequacy and effectiveness. Direct plant-specific testing activities used to control product and shipment quality.
• Must be thoroughly familiar will all Plant and Corporate Lab procedures
• Must be thoroughly familiar with the specifications for all grades.
• Maintain customer specification files to ensure correct and current requirements are documented. Must be thoroughly familiar with loadout specifications as required by individual customers. Manage specifications to ensure compliance with customer requirements.
• Perform XRF chemical analyses as determined by customer requirements.
• Prepare quality charts and statistical analyses as needed to meet plant, corporate, and customer requirements.
• Perform investigations and root cause analysis on customer complaints, when applicable.
• Prepare routine product samples for analysis at CASL. Prepare and process sample requests as required.
• Direct all aspects of the Quality Control Program. Assure plant and corporate quality programs are in effect. Act as the Manual Coordinator for the Plant QC manual.
• Serve as a member of the plant's Steering Team and prepare the annual Process Risk Assessment.
• Performs other duties as assigned or as judgment or necessity dictates.

The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred, but not required
• Three (3) years of prior supervisory experience in a mining or industrial environment is preferred
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and/or ISO 9000 standards
• Basic understanding of mathematics, statistical analysis, and particle size distributions
• Desire to take a "hands-on" approach throughout the Plant to direct the mineral processes and partake in troubleshooting and maintenance activities

Capability to utilize MSWord, MSExcel, ERP, and other business software programs

Commitment to Our Culture

Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage-guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success-ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members are expected to:

• Live the Life-Saving Rules.
• Build high-performing work teams.
• Focus on customers.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset.
• Do the right thing, always.

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits - Medical, Vision, Dental
• 401K with Company Matching
• Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays
• Disability Plans and Life / AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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