Shift Manager Operations

Cleveland-Cliffs; Warren (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in Warren, OH is seeking a Shift Manager of Operations to lead safe, efficient plant performance.

The role prioritizes, assigns, and reviews work for Plant Operators and control room staff, coordinating with on-shift personnel to optimize production across the facility. Ideal candidates will have CMMS experience, a strong mechanical aptitude, and the ability to operate with minimal supervision in a heavy industrial setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• 3–5 years in heavy industrial, hydrocarbon, or mining environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.).
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple priorities.
• CMMS experience; Ellipse preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude across piping, fittings, seals, pumps, conveyors, gearing, bearings and power transmission.
• Able to work in a plant environment with noise, dust, dirt and vibrations.
• Willingness to work shift schedules.
• Authorized to work in the United States full-time.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safe work practices and lead work safely.
• Gather information from supervisors and crews to create a shift plan.
• Plan and prioritize work from weekly packets daily.
• Perform shift toolbox huddle and communicate plans and tasks.
• Monitor the quality of completed work assignments.
• Complete shift inspections of crew areas and ensure task completeness.
• Write and close out work orders and record job hours accurately.
• Document shift performance for handover to others.
• Understand deviations from the operating plan and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure incoming oxide and outgoing products are loaded/unloaded efficiently.
• Recommend quality improvements and oversee process changes.

Skills

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)

Minimal supervision

Industrial environment adaptability

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Ellipse CMMS

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has an immediate opportunity for a shift manager of operations at our Warren, OH location. The Shift Manager of Operations is responsible for the safe operation of the facility. This position prioritizes, assigns, directs, and reviews the work of Plant Operators and the control room based on standard work and process conditions across the facility. The role actively involves participating with all site personnel on shifts to optimize plant production.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safe work practices and lead work safely.
• Gather information from previous supervisor(s) and crew and use the information to create a shift plan.
• Plan and prioritize work assignments from the weekly work order packet daily.
• Perform shift toolbox huddle, communicate shift plan, task assignments, shift operating parameters, and any special tasks required.
• Monitor and inspect the quality of completed work assignments.
• Complete shift inspection of crew member areas, inspecting the quality and completeness of work assignments.
• Write and close out work orders for the crew, ensuring job hours are accurately reflected in tasks assigned.
• Document shift performance for crew, work achieved, and key process parameters for handover to other operating personnel.
• Understand significant deviations from the department’s operating plan and make changes to correct and implement sustainable solutions to deviations.
• Ensure incoming oxide and outgoing products are unloaded and loaded as efficiently as possible.
• Make recommendations on quality improvement initiatives, communicate the priority of process improvement work to subordinates, and monitor that the process improvement work is completed.
• Coordinate plans, projects, and programs to achieve the desired results in safety, quality, production, cost, and environmental performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma
• 3-5 years of experience in a heavy industrial, hydrocarbon, or mining environment.
• Microsoft Office experience (Excel, Word, etc.)
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and effectively manage multiple/changing priorities.
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) experience; Ellipse preferred.
• Reasonable mechanical aptitude (preferably with experience in pipe materials, specifications, fittings, seals, water piping/pumping systems, compressible fluid piping/pumping systems, welding, conveying equipment, gearing/bearings/power transmission).
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and effectively manage multiple/changing priorities.
• Routinely exposed to plant environment including noise, dust, dirt and vibrations, extreme climate changes/weather changes.
• Ability to work shift work.
• Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Steel manufacturing experiences preferred

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] or call 1-[phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug‑free workplace and conduct pre‑employment screening as a condition of employment.