Shift Manager, Operations — Lead Production Team

AK Steel Corporation; Monessen, Northern (Westmoreland County, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in Monessen, PA, is seeking a Shift Manager of Operations to lead a shift crew toward production and quality goals in a demanding, multi-tiered Coke Plant environment.

The role requires self-motivation, strong leadership, and ability to work in extreme conditions while ensuring safety, reliability, and continuous improvement. Equal opportunity employer and competitive compensation package are offered.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• General computer knowledge.
• Must be able to work overtime and a rotating shift that shall include weekends and holidays.
• Strong troubleshooting skills are necessary.
• Demonstrated skills in organization, prioritization, time-management, and decision making.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• This position is a combination of work in office and industrial settings.
• Must be able to wear required personal protection equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, goggles, face shields, hearing protection, respirators, fall protection harnesses, and other PPE as required.
• Duties require extensive manual dexterity in usage of computer terminal and keyboard, while sitting for long periods of time preparing budgets, work scopes, outage schedules, and other reports as needed.
• May be required to perform work involving heights, kneeling, bending, walking over uneven surfaces (i.e. loose gravel), open grating and up and down staircases.
• Must be able to work in extreme heat and cold, and around hazardous chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Directly manages a crew of hourly represented employees, with indirect supervisory responsibilities over Shift Maintenance personnel while facilitating a safe and productive work environment.
• Troubleshoots and investigates operational issues.
• Planning and establishing work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Addresses issues that may impact production or system reliability.
• Strives to improve reliability across Coke Plant Operations to decrease cost, improve production, and help meet customer needs.
• Provides tools and other resources necessary to the crew being supervised to ensure safe, smooth, and efficient operations.
• Writes periodic status reports and presents updates to peers, other departments, and management.
• Demonstrates equipment operations and assignments to new employees or assigning employees to experienced workers for training.
• Supports continuous improvement activities, works with outside contractors/vendors, and communicates key performance measures.
• Maintains compliance with all corporate and plant Safety, Health, and Environmental regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Promptly and properly reports all incidents, injuries, damages, spills and/or releases.
• Maintaining an active housekeeping program to ensure a safe, clean, and productive facility.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Organization

Time management

Decision making

Communication

PPE usage

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. in Monessen, PA, is seeking a Shift Manager of Operations to lead a shift crew toward production and quality goals in a demanding, multi-tiered Coke Plant environment.

The role requires self-motivation, strong leadership, and ability to work in extreme conditions while ensuring safety, reliability, and continuous improvement. Equal opportunity employer and competitive compensation package are offered.