Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia's rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE. We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences, and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia's business growth objectives. Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture.Covia is looking for a dynamic Production Supervisor who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at its Junction City location. As a Production Supervisor, you will report to the Operations Manager and will directly lead and manage the production and shipping operations to ensure that output is maximized at the lowest cost while maintaining safety and quality requirements. The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:
- Accept personal responsibility for your own safety by working to maintain a safe work environment and evaluating all tasks utilizing the SLAM risk protocol. Report all near hit incidents, unsafe acts, or situations and injures immediately to the Operations Manager.
- Administer all facets of the safety and health policies while adhering to the SLAM risk method within the sphere of all tasks.
- Advise the Operations Manager of potential problems that might affect the plant's ability to produce in a safe and/or efficient manner.
- Learn MSHA and Covia safety requirements and policies and ensure compliance.
- Lead safety training in the form of group meetings or individual training.
- Identify additional training needs for plant personnel and follow up on completion.
- Maintain product quality standards.
- Promote Good Housekeeping activities plantwide.
- Manage production activities which can include:
- Barge and Mobile Equipment Operations
- Wet Processing and Float Operations
- Drying and Screening
- Bagging, Warehouse and Loadout
- Lead the workforce to meet production goals, while minimizing cost and maximizing efficiency and productivity.
- Work with other supervisors and ensure continuity of tasks and efforts from shift to shift.
- Monitor manpower requirements and recommend changes.
- Cross train and develop personnel to ensure redundancy.
- Collect, check, and forward all necessary labor and operating reports.
- Manage staff attendance and vacations in a staffing management software.
- Log Safety Reports in safety tracking software.
- Initiate and follow-up on maintenance requests and manage work orders in IFS.
- Interact professionally with all Covia employees and customers.
- Provide a positive image of Covia to the public.
- Actively look for and promote opportunities to improve the operation.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:
- A minimum of 2 years production and shipping experience is required.
- The ideal candidate will be a leader with prior experience supervising in an industrial or mining environment.
- A demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
- The ability to communicate effectively with others.
- Demonstrate proficiency with MS Office software.
- Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma required.
Benefits:
- Excellent Healthcare Benefits - medical, vision, dental
- 401K with company matching.
- Vacation + Paid Holidays
- Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
- 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. An Equal Opportunity EmployerIND2 Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)