Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Production Supervisor – 2nd Shift

Aurubis Richmond – Production Supervisor – 2nd Shift

Aurubis – metallurgy is our passion. We are a leading global multi‑metal company and one of the largest copper recyclers worldwide. We process complex metal concentrates, scrap metals, and metal‑bearing recycling materials into metals of the highest purity. These metals serve as the basis for key megatrends such as digitalization, renewable energies, e‑mobility, and urbanization. Aurubis has about 7 000 employees, production sites in Europe and the US, and an extensive worldwide distribution system.

Join our team and promote progress together with us.

The Production Supervisor leads a team of production operators, including furnace, wastewater, and off‑gas treatment operators. This role directs daily operations, ensures safe and efficient production, and supports operators through coaching, scheduling, and hands‑on assistance when needed. This is a 2nd shift position.

The Supervisor guides and supports operators in their daily activities, monitors performance, and ensures adherence to production goals and schedules. They are responsible for developing work schedules, assigning tasks, and fostering a culture of continuous learning by training and onboarding new operators while delegating on‑the‑job development across the team. In addition, the Supervisor actively participates in operations by performing operator duties as needed, ensuring safe and reliable execution of all equipment and processes within their scope.

• Day bin system and overhead crane
• TBRC smelting, refining, and converting
• Lead‑tin alloy furnace (three‑stage reduction)
• Ladle treatment stand operation
• Separation furnace and slag granulation
• Copper and lead‑tin ingot casting
• Wastewater and off‑gas treatment
• Other related production processes

High School Diploma or GED.

Manufacturing experience in a heavy processing environment or a wastewater operation preferred.

Prior experience supervising a team of production operators in a manufacturing environment.

Driver's license for industrial trucks and overhead crane operation (or willingness to obtain).

Experience with an oxygen burner lance and demolition robot (or willingness to obtain).

• Responsible decision‑making within process limits
• Team‑oriented, results‑driven, and eager to learn
• Safety‑ and quality‑focused with continuous improvement mindset
• Receptive to feedback and adaptable to change

• Experience with relevant software tools (MS Office, SAP, etc.).
• Basic proficiency in production software, HMI‑process control software, MES, SAP, LIMS.

• Must be willing and physically able to walk/work in, observe and spend time in a smelter environment.
• Must be willing and physically able to work in intense heat situations.
• Able to sit, stand and walk for varying periods of time in the plant.
• Must be able to perform the following: walking, standing, climbing, pulling, or pushing, carrying, grasping, using hand‑to‑finger movement, balancing, reaching, twisting, turning, and stooping.
• May occasionally be required to reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Good physical condition with the ability to lift to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Good hand/eye coordination, motor skills, 20/20 corrected vision and hearing within the normal range. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to respond quickly and efficiently to all safety needs on the floor or in the office areas.
• Must wear all required PPE when in protected areas.
• Willing and physically able to travel domestically and/or internationally, if requested.

• Monitor and respond promptly to alarms and warnings on the control system.
• Adjust operating parameters, start and stop machinery, and ensure stable process performance.
• Carry out assigned process steps, including bath level inspection, dip temperature measurement, N₂ flow adjustments, and other key process checks.
• Operate equipment such as submerged lances, tilting/rotating furnaces,…