Heavy Industrial Off Shift Supervisor

Location: Lyons

Heavy Industrial Off shift Supervisor
Lyons, Kansas, USA

Job Description
Department Supervisor is a pivotal leadership role within our operations management team, reporting directly to the Surface Superintendent. This position oversees a team of 20-30 hourly employees, including mill operators, bulk loader operators, package operators, laborers, contract employees, and occasionally maintenance personnel, in a demanding 24/7 heavy industrial manufacturing environment. The role is critical to ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient production and shipping of bulk and packaged salt products.

The Supervisor fosters a collaborative team culture, drives continuous improvement, and maintains a strong focus on safety and ownership in a rugged, off-shift-heavy workplace. Flexibility is essential, as the role involves varying shifts (8-12+ hours), including 2nd and 3rd shifts, weekends, holidays, and occasional short-notice schedule adjustments.
Responsibilities and Principal Accountabilities
Supervision and Leadership
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Lead and manage a team of approximately 24 production staff and 6 maintenance personnel, plus seasonal contractors/temps, across multiple shifts. Empower employees to maintain positive relations and foster a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
Safety Leadership
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Uphold and enforce stringent safety standards in compliance with MSHA regulations and company policies. Proactively identify and mitigate hazards to ensure a safe work environment.
Environmental Compliance
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Ensure adherence to environmental regulations, including immediate spill cleanup and proper operation of pollution control devices.
Quality Control
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Maintain high company quality standards, track and record shift production and quality data, and ensure compliance with safe feed, HACCP, and GMP programs.
Production Scheduling
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Plan and execute product line production schedules to meet operational requirements, prioritizing safety, compliance, quality, productivity, efficiency, and process optimization.
Resource Management
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Request materials, parts, and supplies, minimizing waste and controlling costs to support efficient operations.
Employee Management
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Oversee personnel scheduling, timekeeping, job tracking and coding, interviewing, hiring, training, coaching, and disciplining employees to ensure accountability and high performance.
Cross-Department Collaboration
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Work closely with mine production, maintenance, customer service, and sales teams, providing timely reports, information, and insights to support operational goals.
Project Leadership
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Assist or lead projects, such as equipment installation and process improvements, from design through implementation.
Equipment Maintenance and Housekeeping
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Oversee routine maintenance, servicing, and troubleshooting of stationary and mobile equipment. Support or perform corrective maintenance and maintain high housekeeping standards.
Contractor Management
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Supervise and coordinate contractors to support shift operations.
Administrative Tasks
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Utilize email and business applications (e.g., Word, Excel) for communication, reporting, and documentation.
Equipment Familiarity
Mobile Equipment
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Front-end loaders, dozers, skid steer loaders, forklifts, telehandlers, boom lifts, trucks, railcar movers, and similar equipment.
Stationary Equipment
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Crushers, screeners, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, bucket elevator legs, dryers, chutes, spouts, gates, pumps, fans, scales, manual bag filling equipment, robotic palletizing lines, and other milling/powered haulage/support equipment.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Education
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High School diploma or GED required; engineering, technical, or related degree (or equivalent experience) preferred.
Experience
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Minimum of 3 years of proven leadership/supervision experience in heavy industry or manufacturing, ideally in mineral processing or similar rugged environments.
Certifications
: MSHA “blue card” safety training certification is a plus.
Skills
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Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with mobile and stationary equipment.
Excellent organizational and planning abilities.
Ability to learn and apply maintenance best practices.
Strong verbal and written…