The NF Recovery Maintenance Supervisor (NFRMS) reports to the NF Recovery Manager (NFRM) and oversees the day-to-day activities associated with maintenance, preventative maintenance, NF Recovery projects and maintenance personnel. They assign daily duties for maintenance personnel in this department. The NFRMS may assist the NFRM, Shredder Manager, Terminal Manager, Maintenance Manager, Environmental Manager, Health & Safety Manager/Specialist and facility and regional Commercial teams with issues pertaining to optimizing physical plant operations. The NFRMS maintains a safe work environment and assists the Health & Safety Manager/Specialist in training employees on safety procedures.
This position operates within somewhat flexible parameters. The primary goal of this position is to achieve excellence in all facets of NF Recovery Maintenance. Ensuring that the NF Recovery Department provides the highest quality product safely, effectively, and efficiently decreases accidents and errors and increases profits, as a direct result of maintaining an outstanding maintenance program. Responsibilities are to ensure that maintenance compliance is maintained according to state and company regulations. Continuous process analysis and improvement is required to ensure maximum efficient metal recovery which is measured daily.
Salary Wage: $130,000 to $140,000 Annually
Essential Functions:
- Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S)
- Ensures safe work practices and equipment are always used and that documentation, inspections, and current practices are in accordance with corporate safety policies, OSHA, and other regulatory guidelines. In addition, provides a safe environment for all employees, customers, and visitors.
- Creates Health & Safety Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) with Health & Safety Manager/Specialist
- Ensures all maintenance department employees receive timely safety and operational training and that the appropriate documents (signed acknowledgement forms) are prepared. Maintains employee files per regional practice.
- Assigns an employee to be on the Safety Committee and personally attends Safety Committee meetings on rotation with other managers.
- Participates in the safety program to reduce accident frequency within department, implements new departmental safety ideas/procedures in line with overall Health & Safety goals.
- Responsible for understanding and monitoring the regulatory environment as it affects this department and the Company’s relationship with the regulatory agencies.
- Equipment & Maintenance
- Oversees and implements the daily NF Recovery preventative maintenance and general maintenance plan and ensures that all equipment is operated and maintained properly.
- Prepares the scheduling for general maintenance and major projects to the NF Recovery Plant including manpower, equipment, downtime, and timeline.
- Communicates findings, recommendations, maintenance plans, issues, and concerns directly to the NF Recovery Manager.
- Follows up with the Maintenance Manager and their team to ensure NF Recovery equipment is serviced and maintained.
- Review Daily Equipment Inspection Sheets (DEIs) daily to ensure items noted are addressed and resolved.
- Inventory & Quality Control
- Purchases parts necessary to maintain proper functioning of the NF Recovery Plant
- Conducts parts inventory on a weekly basis and ensures that critical spare parts are on hand if needed.
- Foster and maintain professional relationships with outside vendors.
- Monitors daily production reports to continuously improve throughput, reduce costs/expenses; increase profitability and maximize metal recovery.
- Administrative Management
- Reviews performance of direct reports.
- Interviews prospective maintenance employees.
- Weekly audit of direct report employee timecards; Kronos experience preferred
- Working knowledge, previous experience with MS Office (specifically Excel)
- Formally meets with the NFRM once a week to discuss maintenance and personnel topics.
- Sends out daily maintenance report to the NFRM.
Internal Control Responsibilities:
Supports the Company’s Internal Control process which includes understanding, communicating, and complying with defined internal controls as well as suggesting and making modifications to the policies, procedures, and controls to better relate to the business.
Communicates upward problems in operations, noncompliance with the code of conduct, or other policy violations or illegal actions.
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position directly supervises a group of employees on up to 3 shifts.
See applicable General Manager and NF Recovery Operations organization charts for all direct and indirect reporting relationships.
Interpersonal Contacts:
Internal contact with the General Manager, Shredder Manager, Terminal Manager, Maintenance Manager, Warehouse Supervisor, Health & Safety Manager/Specialist, Environmental Manager, facility and regional Commercial Teams and Purchasing Manager. External contacts include suppliers and equipment manufacturers.
Job Conditions:
Exposure to physical operations at metal recycling yards; it is necessary to walk/climb in active industrial yards with uneven surfaces and to out-of-the-way areas. Outdoor environment with exposure occasional exposure to inclement weather, dust and dirt associated with scrap yard facility conditions.
Workload is cyclical and often reactive and cannot be anticipated or planned for. Work pressure can be substantial during peak times, requiring considerable adaptability; disturbances of workflow, and/or irregularities in work schedule are expected and occur on an intermittent basis. This can present significant time pressures when strict adherence to deadlines is critical. Often many extra hours are required, weekend, weekday, and holidays. Regular overtime is required. Offsite work may involve visiting other Radius Recycling locations. Occasional travel is required.
Physical Activities Required to Perform Essential Functions:
Significant time is spent outdoors overseeing and planning equipment projects. Subject to noise, dust, inclement weather, and heavy machinery. Able to: lift and carry 25 pounds, and up to 50 pounds occasionally; walk, crawl, crouch or stand for long periods of time; negotiate over uneven surfaces; climb, bend or crawl to inspect equipment and related structures as necessary; ability to communicate in a professional manner to all levels of employees, both in writing and orally. Visual acuity for operating a computer, reading complex documents, blueprints, constructions diagrams, and other technical materials.
Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent. 2-5 years of manufacturing, industrial, mining or construction work experience, with at least 2 years of managerial or supervisor experience. Strong mechanical aptitude and knowledge of manufacturing processes required. Prior experience managing and leading a work crew is necessary. Maintenance background required. Previous exposure to working within a unionized environment is a plus. This is a specialized job that requires intensive in-house training. Spanish speaking helpful but not necessary. This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive an automobile.
Communicate, both orally and in writing, in a professional manner. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Ability and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; deal with problems involving several specific variables in or from standard situations.
PLEASE NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.
All U.S. applicants must be 18 years of age or older and all Canada applicants must be 16 years of age or older.
Radius Recycling participates in e-verify for all U.S. new hires.
An offer of U.S. employment by Radius Recycling or any of its subsidiaries is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a post-offer drug screen and background check.
All new hires must review and sign an Arbitration Agreement. This applies to all U.S. non-union employees.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Radius Recycling does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, marital status, disability status, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, age, prior industrial injury, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status under local, state or federal law.