Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metalcasting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

Company: Sivo, a Minerals Technologies company, is a global leader in private label and branded cat litter products. Our core technologies and deep application expertise, combined with global mineral reserves and integrated supply chain, allow us to deliver high-quality cat litter products worldwide at exceptional value.

Position: Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Location: USA | Dyersburg, Tennessee

This is considered a safety sensitive position, therefore will be subject to random drug testing as required. 

Critical features of this job are described under the headings that follow. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary (essential) duty satisfactorily.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Actively promote and enforce safe work, good housekeeping and hygiene practices within the context of the MTI Safety program.
• Leads daily Production Meeting, attends Leadership Meeting and ensures that the plant is following schedules and implements corrective action to prevent schedule deviation to meet shipping due dates.
• Coordinate line packaging. Completes necessary production/labor reports daily.
• Controls shift departmental expenses.
• Ensures proper training and job instruction of employees with respect to expected standards of work performance, quality, hygiene, and job safety.
• Ensures fair treatment of employees via established Company policies.
• Development of new methods, policies, systems and procedures that ensure efficient and effective operation pertaining to all operations of the plant.
• Supervises and encourages the participation of all plant personnel in attaining Cost Reduction goals. Actively communicates and promotes involvement.
• Attend to duties and projects as assigned by Manager or his/her delegate.
• The Production Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of the production on the shift.
• Plans, directs and coordinates production schedules to meet order due dates.
• Responsible for managing all production resources to ensure that there is efficient production of finished goods.
• Assigns work to ensure that scheduled requirements are met, all required procedures are followed, and all products are shipped on time.
• Ensure that all established standards for labor, material utilization and product quality are met. 

• Supervise & encourage the participation of the shift manufacturing personnel and maintenance in attaining Cost Reduction goals. Actively communicate and promote involvement.
• Communication & coordination with all departments with regards to all manufacturing issues, especially with Scheduling & Shipping dealing with reporting current & future Customer schedules, available capacity and projected completion dates for orders. Communicates all production issues to Plant Manager.
• Recommends hiring promotion, demotion, termination & salary action.
• Conducts Performance Evaluation of employees reporting into this function. Applies corrective discipline as required. Ensures that all written documentation complies with company policies & procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Operational Excellence/Lean/Continuous Improvement

• Acts as resource and champion for department continuous improvement activities.
• Drives OE for the production lines, deep dives into downtime pareto charts, utilizes Vorne OEE system for identifying and driving improvement opportunities.
• Leads the progression of suggestions on the Employee Suggestion Board.
• Develops and implements Leader Standard Work. 
• Leads the shop floor culture for 5S in the plant.
• Performs audits of various lean components to company standards. Creates action plans to close identified gaps, and leads the execution of the action items.

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; HS Diploma required.
• 3+ years Production experience in a supervisor or lead role in a Manufacturing environment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong customer service and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn and develop quickly through personal initiative.
• Organized, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• Full understanding of MS Office (heavily focused on Outlook, Word, and Excel).

Working Conditions:

• Warehouse/manufacturing environment

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