Plant Supervisor (Dallas)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Safety, Health, Environment, and Compliance: · Promote a safety-first culture and ensure all employees work in compliance with company safety policies and regulatory requirements. · Lead safety meetings, workplace inspections, hazard recognition activities, and corrective action initiatives. · Investigate incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions and implement preventive measures. · Ensure compliance with environmental permits, regulatory requirements, ISO standards, and company policies. · Support and promote all Quality, Safety, Health, Environmental, and Sustainability programs. Production and Operations Leadership: · Direct and coordinate daily plant operations to achieve production, quality, efficiency, and cost objectives. · Monitor and optimize furnace operations, expansion processes, packaging systems, and material handling equipment. · Establish daily production priorities and communicate expectations to operations personnel. · Monitor production rates, yields, downtime, quality performance, and operating costs. · Ensure customer orders are produced and shipped according to schedule. · Coordinate shift coverage, staffing plans, and operating schedules to support business needs. · Develop and implement operational improvements to increase efficiency and productivity. Quality Management: · Ensure all products meet established quality specifications and customer requirements. · Monitor process controls, testing activities, and quality performance trends. · Support root cause investigations and corrective actions related to product quality issues. · Work closely with quality personnel to maintain compliance with internal and external quality standards. Equipment Reliability and Maintenance Coordination: · Partner with Maintenance to prioritize and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities. · Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability and uptime. · Participate in troubleshooting production and equipment issues. · Support capital projects, equipment modifications, and process improvement initiatives. · Ensure operational readiness of furnaces, packaging systems, screens, dust collection systems, compressors, conveyors, and material handling equipment. Inventory and Material Management: · Monitor raw material, packaging material, and finished goods inventories. · Ensure inventory accuracy through proper material tracking and reporting. · Coordinate raw material deliveries and finished product shipments. · Support warehouse and logistics activities to maintain customer service levels. Leadership and Employee Development: · Supervise, coach, train, and develop plant personnel. · Establish clear performance expectations and provide regular feedback. · Conduct employee performance evaluations and support employee development plans. · Promote teamwork, accountability, communication, and employee engagement. · Participate in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and workforce development activities. · Develop future leaders and strengthen workforce capabilities within the operation. Continuous Improvement: · Lead Lean Manufacturing, 6S, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives. · Analyze operational data and identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, safety, and cost performance. · Implement standard work practices, operating procedures, and process controls. · Drive initiatives to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and enhance operational reliability. Reporting and Administrative Responsibilities: · Prepare and review production, quality, safety, maintenance, and inventory reports. · Maintain accurate operational records and documentation. · Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and communicate results to management. · Assist with annual budgets, cost control initiatives, and operational planning activities. · Provide regular updates to management regarding plant performance and improvement opportunities. Supervisory Responsibilities: · Directly supervises production personnel and shift leaders. · Provides leadership and direction for all operating personnel. · Coordinates activities between Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Shipping, and Warehouse functions. · Participate in employee selection, training, performance management, and disciplinary actions. · May serve as acting site leader in the absence of the Perlite Development Manager. Qualifications: Education · Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Management, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred. · Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered. Experience: · Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing or industrial operations experience. · Minimum of 3 years of leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment. · Experience in perlite, mineral processing, mining, aggregates, cement, lime, refractory, or similar process industries preferred. · Experience with furnace operations, thermal processing systems, bulk material handling, screening, packaging, and shipping operations preferred. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: · Strong leadership and team development skills. · Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. · Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, equipment reliability, and continuous improvement methodologies. · Knowledge of MSHA, environmental, and regulatory compliance requirements. · Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. · Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. · Proficiency with Microsoft Office and manufacturing reporting systems. · Strong organizational, planning, and decision-making capabilities. Physical Requirements: · Ability to work in industrial plant environments with exposure to dust, noise, heat, and moving equipment. · Ability to walk, climb stairs and ladders, bend, stoop, and lift up to 50 pounds occasionally. · Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE). · Ability to work extended hours when necessary to support operational requirements. · Success Measures The Perlite Plant Supervisor will be evaluated on: · Safety performance · Production attainment · Product quality performance · Equipment uptime and reliability · Cost management · Inventory accuracy · Employee development and retention · Continuous improvement achievements · Customer service and delivery performance Salary Range - $95k - $110k