Production Supervisor 2nd Shift

at Unimin Corporation in Ottawa, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia's market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.
Covia is looking for a dynamic Production Supervisor who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at its Technisand Wedron location. The Production Supervisor, with limited supervision, will oversee and direct hourly employee work performance to accomplish daily production and shipping requirements consistent with quality control and safety/health policies and procedures. Reports directly to the Plant Manager.
The successful candidate will have the following Key Accountabilities:
Supervise and train lab and production employees
Ensure compliance with quality, health, and safety standards
Assist in daily operations as needed
Manage scheduling of production for multiple shifts
Provide troubleshooting and product training to achieve best possible results
Maintain a safe working environment and safety records
Support customer, distributor and sales requests
Details:
Afternoon Shift Position
4:00 PM - 2:00 AM
The successful candidate will have the following Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred; high school diploma or equivalent required.
2 - 5 years of supervisory experience.
Oral and written communication skills
Thorough understanding of processing plants and manufacturing operations.
Must be able to work weekends and all shifts
Commitment to Our Culture:
Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage-guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success-ensuring a sustainable future for our company.
All Covia Team Members are expected to:
Live the Life-Saving Rules
Build high-performing work teams
Focus on customers
Demonstrate a growth mindset
Do the right thing, always
At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.
The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.
Benefits:
Excellent Healthcare Benefits - medical, vision, dental
401K with company matching
Vacation + Paid Holidays
Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
Employee Assistance Program
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success.  Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace.  We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or military service or reserve or veteran status.

An Equal Opportunity Employer