Production Supervisor

At WE Soda, we believe you are the most important asset. We are taking steps to attract and retain talented and motivated
salaried
entry-level and experienced individuals. Come utilize your skills and contribute to our continued success. Your new rewarding career begins here

WE Soda is the world's largest and most sustainable producer of soda ash, with operations in Turkey and two US-based facilities, located in Green River, Wyoming. At WE Soda, we strive to be the global leader in safe, sustainable, and innovative soda ash solutions, inspiring progress and creating a lasting positive impact for our industry and communities.

Why Join WE Soda?

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Medical, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance, Vision, Flexible Spending (Medical and Dependent Care) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Pre-paid Legal, beginning first day of employment: company funds a portion of HSA contribution if eligibility is met.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan for salaried employees, the company makes Safe Harbor matching contributions (fully vested immediately) of 100% up to the first 5% of eligible pay you contribute.
• Tuition reimbursement programs are available to qualifying employees for approved programs.
• Paid time off based on years of service with potential credit given for previous work experience.
• Company-paid transportation available for our Wyoming-based employees to our plants from Green River, Rock Springs, and Bridger Valley.
• Flexible work schedule (may be available and will vary based on location and/or position).
• Relocation assistance may be available based on position.

Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Green River, WY

Note: This position is with the Distribution Department, business needs may dictate future assignments.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safety as the number one priority and actively lead employees in all areas around safety.
• Develop and maintain monthly plan schedules that incorporate but are not limited to: employee training, area cleaning, area maintenance, outage planning, loading/packaging schedules.
• Develop and measure performance against area key performance indicators (KPIs) and hold team accountable for results.
• Manage work schedules, vacation coverage, overtime and payroll to maintain efficient operations of distribution area.
• Foster crew participation and ownership of results.
• Engage crew members to instill a drive for results mindset.
• Consistently manage performance utilizing the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) as a resource.
• Confront and manage conflict directly and effectively.
• Understand individual team members' strengths and needs to proactively seek coaching opportunities to develop the team.
• Develop the team's problem-solving capabilities and facilitate team problem-solving activities.
• Create/foster a positive work environment.
• Coordinate with maintenance work on dayshift and ensure the equipment is properly inspected and tested after repairs are completed.
• Facilitate incident/accident investigation and ensure environmental compliance.
• Provide timely on-site incident command.
• Provide support during customer, certification, and regulatory audits/inspections.
• Enforce approved standard operating procedures (SOPs) and regulatory requirements.

Activities

• Safety
• Develop area specific safety action plans and manage results against plan
• Develop job specific training needs, train and field verify knowledge, understanding and document results
• Master Balmert or other site skills requirements and comply with site requirements; SORRY+/- and HRP's
• Facilitate incident/accident investigation
• Near miss reporting
• Identify and mitigate potential hazards
• Operations
• Develop job specific training needs - train and field verify knowledge
• Collect and verify daily production and report as required
• Develop monthly schedule consistent with business needs and update daily to document performance plan
• Ensure that equipment and area is ready for maintenance activities
• Help develop and manage KPI's measures to improve operations
• Monitor equipment and write appropriate work notifications
• Provide off-shift coordination
• Participate in shift hand-off meetings
• Foster team communication amongst the crew, and with other departments.
• Identify cost savings, and efficiency improvement projects.
• Answer grievances and perform administrative tasks including but not limited to, timecards, overtime, vacation approvals, and occurrences.
• Partner with the Human Resources department on labor relations, including contract administration.
• Lead performance management of the crew and effectively confront issues as they arise.
• Resolve data discrepancies and investigate customer quality questions to identify and implement corrective actions.
• Comply with regulatory requirements including ISO, Q7A FSMA, Food Safety, USP, Air Permits, etc.
• Provide relief for the Distribution Production Manager
• Support ISO 9000 efforts.
• Identify and communicate cost savings and efficiency improvement ideas.
• Serve as a member of the Food Safety Team
• Work production weekend duty as required

Skills, Capabilities And Educational Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and 3 years industrial experience, OR Bachelor's Degree and 1 year of industrial experience required.
• Supervisory experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Ability to learn complex tasks,
• Demonstrated capability with MS Office including Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook.
• SAP / Oracle knowledge strongly preferred.

WE Soda is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age (40 or older), disability, genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices. Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to apply through this site because of a disability. Contact WE Soda Human Resources to discuss reasonable accommodations by sending an email to