Operations Supervisor (Mills)

Dunkirk Specialty Steel, LLC, produces semi-finished and finished specialty steel long products and plate including nickel alloy, stainless steel, tool steel and aircraft quality low alloy steels. Our products, which are sold to service centers, forgers, re-rollers and original equipment manufacturers, are further processed by our customers for use in a variety of industries. Established in 1994, our experience, technical expertise, and dedicated workforce stand committed to providing the best quality, delivery, and service possible.

Benefits

- Health and Dental Insurance Day one

- 401k Company Match

- Paid Holidays

- Company-paid Life Insurance

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

Position Overview

Perform daily management of personnel performing final dimension of bar products, packaging bar, rod and wire products, scheduling customer deliveries, purchasing, freight and loading product for delivery.

Supervise and coordinate operations, maintenance and supporting functions.

Essential Job Functions

- Ensure that all safety, environmental and quality policies and practices are understood and adhered to by all employees and contractors.

- Determine if product quality meets the customer requirements and decide proper disposition of material.

- Establish and enforce first class standards of housekeeping.

- Planning and operation of manufacturing processes to produce first quality product according to schedules required to meet customer commitments and delivery.

- Maximizing yields at lowest cost in accordance with established schedules and quality standards.

- Review production reports and resolve operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems cost-effectively and to prevent delays in production.

- Develop and revise standard operational and working practices to ensure compliance with all applicable quality standards and order requirements.

- Responsible for training of department personnel.

- Initiate personnel actions (i.e. promotions, disciplinary, etc).

- Perform Root Cause Analysis to determine failures and implementing corrective actions.

- Ensuring facilities, equipment and control systems are maintained in a condition to safely and cost-effectively produce quality products.

Education / Experience Requirements

- High School Graduate - minimum

- AS or BS in Engineering preferred

- 5 years of “front line” supervisory experience in a line manufacturing role

- Experience with stainless steel and specialty alloys desirable.

Other Skills/Abilities

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Problem-solving ability

Universal Stainless is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.