Facility Manager

To oversee production & maintenance for Shredder while maintaining a high level of safety. This would include all aspects of daily production, maximize manpower performance and improve shredder maintenance to minimize downtime.

Essential Functions:

• Manage day-to-day operations including shredder production, coordination and oversight of team, and follow through of shredder operations.
• Oversee and ensure timely maintenance and repairs of shredders and ancillary equipment.
• Review, compile, and approve daily, weekly, monthly and annual reports & documentation for mill.
• Monitoring of material flow to and from the mill, including truck and equipment traffic.
• Direct shredder improvement and special projects.
• Utilize and maintain tracking system for wear parts.
• Optimize production while decreasing production costs, minimizing downtime and improving yard maintenance.
• Conduct employee training to ensure proper safety and procedures for operation and maintenance.
• Update tracking systems to report production, downtime, wear parts, costs, and ferrous and non-ferrous recoveries regularly.

Other projects or assignments as required to meet business needs.

Pay Rate: $120,000-$150,000

Supervisory responsibilities: Assist and supervise other supervisors/foremen and employees to install/fabricate/alter and repair mill, conveyor and metal separation components. Must be able to work weekend shifts.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required. Engineering degree preferred.
• Up to 8 years' experience supervising employees in a similar scrap handling work or industrial operations desired.
• Hands on experience with the operation & maintenance of shredders and material handling equipment.

Other Skills and Responsibilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Intermediate knowledge of different types of scrap metal, ferrous, and non-ferrous materials.
• Ability to effectively lead a team and foster a positive work culture.
• Knowledge of production and financial reporting.
• Ability to operate equipment such as pay loader, cranes, and mill.
• Assess, troubleshoot, and implement corrections within operations.
• Dedication to a strong safety, environmental, and policy compliant culture.

Job Conditions:

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions, 8-10 hours per day.
• Physical Activities Required to Perform Essential Functions: Ability to sit, stand, or walk for up to 12 hours per day; bend, crouch; climb, balance, push/pull, lift or carry up to 50 pounds; hand and finger dexterity to grasp tools and equipment parts to make repairs. Visual acuity for close inspection of documents, schematics, and equipment parts for repairs.

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