Recycling Operations Supervisor

**General Position Summary & Responsibilities**:
The Recycling Operations Facility Supervisor reports directly to the Recycling Operations Facility Manager and has a primary focus on driving, guiding, and influencing the support mechanisms that streamline and coordinate the overall operational effectiveness and efficiency of the assigned operations. The Recycling Operations Facility Supervisor focuses specifically on: overall Health & Safety and Environmental compliance; quality control; maintenance and accuracy of all material (FE and NF); appropriate inventory management; timely processing of administrative paperwork; efficient work prioritization and scheduling; continuous improvement for the facilities general maintenance, administration, and management of Production employees, including continuous training and development.

This position operates within flexible parameters. The primary goal of this position is to achieve excellence in all facets of facility and operations management. Providing the highest quality product safely, effectively, and efficiently decreases accidents and errors and increases profits.

**Essential Functions**:

- Environmental and Health & Safety (H&S)
- Supports overall H&S issues within the facility by working closely with the regional safety support.
- Ensures Environmental compliance in accordance with company and provincial and policies.
- Monitors H&S programs administered by MRB H&S department.
- Following an incident or accident, instructs personnel on Corrective Action Plans in accordance with policy.
- Monitors H&S and Environmental Compliance for all assigned locations to report any deficiencies and/or issues to the Recycling Operations Facility Manager, General Manager, Regional Director, H&S Department and/or Environmental Manager.
- Provides a safe environment for all employees, customers, and visitors.
- Operational Performance & Best Management Practices
- Oversees operations in all departments.
- Ensures that negotiated production levels are met and maintained for all departments.
- Forecasts monthly production with the Recycling Operations Facility Manager
- Reviews maintenance procedures and record keeping for all production equipment.
- Provides accurate and valid operational data.
- Equipment & Maintenance
- Monitors equipment needs for the facility.
- Inventory & Quality Control
- Maintains accurate material inventories, keeping in compliance with all internal controls.
- Monitors assigned yard inventories.
- Ensures that reports of any off grade/ off spec materials are discussed with the Manager prior to shipment in order to eliminate quality consumer complaints, avoid downgrades, and eliminate claims.
- Ensures all storage of finished goods is done in compliance with internal controls already set in place.
- Implements and maintains an effective, documented Quality Control program.
- Works with internal and customer specs for materials.
- Administrative Management
- Identifies and spearheads any necessary training for all personnel.
- Ensures proper reporting is in place and being utilized for all production departments.
- Manages all personnel by setting up an appropriate management structure.
- Follows HR guidelines for status changes, salary changes, goal setting, annual reviews/evaluations, and payroll issues.
- Special Projects
- Performs other special projects as assigned.

**Internal Control Responsibilities**:
Supports the Company’s Internal Control process which includes understanding, communicating, and complying with defined internal controls as well as suggesting modifications to the policies, procedures, and controls to better relate to the business.

Communicates upward problems in operations, noncompliance with the code of conduct, or other policy violations or illegal actions.

Takes ownership and responsibility for ensuring all internal controls managed within in the scope of this job position, including completion by any direct reports, are being performed and signed off on a monthly basis through the internal controls checklist.

**Supervisory Responsibility**:
The Recycling Operations Facility Supervisor directly supervises the facility team, non-management hourly staff.

See the applicable Regional Director or General Manager organization chart for all direct and indirect reporting relationships.

**Interpersonal Contacts**:
**Job Conditions**:
Workload is cyclical and can present significant time pressures when strict adherence to deadlines is critical. Workload is often reactive and cannot be anticipated or planned for. Often many extra hours are required, weekend, weekday, and holidays. Exposure to physical operations at metal recycling yards; it is necessary to walk/climb in active industrial yards with uneven surfaces and to out-of-the-way areas.

Occasional exposure to inclement weather conditions and travel is required. Work pressure can be substantial during peak times, requiring considerable adaptability; disturbances of wo