Facility Supervisor - Midwest Trading - Ottawa, IL
Full Time Year Around
To directly supervise and be responsible for all aspects of the Midwest Trading Ottawa Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Ottawa Barge Terminal (OBT) facilities.
Essential Responsibilities:
| • | Personnel Supervision |
| • | Assist in recruiting, selecting, hiring and terminating in accordance with company policy |
| • | Complete paperwork in a timely manner and maintain records |
| • | Train people in their job descriptions, company policies and procedures |
| • | Conduct performance evaluations and wage reviews for direct reports |
| • | Be aware of and support personal and professional goals individually and as a team |
| • | Customer needs and production |
| • | Ensure quality standards are consistently meeting customer expectations |
| • | Listen and act on customer concerns immediately and implement permanent changes as needed |
| • | Work with Midwest Trading "Soil Scientist" on product requirements |
| • | Achieve all production schedules while timely tracking and reporting |
| • | Work with ADM, OBT, shipping, vendors, suppliers and staff to accomplish all requirements |
| • | Act as the primary contact for the ADM and OBT terminals for local needs |
| • | Coordinate closely with other departments to meet their needs with balance to yours |
| • | Maintain and implement a daily / weekly production plan– including maintenance, repairs and improvements |
| • | Shipping |
| • | Work closely with the Shipping dispatcher and shipping team. |
| • | Ensure product levels are in line with the number orders and trucks to load. |
| • | Assist drivers and pick up customers with paperwork as needed |
| • | Planning and budgets |
| • | Assist in producing plans to support sales budget per company process |
| • | Assist in budgeting for labor, materials and other assigned areas and monitor routinely |
| • | Prepare plans for equipment and facilities including input on capital needs |
| • | Know costs and continually work on methods to reduce |
| • | Oversee the planning and scheduling of production, make timely adjustments throughout year |
| • | Regularly measure and report production output and compare to schedule, ensure that schedules are met timely |
| • | Develop and carry out quality improvement plans on a continual basis |
| • | Effective and timely communication with all working relationships |
| • | Facility supervision |
| • | Responsible for development and management of all processes, systems and functions in production |
| • | Meet regularly with team for communication, coordination and team building |
| • | Develop and support team goals |
| • | Measure performance and take corrective actions as necessary |
| • | Report facility plans, activities, and performance to management, in a timely and appropriate manner |
| • | Organize personnel and responsibilities so they operate efficiently and effectively |
| • | Inventory supervision |
| • | Maintain optimal inventory levels by controlling production and communicating to sales |
| • | Keep inventory data accurate |
| • | Provide continuous improvement to production planning process |
| • | Supervision of equipment and facilities |
| • | Ensure all equipment and facilities are used, operated and maintained properly |
| • | Ensure all emergency and back-up systems are operational at all times |
| • | Supervise maintenance of property and buildings |
| • | Stay within guidelines of ADM contract |
| • | Work with Shared Services as needed |
| • | Implement and ensure fire prevention plan is active |
Preferred Experience:
| • | High School or equivalent |
| • | 3 years supervisory experience |
| • | 3 years logistics experience |
| • | Valid driver's license |
Knowledge & Skills Required:
| • | Logistical thinking |
| • | Leadership |
| • | People (Human Relations) |
| • | Organizational |
| • | Communication and Computer (MS Outlook, Ross, Excel) |
| • | Problem solving |
| • | Think clearly, able to see the big picture, able to analyze data and situations |
| • | Multi- tasking |
About Midwest Groundcovers:
Join the Midwest team! We strive to attract and retain the best talent in our industry and consider our employees to be our most valuable asset. We offer full-time, full-time seasonal and part-time employment across many different types of positions and experience levels. Midwest has grown through dedication to customer service and we are continually seeking those who share that desire to join our team. Our past accomplishments and success in the Green Industry are a direct reflection of the quality of our employees – join us and help us to build the future!
Contact Us
Street Address:
(For Internet & Navigation Devices)
6N800 IL-25
St. Charles, IL 60174
(847) 742-1790
(847) 742-2655
mginfo@midwestgroundcovers.com
Current Hours:
Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 7:00am - 12:00pm