About This Role
The Production Manager coordinates and oversees daily operations at a state-of-the-art dense media metals separation plant. This role supports the Production Manager in monitoring heavy media processes, managing floor personnel, ensuring strict safety compliance, and maintaining equipment efficiency to maximize metal recovery and meet production targets.
Responsibilities
- Supervise the daily operation of the dense media separation circuits, ensuring correct media density
- Lead, train, and schedule shift operators and sorting staff, fostering a productive, collaborative, and accountable team environment
- Monitor processing parameters regularly, perform quality control checks and sink and float outputs, and adjust equipment settings to minimize metal loss
- Oversee the operation of material handling and processing equipment, including feed conveyors, vibratory screens, magnetic separators, and heavy-duty pumps
- Coordinate closely with the maintenance department to schedule preventive maintenance and troubleshoot mechanical or electrical breakdowns swiftly to minimize plant downtime
- Enforce strict adherence to OSHA regulations, environmental compliance rules, and internal safety protocols, conducting daily toolbox talks and safety audits
- Maintain accurate documentation of daily shift logs, production outputs, safety incidents, and equipment runtime
- Assist in managing inventory levels of processing media
Requirements
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Experience on process improvement and installing/maintaining best practices
- Proven ability developing and executing business plans, schedules and transportation
- Ability to communicate with customers, suppliers, and employees both written and verbally
- Positive record of directing/coordinating a staff of employees with safety as a priority
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 3+ years of experience supervising in a manufacturing facility, scrap industry desired
- Familiarity with conveying, recycling and mobile equipment desirable
- Solid software skills needed to assist with the technological side of the operations, especially Excel to help with reporting and tracking
Benefits
- Bonus program
- 401k Plan with company matching
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- Medical and Dental Insurance coverage (PPO)
- Voluntary programs include Vision, Life Insurance, STD and LTD
- On-the-job training
About the Company
Auburn Metal Process (AMP) operates a state-of-the-art dense media metals separation plant designed to efficiently recover various ferrous and nonferrous metals from mixed material streams. As part of the Reserve Management Group family of companies, AMP benefits from RMG’s vast expertise in all aspects of metals separation and recycling. RMG’s nationwide network of partners across the metals supply chain is vital in securing an ample supply of material streams needed to keep AMP running efficiently.