Get ready to grow with us!
Northwest Pipe Company is the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products and with over 50 years of experience, we’re just getting started! Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us. We’re immediately seeking a Supervisor II, Plant Operations to join our Northwest Pipe team in Portland, OR
We Offer:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D Insurance
Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
Bonus Potential (2x per year)
Up to $5,000 per year Tuition Reimbursement
Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (Day 1 of Employment)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Opportunities for Career Advancement
Values-Driven Culture Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety
Our Values:
Accountability is evident when we do what we say we are going to do and people accept responsibility for their actions. We do not point fingers and blame others. We own our actions.
Commitment is not only promising to do something, but actually investing in the necessary effort and actions to make it happen.
Teamwork is essential for competing in a challenging and constantly changing business environment. Working together across all job functions is critical to achieving our success.
SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE:
Directs and coordinates activities concerned with manufacturing of company products by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.
This position is part of Northwest Pipe Company’s training and development process and will receive hands on training in a variety of departments. Promotion opportunities may not be located at the facility in which this position is initially located and may require relocation.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Confers with management personnel to establish production and quality control standards
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Ensures department operation processes are maintained and running effectively while supervising work activities to meet production requirements, eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
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Problem-solve (analyze data, determine root causes, develop implementation plans) and resolve issues which are affecting operations quality or throughput.
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Ensures that products are produced to specification, in accordance with delivery requirements and cost estimates.
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Interface with production, maintenance, plant management, and others outside the plant as needed to resolve issues, implement improvements, communicate status, etc. on projects.
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Coordinates input from internal/external customers to better understand customer needs and/or perceptions.
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Keeps abreast of current product developments and trends.
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Ability to optimize personnel performance and results
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Primary driver of safety for employees. Ensures that all JSA’s and SDS’s are kept current.
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Perform all other duties as assigned by the Plant Manager.
JOB SCOPE:
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Plans and directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors
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Monitors compliance with Work Instructions, SOP’s, and other internal procedures.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of production processes. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, making recommendations of applicants, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; safety, appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:
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This role must be able to build positive relationships with co-workers, corporate staff, external customers, vendors and contractors.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential functions satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Familiar with basic skills in the use of software: MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook), SAP preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
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Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
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Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
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Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
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Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent and mass.
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Aptitude to calculate and use the following: tape measures, micrometers, calipers, protractors and gauges to determine needs for production and quality of pipe products in a variety of applications.
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Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
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Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
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Two-year college or technical school; or three to five years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Previous supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment required.
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Experience in a heavy-industrial manufacturing environment preferred.
A full list of anticipated physical demands for this position and detail on our work environment is available on our application portal. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Northwest Pipe Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. Minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Northwest Pipe Company reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Over 2/3 of the time:
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Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
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Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.
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Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
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Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers such as moving a mouse and typing.
Up to 2/3 of the time:
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Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium,)
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Stooping: Positions self to access files or lift items off the floor.
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Kneeling/Crouching: Position self to file documents and open lower drawers as well as to lift boxes and other items.
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Standing /Sit: Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
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Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularity for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Less than 1/3 of the time:
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Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
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Crawling : Moving about to position self
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Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side.
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Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward or outward.
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Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
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Lifting: Raining objects from a lower to a higher position or move objects horizontally from position to position.
Physical Requirements
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise moving objects, including the human body.
Visual Acuity
The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
Vision Requirements:
Up to 2/3 of time, the worker is required to have:
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The worker is required to have peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
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The worker is required to have depth perception (three-dimensional vison, ability to judge distance and spatial relationships.)
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The worker is required to have the ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
Less than to 1/3 of the time the worker is subject to:
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The worker is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
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The worker is required to have distance vision (clear vison at 20 feet or more )
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The worker is required to have color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
Weather Conditions
Up to 2/3 of the time:
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The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
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The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.
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The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: activities occur inside and outside.
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The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)
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The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)
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The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
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The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles electrical current working on scaffolding and high places exposure to high heat or exposure to chemical
None: The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work)
Less than 1/3 of the time:
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The worker is subject to vibration: Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or whole body.
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The worker is subject to oils: There is air and /or skin expose to oils and other cutting fluids.
Noise Levels
Up to 2/3 of the time:
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Loud noise (examples: metal can be manufacturing department large earth-moving equipment)
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Very loud noise (example: jack hammer work, front row at rock concert)
Less than 1/3 of the time:
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Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)
Supervision Received:
General Direction: The incumbent exercises wide latitude in determining objective and approaches to critical assignments. Generally, the incumbent is in charge of an area of work, and typically formulates policy for this area but does not necessarily have final authority for approving policy.
Personal Protective Equipment is required when in the Plant, Yard or Construction Areas:
Hard Hat
Safety Glasses
Steel-toed Boots
Hearing Protection
Reflective Vest