Intrepid Potash Careers

 

JOB TITLE: Carnallite Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY

The Carnallite Supervisor will work closely with the Process Engineer, Ponds Supervisor, and Plant Manager to apply engineering principles, data analysis, and problem solving to troubleshoot production issues and drive continuous improvement.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directs and manages Carnallite personnel by participating in the interview and hiring process, inspecting plant processes to ensure optimum performance, providing timely performance feedback and conducting employee performance evaluations
• Responsible for managing the department’s compliance with the organization’s safety programs, including, assisting with safety training for Carnallite employees, and observing and enforcing safety and company rules
• Responsible for generating weekly production reports
• Directs and manages department schedules and overtime to meet production, sales and budget targets
• Serves the primary resource for daily production support for immediate process and product problems
• Assists with the identification and implementation of process improvements leading to process loss reduction and process uptime improvements
• Responsible for maintaining accurate process documentation, including the following:
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
  • Block Flow Diagrams (BFD) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFD)
  • Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)
• Assists with the execution of capital projects and status reports.
• Actively participates in the process of identification and resolution of product quality issues
• Acts as the safety Liaison for operations and the Central Safety Committee (CSC)
• Leads site training for process operation, sampling and troubleshooting
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 10 years of operation’s experience
• High School Diploma or GED 
• Valid driver’s license

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Safety conscious, promotes safety awareness
• Proficient computer skills (typing, Word, Excel, Outlook, Mincom Ellipse, eMESA,)
• Highly motivated and self-starter
• Demonstrated experience interpreting technical manuals and SOPs
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment 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.

• While performing duties of this job, the individual would be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools or controls.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Will, at times, be exposed to loud noises

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

Intrepid Potash Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.