Batch and Furnace Supervisor

Job Title Batch and Furnace Supervisor About Us: Anchor Glass Container Corporation, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass containers with six, strategically located production facilities throughout the US.
Founded in 1983, Anchor serves many of the most iconic and recognizable consumer packaging brands in the beer, beverage, spirits and food industries.
Anchor Glass Container Corporation strives to exceed customer expectations through unrelenting attention to detail.
What we do goes beyond glass making.
We find incredible meaning in all the small things that create enriching experiences for customers and consumers alike.
Everything we do – creating, customizing, shipping, collaborating – we do with the customer’s best interests in mind.
Each solution is the result of a thousand-and-one details coming together in brilliant succession, thanks to our team of experts that do whatever it takes to make life easier and more enjoyable for our customers.
With over 2,000 US-based team members, Anchor Glass has the size and scale to service all of your glass packaging needs, without the complexity and bureaucracy associated with larger suppliers.
Excellence is in the details! Job Summary Supervises and coordinates an assigned production shift to include the handling, maintaining proper and consistent quality glass composition per corporate specifications to assure delivery of a quality product to the Forming department.
MAIN POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain accurate raw materials inventory with minimum demurrage.
Control labor and overtime costs within budget.
Maintain safe and clean work environment.
Check and schedule Maintenance to repair as needed in raw materials unloading, mixing & melting operations.
Schedule furnaces with temperature with tonnage pull-furnace, glass, computer and refiner.
Develop, train and manage department employees.
Computer input – ability to check status, temperature, set joints and printouts.
Supervise and schedule all patch hotwork and rebuilds.
Ability to adjust fuel-air ratio computer and check oxygen analysis.
Monitor glass quality by checking weights, color and seed.
EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS: BS/BA degree in Ceramic or Chemical Engineering with 5 years of experience in a manufacturing/furnace environment.
Two years supervisory experience.
Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.