Overview
Job DescriptionMilling Production Supervisor – Maryville, TN
We’re looking for a skilled and hands-on Milling Production Supervisor to join our team at a leading milling facility in TN. With our current supervisor planning for retirement, we’re bringing someone ASAP to train and take full ownership of the department. If you have milling manufacturing experience and are ready to lead people and processes in a fast-moving, highly technical environment, we want to hear from you.
What’s in it for you
- Salary range of $70K–$95K + bonus potential
- Full-time, salaried leadership role with long-term stability
- Strong support and hands-on training during the transition period
- Direct impact on production quality and team leadership in a global manufacturing company
What You’ll Take Charge Of
- Supervise compounding and milling operations—handling raw materials, milling, batching, and spray drying
- Manage 11–12 employees across three shifts in a 24/5 production environment
- Oversee the processing of aggregates like flour, stone, sand, and feldspar into finished materials
- Monitor and adjust compounding processes to maintain product standards for pH, density, moisture, and particle size
- Ensure quality control procedures are executed properly and intervene when adjustments are needed
- Support maintenance activities on mills, continuous mills, pumps, dryers, and slurry systems
- Maintain safe and efficient operations while troubleshooting technical issues on the floor
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and train team members accordingly
- Manage raw material inventories and coordinate procurement activities through AS400 system
- Lead process improvements and industrial testing to enhance body material characteristics and performance
What You’ll Bring
- BS degree in preferably Ceramic Engineering or an equivalent of 5+ years of mill / compounding manufacturing experience
- High school diploma or GED required
- 3–5+ years of hands-on leadership experience in milling manufacturing is required
- Strong working knowledge of earth materials manufacturing with understanding of preparation processes: milling, batching, drying, and compounding
- Technical ability to adjust equipment settings (feeding rates, dryer temperatures, slurry pressure) based on quality output readings
- Familiarity with calibration, preventive maintenance practices, and quality assurance processes
- Strong troubleshooting skills with pumps, hoses, burners, and automated compounding systems
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and ADP Workforce Now for timekeeping and team management
- Solid leadership presence with the ability to coach, direct, and develop team members
- A proactive, solutions-driven mindset with excellent organizational skills
- A hands-on leadership style—equally comfortable in the control room and on the production floor
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