Production Superintendent

Job Summary: The Production Superintendent is responsible for overseeing product manufacturing, finished product quality and raw material management for multiple lines in a 24-hour manufacturing process, as well as employee training and development. The superintendent is also responsible for communicating and supporting corporate goals and facility targets for safety, productivity, and product quality, effectively problem solve and troubleshoot process personal issues and develop corrective actions. The superintendent may also support the facility by assuming the responsibilities of the plant manager in his/her absence.

Your Day to Day:

• Supervise manufacturing resources to meet production goals and assist in preparation of budgets and standards for cost measurement
• Plan and schedule work to utilize equipment and maintain maximum productivity levels
• Utilize operating indicators for control of product cost, material usage, machine downtime, expenditure control and other shift functions
• ctively support improvement of safety performance by reducing OSHA incident rate and lost time accidents to 0
• Develop and administer material and labor usage controls and metrics
• Ensure production activities follow company policies procedures and that manufactured goods meet finished product specifications
• Maintain strict compliance with all financial, legal, regulatory, and environmental requirements within the operation.
• Manage product manufacturing, finished product quality and raw material management for the operation.
• May be required to perform other related duties as assigned

What You Bring to the Team:

• Bachelor's degree in management, engineering, or relevant field with a minimum of 5 years operational leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and implement continuous improvement
• Proven ability to work partner with Plant Leadership team
• Proven ability to diagnose solve process issues
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Working knowledge and understanding of SAP or ERP systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• bility to work independently and in a team environment
• Manages a staff of 3 salary and approximately 80 hourly employees, sets direction and deploys resources.
• Responsible for performance evaluations, pay reviews, hiring, and terminating.
• May be required to lift, carry, push, or pull up to and including 25 pounds
• Minimal travel required 0 - 10 days per year
• Work environment is typical of a manufacturing facility; may be exposed to environmental conditions of cold, heat, high noise levels, moving mechanical parts, heights, dust mist gas fumes, extensive walking or climbing, etc.

Our Ideal Candidate :

• Driving leadership skills into the supervisors and having them hold their teams accountable.
• Lack of engagement on the supt. Side.
• This plant is a 24/5 (3-8-hour shifts) operation with 80-85 non-union employees.
• Will have 3 direct reports (Production Supervisors).
• Needs to have the flexibility to engage on all 3-shifts.
• This person will be responsible for the organization in Milan and needs to be able to utilize the resources to become more capable.
• ddressing gaps of behaviors on the floor.
• This leader will be responsible for all aspects of the operation, including safety, production, maintenance, warehouse, budget management, productivity improvements, and quality.
• We need a people person, with a process mind-set, who wants to build relationships and have a strong floor presence, and positivity.
• successful person would have strong communication and empathy, need to have the curiosity to want to understand the process - professional communication (word/outlook/excel) and have strong decision-making skills.
• No successors for Plant Managers - that is what this role/plant needs... looking for people to grow.

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