Production Superintendent

DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES í˜ EH&S • Provide safety leadership on the shop floor (all shifts) by always demonstrating a personal safety mindset. • Ensures that safe work practices and behaviors are used by all associates and contractors as outlined in the Life Saving Rules and the Safety Manual. • Ensures OSHA PSM standards are practiced including employee participation, management of change and PM items. • Actively takes part on plant safety committee and key hazard teams. Leads incident investigations. • Facilitates corrective actions ensuring they are completed promptly (within 10 days of event). • Ensures hazardous and nonhazardous wastes generated in all departments are properly handled and not allowed to accumulate. • Responsible for driving good housekeeping standards and 5S. • Production Management • Responsible for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all site operations units which includes the effective allocation of resources and staffing. • Responsible for production schedule attainment and achievement of productivity targets. Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving operational issues. • Responsible for coordination of efficient outage planning and maximizing plant uptime; coordination between production, maintenance, and project work. • Maintain physical inventory of raw materials and finished goods. • Monitor process order costs: track and explain adjustments and variances. • Execute plant approvals for new recipes in SAP in conjunction with the Site Leader. Organize and keep standard operating procedures and associate training. í˜ Quality • Investigates quality and customer incidents and prevents recurrence. • Takes an active role reviewing new recipes prior to manufacture with a critical eye toward QC test applicability. • Help to support ISO certification with responsible internal/external personnel. • Work in coordination with QA department to drive sustainable quality improvements on a product-by-product basis. í˜ Human Resources • Be visible and available to manage personnel and process issues. • Empower and engage area teams to affect and implement changes and improvements in their operating areas. • Leads hiring process for recruiting technicians as needed to keep departments staffed effectively. • Continuously assess associate performance and provide developmental opportunities as appropriate. • Ensures that all manufacturing operators receive proper and adequate certification training to allow them to perform their duties safely and competently. • Recognizes reliable performance and gives corrective feedback as needed. Drive a professional and respectful workplace culture at the site. • Solid awareness of HR and company policies and ensures adherence at the site. í˜ Other • Complete other tasks as assigned by Leadership. • Fill in for the Site Leader in his/her absence. í˜ Competencies • Strategic Focus and Direction Trust and Teamwork • Personal Leadership • Achieve Business Results QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS v Bachelor's degree in Engineering or the functional equivalent in experience is needed. v Minimum Qualifications § Minimum five (5) years of proven experience managing and leading others in chemical processing or a closely related field. § Organizational, supervisory, and motivational skills. § Analytical and team building abilities. Must be an initiative-taking self-starter. § Transformational leadership, change management, communication, and people skills. Must be able to coordinate emergency situations. v Preferred Qualifications § Good mechanical aptitude Understanding of process equipment Excellent troubleshooting skills. § Formal training in management and supervision of people Experience with Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing principles.

Created: 2024-11-04