Production Superintendent

Overview

Job Summary : Oversees production processes are operating in a safe, efficient, and effective manner while striving for continuous process improvements to achieve quality level production to meet customers' needs. Serves as a change agent by influencing, communicating and driving a culture of inclusivity, process improvement, and lean production.

Responsibilities

• Directs, coaches and develops supervisory and production team members to align their work with long-term goals and company initiatives for optimum performance
• Serves as a role model and initiates proactive actions to ensure team's understanding of and compliance with all company policies and regulatory guidelines (including USDA, OSHA, DOL, EEOC, etc.)
• Responsible for team's adherence to manufacturing protocols, product specifications, quality guidelines, safety standards
• Champions process improvement and lean manufacturing activities by working with supporting functions to implement change
• Responsible for operation layout, automation improvements, budgeting and cost improvements
• Conducts routine scanning of department to identify and solve problems (e.g. equipment operations, processes, etc.) and takes immediate action to eliminate improper practices or hazardous conditions
• Organizes production activities and coordinate work of assigned plant personnel in a timely, safe, and cost-effective manner to ensure internal and external customer needs are met
• Tracks key indicators of the production team's performance including safety, efficiency, waste, downtime, labor costs, and industrial accidents and ensure expectations are met or exceeded
• Directs HACCP plan to achieve USDA requirements and guides in bird related issues
• Develop, manage and complete departmental project work linked to company objectives and goals

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education & Experience

Disclaimer

We embrace equal opportunity employment. Butterball is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military / veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.

This position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball's Drug / Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

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