(Archived) Plant Superintendent

We are looking to bring a Plant Superintendent onto the team. The Plant Superintendent will continue to drive the company’s culture through Our Philosophy by fostering strong relationships and open communication with the team by focusing on safety and having a people first mindset. The Plant Superintendent will be accountable for Safety, Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Cost Leadership and Productivity within the operation. This includes planning for the annual budget, setting facility goals and objectives that cascade with corporate initiatives, as well as a strong focus toward the development of people and overall retention, to secure growth in our business. Responsible for building a team to execute operational objectives, driving transformation and working in collaboration with quality, scheduling, engineering and maintenance.

This position offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus, comprehensive benefits on day one, and a strong work culture.

Responsibilities

• Setting and achieving goals for production, safety, shipping and quality objectives. Holds team accountable for completion of management boards, inventory records, and action items. Oversee and ensure development of Safety policies and procedures toward our goal of zero incidents. Continues to grow the culture through Our Philosophy by focusing on employee development and retention.
• Implement and establish objective sales forecast planning and associated manufacturing capacity planning to meet or exceed business development objectives. Develop strategic operation objectives and drive through fruition through planning & implementation.
• Talent Management including oversight of performance evaluations to establish ‘promotion from within’ objectives while achieving cultural and performance standards. Partner with HR for succession planning and workforce planning initiatives.
• Ensures the highest quality standards are maintained. Ensure that key internal, external and regulatory requirements are met and exceeded through management quality systems, SQA functions and regulatory compliance. Provides coaching, information, ideas, feedback and encouragement to promote the growth and development of the team, including those in other departments.
• Lead the operations team through transformation efforts, cost leadership and reduction of committed capital, to meet planned objectives. MBWA. Verifies lead counter measures and recovery plans are in place for missed targets. Supports new process and production development and implementation.
• Ensures clean and safe working environment for all employees. Ensures safety training is complete, hazardous conditions and risks are eliminated, safety incidents are reported and investigated as required.
• Other duties as assigned

Desired Experience

• Cultural leader, promoter and example
• Strong knowledge of company policies safety rules and procedures with the ability to enforce all in alignment with Our Philosophy
• Above Average business and financial acumen with knowledge to drive cost reduction initiatives
• Must be able to effectively multi-task and problem solve in a fast-paced environment and the ability to manage others to achieve required company and plant goals
• Continuous Involvement with WI Leadership Training
• Strong organizational, problem solving, presentation and project management skills
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong knowledge of and drives transformational practices
• Proven leadership skills including the ability to coach, assess, evaluate, develop, motivate, and empower others
• Ability to function effectively at both strategic and tactical levels
• Strong change management skills to challenge the status
• Experience in mentoring and developing team members to reach their full potential utilizing leadership skills; coach, assess, evaluate, develop, motivate, and empower others
• Ability to function effectively at both strategic and tactical levels