Manufacturing Superintendent

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior operational leader on third shift, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant plant operations.
• Cook up production activities to support daily output, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Monitor production performance and proactively address issues that could impact safety, quality, productivity, or customer service.
• Facilitate cross-functional decision-making to maintain operational continuity during off-shift hours.
• Ensure adherence to established policies, procedures, work instructions, and regulatory requirements.
• Support of Production Supervisors
• Act as a resource and advisor to third-shift Production Supervisors.
• Provide guidance regarding production priorities, labor utilization, schedule adherence, and issue resolution.
• Aid supervisors in evaluating and responding to operational challenges and unexpected production disruptions.
• Foster collaboration and alignment across departments without direct supervisory authority.
• Escalate significant operational, quality, staffing, or equipment issues as appropriate.
• Quality Coordination
• Partner with Quality personnel and production teams to address quality concerns and customer requirements.
• Support investigation and containment activities related to nonconforming products or process deviations.
• Ensure quality standards are maintained throughout the shift and that issues are effectively communicated to leadership.
• Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Supply Chain & Material Flow Coordination
• Coordinate with Materials and Warehouse teams to support production schedules.
• Aid in resolving material shortages, inventory discrepancies, and shipping or receiving challenges that impact operations.
• Support prioritization of production requirements based on customer demand and available resources.
• Ensure appropriate communication of material-related issues to daytime stakeholders.
• Safety & Compliance
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all safety policies and procedures.
• Respond to safety incidents, coordinate investigations, and support corrective actions as needed.
• Conduct facility walkthroughs and identify Zero Harm opportunities to improve workplace safety and housekeeping.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Communication & Continuous Improvement
• Provide comprehensive shift summaries and communicate key issues to plant leadership and incoming shifts.
• Lead or participate in daily operational reviews and shift handoff processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, communication, and operational performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
• Environmental Health And Safety
• Demonstrates EHS leadership by setting a good example.
• Trains and instructs employees so they can perform their work safely.
• Instructs employees on what personal protective equipment is needed.
• Enforces safe work practices and procedures and encourages workers to identify unsafe or unhealthy workplace conditions or hazards without fear of discipline.
• Takes immediate steps to correct unsafe or unhealthy workplace hazards and ensure corrective measures are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensures employees are aware and follow all safety rules.
• Ensures employee concerns related to EHS are addressed and contacts the EHS Department if assistance is needed.
• Ensures employees report accidents and injuries immediately.
• Is involved in the accident/incident investigation program and provides corrective actions in a timely manner.
• Ensures and promotes continual improvement and safety performance through key performance indicators.
• Ensures that Supervisor is involved and working with the employee in the RTW program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, operations, or production leadership experience.
• Experience supporting multiple departments in a fast-paced production environment.
• Experience with quality systems, production scheduling, and supply chain coordination preferred.
• Previous experience in a superintendent, operations manager, production manager, or senior supervisory role preferred.
• Strong leadership and influence skills without relying on direct authority.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and drive issue resolution.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and supply chain operations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency with ERP (Baan and/or SAP), production reporting, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Awareness, Unity, Empowerment