Production Superintendent

About the Role

The Production Superintendent provides leadership, technical expertise, and operational oversight to ensure the safe, efficient, and consistent production of high-quality products. This position drives employee engagement, continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration while developing a culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong technical, operational, and project management leadership to ensure the consistent and efficient manufacturing of products.
• Drive employee engagement, training, and development initiatives to promote a safe work environment and maximize department performance.
• Lead efforts to assess, enhance, and optimize departmental capabilities while improving productivity and operational efficiencies.
• Ensure all incoming products meet or exceed established quality standards required for internal processing.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, including but not limited to EPA, OSHA, USDA, and FSIS regulations.
• Ensure all quality standards, specifications, policies, and procedures are consistently met or exceeded.
• Foster a culture of open communication, transparency, accountability, and employee involvement.
• Promote teamwork and cross-functional collaboration across all departments and team members.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Sales teams during new product development to ensure production capability assessments and feasibility studies are completed before implementation and launch decisions are made.
• Coach, develop, and provide performance feedback to direct reports to ensure individual and team expectations are achieved.

Requirements

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Commitment to leading by example and adhering to all company policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• SAP experience preferred but not required.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred but not required.

Benefits

• Three health care options (including an HSA).
• Two dental options.
• Two vision options.
• Competitive 401(k) plan with two different company match components.
• Several supplemental benefits, including a generous tuition reimbursement program.