Production Superintendent - RTC

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises the day-to-day activities of a team of entry level individual contributors and/or supervisors.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and support to ensure successful delivery of team goals.
• Participates in HR activities such as hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, team member development, scheduling, etc.
• Enforces and contributes to the development of systems, policies, and procedures.
• Ensures team understands and follows all safety policies and procedures.
• Conducts routine safety and quality audits providing on-the-floor coaching as needed.
• Serves as a role model and ensures team’s understanding of, and compliance, with all company policies and regulatory guidelines (including USDA, OSHA, DOL, EEOC, HACCP etc.).
• Accountable for team’s adherence to manufacturing protocols, product specifications, quality guidelines.
• Promotes process improvement and lean manufacturing activities by working with supporting functions to implement change.
• Responsible for operation layout, automation improvements, budgeting, and cost improvements.
• Ensures effective use of labor, tools, supplies, and equipment to maximize efficiency and capacity.
• Conducts routine scanning of department to identify and solve problems (e.g. equipment operations, processes, etc.).
• Oversees training and development.
• Maintains key performance indicators including safety, efficiency, waste, downtime, labor costs, and industrial accidents.
• Responsible for identifying and resolving gaps in efficiency and quality.
• Directs HACCP plan to achieve USDA requirements and guides in bird related issues.
• Develops, oversees, and executes departmental project work linked to company goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• 5+ years of relevant experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
• 2+ years of leadership experience or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:
• Strong knowledge of USDA regulations, HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points), SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), SSOP (Standard Sanitary Operational Procedure) and requirements; or ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly
• Proficient in safety best practices and standards
• Strong knowledge of operations metrics, such as yields, lbs./birds per man hours (PMH), line speeds, etc. with the ability to identify and implement continuous improvements
• Solid leadership skills with the ability to coach, guide, support, and motivate a team through the oversight of other leaders
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact at all levels
• Skilled at data review, critical thinking, and problem-solving
• Strong attention to detail
• Basic math skills (e.g. addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages)
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Firm time-management, organization, prioritization, and delegation skills with the ability to adapt to shifting priorities

Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Experience in poultry/meat food manufacturing
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Poultry, Animal or Food science, or related field
• Better/Six Sigma Certification
• Lean/Six Sigma Certification

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, hear, reach, bend, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate equipment, computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally climb and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level of the office environment is usually moderate; the noise level in the manufacturing environment may exceed 85 DBA and require hearing protection.

Working Conditions & Travel Requirements

• Work will be performed in a variety of conditions including a climate-controlled office environment(s) and in a manufacturing plant environment with varying conditions, such as cold areas, wet areas, warm areas, chemicals, and other site conditions.
• This position requires the individual to wear and work in personal protective equipment while in the manufacturing environment.
• Occasional travel may be required.