Shift Superintendent Refining

FUNCTIONS

• Ensures raw materials are received, stored and refined into finished goods for assigned shift at highest possible yields and quality.
• Ensures compliance with all regulations including environmental, safety and health. Accountable for the safety and welfare of all on-site associates on their shift. Functions as site incident commander during emergency situations.
• Directs operators to set priorities, supervises activities, assists with troubleshooting process problems, and coordinates work across stations.
• Constantly reviews process parameters and analytical data to adjust processes for optimum yield and throughput.
• Develops work schedules to ensure all positions are covered to meet business needs.
• Affords assistance in establishing and implementing departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Responsible for food safety by ensuring proper housekeeping conditions at all times, including sanitation schedules.
• Deploys, applies and supports techniques and methods of Imperial Sugar’s Continuous Improvement programs.
• Affords assistance in determining staffing requirements, including interviewing, hiring and training new employees by overseeing those personnel processes.
• Maintains oversight of daily maintenance activities, writes necessary work orders, reviews maintenance schedule, and ensures maintenance execution supports production performance.
• Actively engages in associate training and development activities and fosters an environment of learning and continuous improvement. Tracks associate performance and provides necessary feedback to associates.
• During off shift, on nights and weekends, oversees utilities, bulk sugar, packaging and other operations.
• Meets with outgoing and incoming peers to communicate pertinent operating information.

QUALIFICATIONS

• The following are the basic qualifications:
• A High School Degree or GED equivalency.
• The following are the preferred qualifications:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Experience:
• 10 years of related experience in Food Processing (Sugar preferred)
• Hands On – Floor Experience
• Has attended or willing to attend Sugar School
• Two or more years of Supervisory/Leadership experience in manufacturing
• The following are the preferred qualifications:
• Ten or more years of production experience in Food Industry (sugar)
• Six Sigma training
• Employee Supervision:
• The supervisor assigns problems in broad general terms and is interested only in overall results achieved.
• Total employees supervised approximately 10-15.
• Indirect: 150 – 180 employees and contractors
• Decision Making/Accountability:
• Requires independent judgment that affects the entire facility.
• Equipment Used:
• Basic office equipment including Windows software, and Maximo.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is performed in a climate-controlled open area shared with other employees. The noise level is loud.
• Work is regularly performed away from the office more than half the day and near moving mechanical parts.
• Work with caustic or toxic chemicals, or with fumes and airborne particles.
• Noise level may be higher when visiting other facilities.