JOB OVERVIEW:
The Plant Superintendent oversees manufacturing of beverages over a multi-shift operation. Additionally provides effective leadership to subordinate managers in production, quality, warehousing, maintenance, and administration, to insure company standards are met in all areas of the operation.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists in the development of manufacturing organizational strategies by contributing manufacturing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
2. Accomplishes manufacturing human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicating and enforcing values, policies, and procedures; implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counseling, disciplinary, and communication programs; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions.
3. Assists in developing manufacturing financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating manufacturing requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
4. Delivers consistent superior product quality by enforcing quality standards; maintaining HACCP and GMP's.
5. Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.
6. Maximizes equipment operation by developing and scheduling preventive maintenance; organizing change-overs.
7. Keeps materials available by scheduling, monitoring, and adjusting deliveries.
8. Avoids legal challenges by understanding current and proposed regulations; enforcing requirements; recommending new procedures.
9. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
10. Accomplishes manufacturing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
11. Focuses entire plant on quality, service, safety and cost as a top priority.
12. Insures fair, equitable and respectful treatment of all employees.
13. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common information, reports and other documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or company representatives. Ability to effectively present information to management.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand for long periods of time, sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel, sit for long periods of time, stand frequently, bend, squat, reach and turn to access files and office equipment. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Field positions will be exposed to various unfamiliar conditions where Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn and which may include, but are not limited to: manufacturing and warehouse plants, and other venues as directed by supervisor. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but increases significantly in warehouse and manufacturing plants.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:
• Bachelor Degree in business, supply chain management, logistics, engineering, food science or appropriate equivalent from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 10 years in a manufacturing supervisor role, preferably in beverage industry
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft business applications and various reporting software.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S and Kaizen.
• Strong knowledge of Production Scheduling and Inventory Control.
• Strong project management, business writing and reporting skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Solid business acumen, management, analytical, and problem-thinking skills.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Favorable background and drug screen.
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible Full Time schedule that may include weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to provide own transportation to various locations in organizational service areas, as required by duties.
