Production Superintendent

Flint Hills Resources; El Salto; On-site; MXN 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Industries Inc. is seeking a Production Superintendent to lead a high‑mix, high‑volume manufacturing team in Mexico.

You will guide supervisors and teams to achieve safety, quality, delivery and cost goals, while driving continuous improvement and Lean initiatives across shifts. You will partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to remove constraints and build sustainable manufacturing capability and reliability.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations, coaching production supervisors and teams to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost goals.
• Develop supervisors and team leaders, expanding leadership capability and accountability across shifts.
• Foster a safe environment, addressing safety risks while complying with EHS requirements.
• Use metrics like yield, scrap, throughput, and OEE to identify constraints and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to improve flow, capacity, reliability and customer delivery.
• Lead continuous improvement using Lean practices: 5S, SMED, standard work, and visual management.
• Strengthen operating discipline, inventory accuracy, standard work, and performance management across the site.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Team Development

Operational Excellence

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations Management

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

As a Production Superintendent, you will lead and develop our production organization while driving measurable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost. You will provide leadership through production supervisors and team leads, use operating data to identify opportunities, and collaborate across functions to remove constraints and build sustainable manufacturing capability.

Our Team

You will join a collaborative manufacturing team operating in a high-mix / high-volume environment. You will partner closely with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to solve operational challenges, improve manufacturing performance, and consistently meet customer demand.

What You Will Do

• Lead daily manufacturing operations, providing direction and coaching to production supervisors and teams to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Develop supervisors and team leaders, strengthening leadership capability, accountability, and performance across shifts.
• Create an environment where employees identify and address safety risks while meeting applicable Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) requirements.
• Use operating metrics such as yield, scrap, throughput, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to identify constraints, solve problems, and improve performance.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Planning to improve flow, capacity, reliability, and customer delivery.
• Lead sustainable continuous improvement using Lean practices such as 5S, Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), standard work, and visual management.
• Strengthen operating discipline, inventory accuracy, standard work, and performance management across the manufacturing organization.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading manufacturing operations and production teams in a high-volume or high-mix environment.
• Experience leading and developing production supervisors, team leaders, or other people leaders.
• Experience applying Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles to improve operational performance.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish sufficient to lead teams and communicate effectively across the organization.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Formal Lean Manufacturing certification.
• Experience implementing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), 5S, standard work, and visual management systems.
• Experience leading large production organizations across multiple shifts in a 24/7 or extended-hours manufacturing operation.
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.#LI-BM3