Dry End Superintendent

Big River Forest Products; Vicksburg (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Big River Forest Products in Vicksburg, MS is seeking a Planer Superintendent to provide leadership, training, and development to supervisors and hourly personnel, aiming to meet budgets and performance objectives.

The role requires strong lean manufacturing knowledge, safety leadership, and the ability to manage workflow, costs, maintenance, and staffing while fostering open communication and continuous improvement in a loud manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in verifiable lumber production manufacturing.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – conflict management, coaching, supportive feedback, and problem solving.
• Strong mechanical and technical knowledge in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Must be computer literate, including MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Lean manufacturing/5S experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop supervisors and hourly personnel to meet budgets and performance objectives.
• Plan workflow, control costs, prioritize outages, maintain staffing levels, and ensure environmental compliance.
• Communicate goals and progress regularly; provide training and allocate resources to optimize processes.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and direct quality of team members' work.
• Maintain product specifications and conduct routine quality checks toward continuous improvement.
• Analyze quality control data and initiate corrective actions as needed.
• Analyze raw materials daily and adjust to meet production budgets.
• Foster a culture of open and respectful communication.
• Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions.

Skills

Lumber production

Supervisory experience

Interpersonal skills

Mechanical knowledge

MS Office

Written and verbal communication

Problem solving

Lean manufacturing

Job description

The Planer Superintendent will provide leadership, training, and development to supervisors & hourly personnel by managing the process flow, resources and work force to meet/exceed established budgets and performance objectives at Vicksburg Forest Products.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest standards for safety performance, leading with a personal example and a well-communicated vision.
• Plans workflow, controls operational costs, controls maintenance costs, prioritizes and schedules outages and repair procedures, maintains staffing levels, champions employee engagement and ensures environmental compliance.
• Ensure established departmental budgets and performance objectives are met/exceeded by communicating those goals, as well as progress against those goals, on a regular basis; providing necessary training; directing resources; organizing the process (i.e. scheduling); and facilitating problem solving
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills, coordinating and monitoring the quality of team members’ work and providing them with clear direction.
• Maintain product specifications, stressing the importance of manufacturing quality products, conducting routine quality checks, and facilitating continuous improvement.
• Develops and implements programs to ensure product meets standard at each job function and implements corrective action through Supervisors.
• Analyzes quality control information provided and initiates corrective action plans as required.
• Analyzes raw materials on a daily basis, makes adjustments as required to meet production budget levels.
• Foster a culture of open and respectful communication.
• Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competencies and knowledge.

Required Skills

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience of verifiable lumber or wood production manufacturing required.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – conflict management, coaching, supportive feedback, and problem solving. Ability to function as an effective team member.
• Strong mechanical and technical knowledge. Demonstrated track record of success in a complex and fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Must be computer literate, including a strong background in MS Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Lean manufacturing/5S experience a plus.

Environmental Conditions

• Must be able to tolerate extreme hot, humid, cold, and outdoor conditions. Comfortable working in a loud environment, around moving machinery, with vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust).