Plant Superintendent

Cache Creek Foods; Woodland (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K Match

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance (TAP)

Jury Duty Leave

FSA

Job summary

Cache Creek Foods in Woodland, CA is seeking a Plant Superintendent to oversee Production, Maintenance, and Warehouse. You will supervise the Production team, drive KPI development, and lead continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring SQF/GMP compliance.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and requires 8+ years in production leadership, a related degree, and strong project management skills. Weekend/overtime may be required in a plant environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or food science (or equivalent) or related experience.
• 8+ years of experience as a Production Supervisor or Production Manager.
• Experience with SQF, BRC, or AIB.
• PCQI Certification (preferred).
• Proven track record of project management from strategy to execution.
• Experience with statistical process controls.
• Ability to read and write complex technical reports for customers and suppliers.
• Strong communication skills; bilingual Spanish/English preferred.
• Familiarity with GMPs and ability to apply in manufacturing settings.
• Ability to read charts, reports, and perform basic analytics.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Production, Maintenance, and Warehouse departments and direct reports.
• Develop KPIs for Production with focus on continuous improvement.
• Reduce product loss and improve efficiency through process changes.
• Develop team members through coaching and feedback.
• Participate in food safety teams leveraging SQF, GMPs knowledge.
• Resolve work problems and assist workers in problem solving.
• Motivate workers to achieve goals and enforce safety policies.
• Coordinate with other supervisors and managers across departments.

Skills

Production management

Project management

Food manufacturing

Leadership

Bilingual Spanish/English

Communication

Problem solving

GMPs knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or food science (or equivalent) or related experience

Tools

NetSuite

GSuite

Excel

Job description

This position is based at our Cache Creek Foods location in Woodland, CA.

As Plant Superintendent, you will supervise the Production, Maintenance, and Warehouse Departments. You will directly supervise the Production Supervisor, Production Leads, and Production Operators in these Work Centers, and provide oversight and support to the Warehouse and Maintenance Departments.

The ideal candidate for this position possesses considerable experience in food manufacturing and production operations, and the project management skills to successfully prioritize, organize, and execute key deliverables aligned with team and organizational goals.

This position reports directly to the Plant Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and assign labor to complete production schedules efficiently, including establishing and adjusting work crews and departments to meet production schedules and maintain time and production records.
• Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Production Department, with an emphasis on continuous improvement, recommending measures to improve methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Reduce product loss and implement changes in working conditions and equipment use to increase efficiency
• Develop team members through frequent observation and interaction, providing both informal and formal feedback and assessment
• Serve as a member of a food safety team, drawing from your experience in food manufacturing, SQF, and GMPs
• Analyze and resolve work problems, and assist workers in solving work problems
• Initiate and suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals
• Interpret company policies to workers and enforce safety regulations and good manufacturing practices
• Collaborate with other Supervisors and/or Managers to coordinate activities of individual departments

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or food science (or equivalent) or related experience
• 8+ years of experience as a Production Supervisor or Production Manager
• Experience with Global Food Safety Initiatives such as SQF, BRC, or AIB
• PCQI (Preventive Control Qualified Individual) Certification (preferred)
• Proven Track record of Project management, from strategy to execution.
• Experience with statistical process controls
• Ability to read and comprehend complex technical reports and to write professionally to customers and suppliers.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to small and large audiences. (Bilingual Spanish/English preferred)
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, percentages, and to draw and interpret charts and bar graphs.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and conduct root cause analysis in resolving intricate issues and problems.
• Basic knowledge of GSuite, Excel, and project management software, including NetSuite

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to work weekends, overtime, or rotating shifts when needed.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of the job successfully.Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, lift, use hands and fingers, handle, talk, hear, and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities are required by this job, including close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Cache Creek Foods is a plant-based ingredients manufacturing facility located in Woodland, California. Similar to all food manufacturing plants, employees are regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, heat from equipment, airborne particles, and cold temperature environments. The noise level in the work environment is moderately loud.

• Health Insurance ~ Employee Assistance (EAP) ~ Teladoc ~ Life Insurance
• Employee Referral Program ~ 401K Match ~ Disability ~ Tuition Assistance (TAP)
• Paid Vacation and Personal Days ~ Vision ~ Paid Holidays ~ Jury Duty Leave
• Dental ~ Bereavement Leave ~ Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Core Values “Equip” - Environment Quality Understanding Integrity People

Application Process - This job is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference checks, education verification, pre-employment drug screening, and a criminal history check.

EOE - Equal Opportunity Employer

For Additional Information Visit: www.hamptonfarms.com