Production Superintendent

Austin Allen Company - Professional Recruitment; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Allen Company - Professional Recruitment is seeking a Utilities Superintendent to own critical site infrastructure, from boilers to the fire suppression systems. The role targets a strategic engineer ready to manage major capital assets and drive large-scale improvements.

You will lead an 8-person boiler room team, direct capital upgrades, oversee safety systems, and coordinate with utilities for gas, water, and sewer networks, requiring a bachelor's in engineering and 5+ years'

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years of leadership in a manufacturing environment (paper manufacturing preferred).
• Deep knowledge of boiler operation codes, compliance, and industrial utilities.
• Strong communicator with unionized teams and CMMS/SAP proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Command the operation of an 8-person boiler room team and direct recruitment.
• Shape capital upgrade projects to improve reliability and cost-efficiency.
• Oversee fire, gas, water, and safety systems with rigorous testing.
• Liaise with local utilities for gas, water, and sewer networks.
• Collaborate with maintenance to optimize preventative maintenance programs.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Data analysis

Industrial operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical)

Tools

CMMS

SAP

Job description

Salary up to $150,000 + Bonuses + Benefits + Paid Relocation to Southern USA

Take ownership of a high-impact infrastructure network. As our Utilities Superintendent, you will command the vital systems that keep our entire site running—from heavy-duty industrial boilers and compressors to the water treatment plant and the mill’s critical fire suppression systems. This is a premier career step for a strategic engineer ready to manage major capital assets, steer an operations team, and deliver large-scale operational enhancements.

Your Key Objectives as the Utilities Superintendent:

• Command the Operation: Steer a specialized 8-person boiler room team, managing performance, shaping talent, and directing recruitment efforts.
• Optimize Capital & Processes: Shape long-term improvement strategies and capital upgrade projects to maximize system reliability and cost-efficiency.
• Oversee Critical Safety Systems: Manage the mill’s extensive fire, alarm, and emergency lighting infrastructure, directing strict testing schedules and loss-prevention programs.
• Own Key Partnerships: Position yourself as the primary enterprise liaison with local utilities for gas, potable water, fire water, and sewer networks.
• Partner for Reliability: Collaborate directly with manufacturing and maintenance teams to refine world-class preventative maintenance (PM) programs.

Minimum Qualifications for the Utilities Superintendent:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical) or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of leadership in a manufacturing environment, paper manufacturing preferred.
• Deep technical mastery of boiler operation codes, compliance standards, and industrial utility infrastructure.
• Confident, collaborative communicator with experience managing teams in a unionized environment.
• Proficient with CMMS, SAP, and advanced data-driven operations.