Production Superintendent

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Benefits

Paid Relocation

Job summary

Austin Allen Company - Professional Recruitment seeks a Utilities Superintendent to own the mill's critical utility systems, from boilers to the water treatment plant and fire suppression. You will lead an eight-person boiler room team, drive reliability, and guide capital upgrade initiatives.

You will partner with manufacturing and maintenance to strengthen preventive maintenance programs, manage relationships with gas, water, and sewer utilities, and ensure regulatory compliance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (paper manufacturing preferred).
• Deep knowledge of boiler operation codes, compliance standards, and industrial utility infrastructure.
• Strong communicator with experience managing teams in a unionized environment.

Responsibilities

• Command an 8-person boiler room team, manage performance and recruitment efforts.
• Shape long-term improvement strategies and capital upgrade projects for reliability and cost-efficiency.
• Oversee fire, alarm, and emergency lighting infrastructure with strict testing and loss-prevention programs.
• Act as primary liaison with local utilities for gas, water, and sewer networks.
• Collaborate with maintenance and manufacturing to strengthen preventive maintenance programs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

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.