Second Shift Superintendent

BML Batesville Manufacturing, LLC; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Batesville Manufacturing, LLC is seeking a results-driven operations leader to oversee safety programs, production scheduling, and process improvements in a manufacturing setting. The role drives quality, cost control, and on-time delivery through lean practices and strong team leadership.

The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus proven ability to analyze data, manage budgets, and develop staff in a fast-paced production environment located in the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or eight years' experience in a similar role.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business materials and procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication to manage managers, customers, and staff.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts and statistical inference to operations.

Responsibilities

• Administers a systematic, proactive safety program.
• Ensures production schedules meet on-time delivery and quality specs.
• Provides leadership to meet budgetary goals.
• Analyzes daily production and operating reports to resolve issues.
• Develops and revises standard work, job instructions and process controls.
• Leads lean manufacturing implementation and talent development.
• Supports union avoidance strategies.
• Enforces plant work rules consistently.
• Supervises 5–8 group leaders; hires and trains staff.
• Interviews, hires, and trains employees; plans tasks and evaluates performance.
• Travel up to 25%.

Skills

Safety leadership

Production management

Lean manufacturing

Budget management

Team leadership

Employee development

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Word processing

Job description

At Batesville, you will be a part of a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation. A recognized leader in the death care industry in North America, we are committed to our mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love®. Batesville has been named one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Newsweek for the third year in a row, reflecting our commitment to quality, integrity, and the trust families and funeral professionals place in us every day.

Your Role at Batesville:

• Responsible for administration of systematic, proactive safety program
• Assures capacity is available to meet production schedules on-time, while meeting quality specifications and also meeting delivery schedules
• Provides leadership to meet budgetary goals.
• Analyzes daily production and operating reports and facilitates countermeasures to resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to meet policy deployment objectives.
• Responsible to ensure process to develop and revise standard work, job instructions and process controls, and also confirms workers comply with standards.
• Provides leadership in teaching and developing the organization in lean manufacturing principles,
• Provides leadership to develop organization, and procures high levels of talent to meet company strategy, as well as tactical plans.
• Assesses, analyzes and provides interventions to improve human performance.
• Provides communication, resources, development, and human resource support to assure union avoidance techniques are effective.
• Provides leadership to provide consistent enforcement of plant work rules.
• Resolves worker issues at lowest level in a consistent, unbiased proactive manner.
• Manages 5-8 subordinate Group Leaders who oversee other shifts or areas of the production department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance to the Company policies, the Code of Ethical Business Conduct and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Other duties may be assigned.

How You’ll be Rewarded:

Batesville is a family. You will be part of a family of highly committed associates who are passionate about our company, committed to our customers and excited about our future. The expected base salary range for this role is $85,000 - $95,000 per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to qualifications, skills, experience, and location.

• Immediate eligibility – Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as prescription coverage, short-term disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.
• Generous 401K Matching Program
• Paid time off
• Opportunities for development and advancement

What You’ll Bring:

• EducationBachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or eight years similar experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry.
• Ability to apply such concepts as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in spreadsheet and word processing software.

Travel Employee must be able to travel up to 25 % of the time.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee's ability to see near and far distances.

Who We Are:

A cornerstone in the death care industry, Batesville has distinguished itself from all others through our commitment to quality, service, and innovation. For more than 115 years, Batesville has been dedicated to serving the needs of licensed funeral professionals and helping families honor the lives of those they love.® With annual revenues of approximately $600 million, Batesville is a leader, providing a comprehensive portfolio of burial and cremation products, memorialization offerings, profit-enhancing merchandising systems and leading-edge technology solutions. At Batesville, our associates are our strongest asset. We strive to attract, hire, and develop the best and brightest to ensure our place in the future. Batesville has a strong culture of achievement.

What Sets Us Apart:

Making a difference: Helping families honor the lives of those they love® isn’t just our mission. It’s why we do what we do every day to make every Batesville product the best it can be. Development is a priority: We promote learning and development from Day 1. From our Experience Batesville onboarding program to self‑guided courses on Batesville University, there are numerous opportunities to advance your skills. We encourage associates to create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to help drive career‑focused discussions and advancement. Putting customers first: We value the funeral professional’s role in serving families and are committed to doing our part to ensure their success.

• Individual worth and integrity
• Excellence in execution
• Spirit of continuous learning and improvement
• Courage
• Customer focus and partnership

We Have Fun! We work hard, but when it’s time to play, we get creative – and competitive. We provide numerous engagement activities to bring people together across the organization.

We Give Back: We support our communities by assisting in fundraising events and volunteer programs to help those in need.

*These services are not available at all Batesville locations.

DISCLAIMER: The above information in this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

At Batesville, we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal-opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each individual has to offer. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER OF MINORITIES/FEMALES/DISABLED/VETERANS.

For more than 140 years, Batesville has supported funeral professionals in helping families remember and celebrate the lives of their loved ones. We know grieving families depend on us during life’s most difficult moments, and that responsibility shapes how we serve our customers and support one another every day. As a recognized leader in the North American deathcare industry, Batesville offers a comprehensive portfolio of burial, cremation, memorialization, and technology solutions that help families honor lives. Guided by a legacy of manufacturing excellence, product innovation, superior customer service, and reliable delivery, we provide funeral professionals with the resources and tools they need to serve families with care, dignity and respect.