Superintendent Operations

Sensient Technologies Corporation; Amboy Township (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensient Technologies Corporation in Amboy, IL seeks a Plant Manager to lead all operations at the Amboy facility, ensuring safe, wholesome products and regulatory compliance across SQF, HACCP, GMP, OSHA, FDA, USDA and EPA programs.

The role focuses on staffing, scheduling, and mentoring teams, maintaining quality per finished product specs, and driving continuous improvement while aligning with corporate objectives.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Business, Food Safety or Engineering preferred but not required.
• 5+ years in production management with increasing responsibility.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all operations at the Amboy facility to ensure safe, compliant production.
• Maintain SQF, HACCP, GMP, OSHA, FDA, USDA and EPA compliance across programs.
• Ensure products meet finished product specifications and quality standards.
• Assess workloads and staff to meet capacity; hire and orient new employees.
• Provide disciplinary action with proper documentation when needed.
• Produce products following GMPs and specified formulas; drive quality.
• Support division and corporate initiatives to achieve objectives.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

BA or BS degree in Business, Food Safety or Engineering

Job description

Position Summary

A leadership position that must be committed to providing safe and wholesome products to our customers. This position is responsible for the supervision of all operations at the Amboy facility. These responsibilities will be performed in compliance with all company and regulatory programs including, but not limited to: SQF, HACCP, GMP, OSHA, FDA, USDA and EPA Policies.

Major Duties

• Ensure that all safety programs are in compliance with regulatory and company requirements, to protect the safety of all employees.
• Meet or exceed quality levels for all products detailed in Sensient Flavors’ finished product specifications and formulas, by complying with all procedures and requirements of GMP, HACCP, Safety, and Quality programs.
• Ensure the highest level of commitment to Safe Quality Food (SQF) in order to provide assurance that all products have been produced, prepared and handled according to the highest possible standards. The Sweet Flavors Plant Manager will delegate responsibilities when the Plant Superintendent is out of the office.
• Assess departmental workloads and provide adequate staffing to meet capacity requirements. This may involve rearranging employee schedules as dictated by volume demands and/or reviewing job applications, scheduling and interviewing applicants, and hiring and orienting new employees to the company and their specific job assignments.
• Handle production personnel and discipline problems with the appropriate supervisor and provide adequate written documentation of all action taken.
• Produce products in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) that follow specified formulas and meet or exceed the quality levels detailed in the company’s finished product specifications.
• Support division and corporate initiatives to achieve their objectives.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

BA or BS degree in Business, Food Safety or an Engineering discipline preferred but not required. Experience in the food industry preferred but not required. A minimum of five (5) years experience in production management in positions of increasing importance with a demonstrated ability to handle jobs of increasing complexity. Must have good organizational skills and communication skills, both written and oral are necessary.

Judgment

Analytical / Interpretive Complexity: Manpower requirements relative to short-term production demand, including line balancing of personnel. Justification of line improvements based on investment, and expected results.

Planning

Training and education of personnel. Projected capital equipment needs and expected maintenance, personal needs, long term plans and goals that positively impact safety, cost, service and quality.

Supervision

Required by Supervisor: Responsible for working independently to meet objectives assigned by supervisor. Must be able to carry out assignments with minimal supervision, coordinate work with other departments, and interpret policies.

Given to Subordinates: Daily review of total operating results, problem solving, reacting to manpower needs, employee morale and training process, product and equipment.

Accountabilities

• Financial: Manufacturing approximately 80MM pounds per year, 100 hourly employees and 5 salaried supervisors.
• Payroll: Approximately $4.0 MM
• Departmental Budget: Impact of Decisions – Immediate impact on production cost, product quality and service to customers, determined through the use of personnel, equipment and draw material.

Contacts

Internal: Interacts with all levels of management and hourly work force including Director of R&D and staff, Corp. HR, Operations, Sales, Controller, Engineering and Technical staff, and other plant departmental personnel.

External: Vendors and equipment suppliers, both sales and engineering, customers, R&D, QA, sales representatives.

Working Conditions

Both short and long time frame on decision‑making and planning. Intense effort by required plant in responding to very short lead times to more than 800 products.