Superintendent Operations

Sensient Technologies Careers; Amboy Township (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensient Flavors in Amboy, IL seeks a Plant Manager to lead all plant operations with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. You will ensure GMP, HACCP, SQF programs and OSHA/FDA adherence across the site, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include staffing, scheduling, supervising production personnel and ensuring product quality against specifications, with accountability for safety and cost control.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and people management capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with GMP, HACCP, SQF, and safety programs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all plant operations and ensure alignment with company and regulatory programs.
• Assess workloads and staff appropriately to meet production demands.
• Maintain GMP and quality standards to meet finished product specifications.
• Collaborate with R&D, QA, and maintenance to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Safety compliance

Education

BA/BS 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

Revenue & Asset Accountability

Responsible for 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 workforce 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.