Superintendent, Operations

CF Industries; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CF Industries is seeking an Operations leader in Oklahoma to drive safe, reliable, and efficient production across our plant. You will manage budgets, plan turnarounds, and coordinate cross-department collaboration to meet production goals.

The role emphasizes environmental stewardship, team development, and adherence to industry codes and standards, with strong emphasis on leadership and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is preferred.
• Supervisory experience in chemical manufacturing processes.
• Effective leadership and communication skills.
• Exposure to project management and implementation.
• Familiar with applicable codes, regulations and standards.
• Pre-employment physical and drug screening required.
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Embraces safety and environmental stewardship as a core value of leadership.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with other departments.
• Develops and maintains effective employee relations.
• Maintains programs in safety, cost control and reporting, and manpower development.
• Monitors plant operating conditions and takes corrective actions.
• Oversees changes to plant processes, equipment, or staffing to meet objectives.
• Executes succession plans for unit operations leadership.
• Oversees training and progression of operation technicians.
• Prepares and administers department budgets and assists in long-term planning.
• Assists in turnaround and outage planning.
• Participates in CF's production best practices.
• Coordinates production department performance.
• Prepares operating strategy to meet production plan.
• Coaches and develops supervisors.
• Maintains communications with employees across the plant.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Team supervision

Safety focus

Budget planning

Process improvement

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Job description

Operations

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

• Embraces safety and environmental stewardship as a core value of leadership.


• Develops and maintains effective relationships with other departments at Woodward to obtain the required assistance in meeting departmental objectives.


• Develops and maintains effective employee relations.


• Maintains effective programs in safety, cost control and reporting, and manpower training, development, and utilization.


• Monitors plant operating conditions and takes necessary corrective actions to meet department objectives.


• Directs and/or recommends necessary changes to plant processes, equipment, procedures, or staffing to meet departmental objectives.


• Executes a succession plan for the Unit's operations leadership.


• Oversee the progression and training planning for the operation technicians.


• Prepares and administers department budget and assists Production Manager in the preparation of budget for the area, including long-term and short-term planning.


• Assists Production Manager in the preparation of the turnaround and outage plans.


• Participates in CF's production best practices.


• Coordinates the performance of the Production Department.


• Prepares operating strategy to meet production plan.


• Coaches and develops Production Department Supervisors.


• Maintains effective communications and working relationships with employees throughout the plant.


• Mobilizes quickly without acting impulsively, showing good judgment.


• Acts on one's own initiative, and coordinates actions to plans of the Production Manager.


• Works independently and under conditions of high inter-dependency.


• Develops and implements operational plans which deal with such activities as maintenance turnarounds and employee development programs as well as producing product in a timely and efficient manner.

Internal Controls:

Establishes and implements processes and procedures to meet departmental internal controls requirements. Ensures that established processes/procedures are followed as designed. Works with Internal Controls Department to identify deficiencies in existing processes/procedures, the need for new ones, and the extent to which such processes/procedures are being followed. Develops and implements corrective actions with regard to department internal controls as necessary.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
  
  
  
  • Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering is preferred.
  
  
  
  


• Supervisory experience in chemical manufacturing processes.


• Effective leadership skills.


• Exposure to project management and implementation.


• Solid communication skills including the ability to effectively converse in English, compose written documents and interact effectively with peers and supervisors.


• Familiar with applicable codes, regulations and standards.


• Successfully complete pre-employment physical and drug screening.

Successful Incumbents will have:

• Prioritize department's environmental, safety, health, and well-being.


• Display effective organizational, time management, and communication skills. Possess physical capability and willingness to excel within a team setting. Exhibit exceptional interpersonal and influential skills.


• Physical capability, availability, willingness, and ability to work in a team environment.


• Good interpersonal and influential skills.


• Strong computer related skills.


• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and decision making skills.


• Self-motivated in advancing to the highest level possible.


• High functioning engineering knowledge or technical plant knowledge and related work experience.

FMLA:

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/f/mlen.pdf

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf

• Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the \"Canadian Human Rights Act\".

Notice Regarding Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Recruitment Process

As part of our recruitment process, CF Industries may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence (\"AI\") and machine learning technologies, to assist recruiters in identifying and prioritizing candidates whose qualifications align with job-related criteria, including information provided during the application process such as resumes, work history, education, qualifications, and responses to application questions. These tools support but do not replace human decision-making, and all final employment decisions are made by our Talent Acquisition team and/or hiring managers exercising independent judgment.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, need reasonable accommodation with the application process, or have questions about our use of AI, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at [e-mail].

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