Superintendent, Operations 2nd Shift

HireReady Partners; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HireReady Partners is seeking a Production Superintendent to direct plant production activities, ensuring quality products at the lowest cost while maintaining a safe work environment. The role requires oversight of 2nd shift operations and adherence to regulatory requirements for food safety.

The ideal candidate will lead production planning, staffing, and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency and profitability in a meat processing environment at our Ponca City facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Meat Science or Business preferred with a minimum of three years related experience with progressive managerial responsibilities.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the production department to provide production and shipment of quality products to fulfill customer requirements. Daily monitor inventory.
• Assists management in providing a safe and healthy work environment, including safety training and inspections, and following up on safety requirements.
• Controls production capacity, manpower and equipment to minimize losses; works within the budget to optimize profitability and maintain staffing.
• Selects, trains and promotes supervisory employees; provide training for supervisors on new equipment and process changes including food safety.
• Participates in budgeting, capital expenditure recommendations, manpower and space forecasting, and continuous process improvement.
• Maintains communication across shifts and departments, reviews shift production reports, and ensures quality, safety and productivity targets are met.

Skills

communication

manufacturing

management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Meat Science or Business

Job description

Position Purpose

• The primary purpose of the Production Superintendent position is directing the plant production activities to produce quality products at the least cost and consistent with company schedules and policies, while maintaining a safe work environment for all employees.
• This position will also assist in ensuring food-safe, high-quality products are produced that meet or exceed all regulatory and legal requirements.
• 2nd shift: 4pm - 11pm

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other Duties May Be Assigned.

• Coordinates the production department to provide production and shipment of quality products to fulfill customer requirements. Daily monitor inventory.
• Responsible for assisting management in providing a safe and healthy work environment, free of all recognizable hazards. Must understand and comply with our client’s safety performance audit, such as providing safety training to employees conducting safety inspections, following up on work orders, and documenting necessary requirements.
• Controls and effectively utilized the production capacity, manpower and equipment and outside resources planning, organizing and scheduling to minimize losses; works within the framework of the budget to optimize company profitability that results in a production efficiency rating of a minimum of 93% efficiency. Maintain accurate staffing.
• Selects, trains and promotes supervisory employees and provides effective and efficient management in the department. Provide training for supervisors on new equipment. Keep supervisors informed on new or changes in processes or food safety.
• Participates in company planning through budget preparation, capital expenditure recommendation, manpower and space forecasting. Constantly seek to improve the processes. Monitor paperwork and stay informed of our client’s and our client's Regulations.
• Effectively communicates through our active listening; acting or input; sharing information in an open, timely manner and encouraging others to do the same. Maintains appropriate confidentiality. Daily reviews shift production reports and give feedback on problems and areas of potential improvement. Provide communication between shifts and to second shift supervisors and importance of continuous improvement of quality, wastes management and productivity and provide feedback on progress. Corresponds between shifts and departments continuously to ensure good quality and safety. Maintaining proper flow of product. Work with maintenance on time utilization and productivity. Provide leadership and feedback to supervisors to improve.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Bachelors Degree in Meat Science or Business preferred with a minimum of three years related experience with progressive managerial responsibilities.

Physical Demands/ Work Environment

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Individuals may need to sit or stand as needed. Will require walking and standing primarily on a level surface for long periods of the day. Reaching above shoulder heights, below the waist or lifting as required to file documents or store materials throughout the work day. Proper lifting techniques required. May include lifting up to 25 pounds for files, production materials/equipment, on occasion.
• The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where under certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses with side shields and mandatory hearing protection. Primary environment: production floor – extreme hot/cold temperatures, loud/noisy, adequate lighting as found in a typical manufacturing environment.

Skills: communication,manufacturing,management