Superintendent, Operations 2nd Shift

Upcoresolutions; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Upcoresolutions is seeking a Production Superintendent to direct plant production activities and ensure quality products at the lowest cost, while maintaining a safe work environment.

The role focuses on meeting schedules and regulatory requirements, providing safety training, supervising supervisors, and coordinating with maintenance to maximize productivity—aiming for at least 93% production efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Meat Science or Business; 3+ years managerial experience.
• Experience leading production, safety training and process improvements.
• Ability to manage budgets and coordinate with maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the production department to provide production and shipment of quality products; monitor inventory.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment; provide safety training and inspections.
• Optimize production capacity, staffing and equipment within budget for profitability.
• Select, train and promote supervisory staff; provide training on new equipment.
• Participate in budgeting, capital expenditure planning and spaceforecasting.
• Maintain communication across shifts; drive continuous improvement in quality, wastes, and productivity.

Skills

People management

Safety training

Production planning

Budgeting

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's in Meat Science or Business

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE

Our client is seeking a Production Superintendent position that 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.

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, 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 McDonald's and USDA 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.