Superintendent - Production Operations Leader

2 months ago


Mount Olive, North Carolina, United States Butterball Full time
Job Description

About Us

Butterball, LLC is a leading manufacturer of turkey products in the United States. Our company is committed to providing a diverse range of career opportunities and paths for our employees.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Superintendent - Production Operations Leader to oversee the production processes at our facilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that production processes are operating in a safe, efficient, and effective manner while striving for continuous process improvements to achieve quality level production to meet customers' needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Directs, coaches, and develops supervisory and production team members to align their work with long-term goals and company initiatives for optimum performance.
  • Serves as a role model and initiates proactive actions to ensure team's understanding of and compliance with all company policies and regulatory guidelines.
  • Responsible for team's adherence to manufacturing protocols, product specifications, quality guidelines, safety standards.
  • Champions process improvement and lean manufacturing activities by working with supporting functions to implement change.
  • Responsible for operation layout, automation improvements, budgeting, and cost improvements.
  • Conducts routine scanning of department to identify and solve problems and takes immediate action to eliminate improper practices or hazardous conditions.
  • Organizes production activities and coordinates work of assigned plant personnel in a timely, safe, and cost-effective manner to ensure internal and external customer needs are met.
  • Tracks key indicators of the production team's performance including safety, efficiency, waste, downtime, labor costs, and industrial accidents and ensure expectations are met or exceeded.
  • Directs HACCP plan to achieve USDA requirements and guides in bird-related issues.
  • Develops, manages, and completes departmental project work linked to company objectives and goals.

Requirements

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills to prioritize workload and delegate responsibilities as needed.
  • Decisive leader with strong interpersonal skills and is adept at leading and motivating.
  • Strong knowledge of USDA regulations, HACCP, SOP, SSOP, and requirements; or ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly.
  • Knowledge of BRC practices and standards; or ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly.
  • Strong knowledge with operations metrics, such as yields, lbs./birds per man hours (PMH), line speeds, etc.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills at both the strategic and functional level.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Basic math skills (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages).
  • Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Poultry, Animal or Food Science or related field preferred.
  • 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience required.
  • Lean/Six Sigma Certification desired.
  • Knowledge and familiarity with automated manufacturing process/packaging technology is an asset.
  • Advanced Safety training, HACCP training/certifications, continuous improvement skills, experience as a leader with a multi-faceted team preferred.
  • Experience in poultry/meat food manufacturing preferred.


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