What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Superintendent position at Land O'Frost?
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced professional to support regulatory and internal processes, drive process improvements, and ensure the sustainability of our initiatives. This role will be responsible for overseeing operations, developing supervisory teams, and promoting our core values and culture.
Company
At Land O'Frost, our brands of lunchmeat and specialty sausage products are recognized as one of the nation's best-selling and trusted brands. We have accomplished this through our incredible team of employees who are customer-focused, motivated, achievers, developers, and purpose-driven.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure employee and plant safety, food safety, quality initiatives, HR, and process controls.
- Complete RedZone Initiatives utilizing Kaizens, DLMPs, and lean processes.
- Drive the sustainability of CAPA initiatives.
- Champion process improvement and lean manufacturing activities by collaborating with supporting functions to implement and sustain change.
- Drive metrics and review departmental performance, production, yield, efficiencies, labor utilization, and financial results.
- Implement appropriate CAPEX plans to support new business, profitability, and asset maintenance.
- Direct, coach, and develop a supervisory team to align their work with long-term goals and the company's strategic direction.
- Set goals for direct reports in training and development, performance, and succession planning.
- Collaborate with management and cross-functional teams to set direction, accountability, and achieve results.
- Demonstrate cross-functional capability in supply chain, organizational excellence, finance, quality, and food safety.
- Serve as acting supervisor in their absence.
- Promote and reinforce LOF Core Values and culture at all levels.
Competencies
You excel at developing and leading teams to achieve high performance. You foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You prioritize the needs and preferences of consumers and customers. You are goal-oriented and consistently strive to achieve and exceed targets. You lead by example and inspire others to follow. You have a strong focus on process improvement and lean manufacturing.
About You
- <> Minimum 5 years of operational/manufacturing experience; food industry preferred.
- <> Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, food science, meat science, or related field required.
- <> HACCP Certification, Lean/Six Sigma Certification preferred.
- <> Experience in food manufacturing processes preferred; supervisory/managerial experience required.
- <> Local and/or overnight travel required (25%).
