Plant Superintendent - Plywood

Job Details

Job Location:

Mill City, OR 97360

Position Type:
Full Time

Job Shift: Any Job Category:
Management

Job Title:

Plant 3 Plywood Plant Superintendent

Branch:
Production

Report To:
Vice President

Schedule:

Must be available for Day and some weekend shifts

Status:
Full-time

Wage Range: $DOE

Date: 2026

We are an innovative leader in the engineered wood products industry and are seeking to find a high-performing individual to lead in a fast-paced environment. Your work will involve interfacing with multiple vendors, contractors, businesses, as well as our own employees and manufacturing processes to ensure high-quality, on time, within budget products for the end customers.

Join Freres Engineered Wood at the forefront of the mass timber revolution. Your work will contribute to sustainable, high-impact projects that support the use of our Plywood and patented Mass Ply technology. You collaborate with industry and company leaders while growing your expertise in renewable construction solutions that support both communities and healthy forests.

The Plant 3 Superintendent reports to the Plant Manager and will assist in leading the plywood production team in a continuous manufacturing environment. This position is key to the company and plant’s production and overall success. This includes supervising direct report shift supervisors, coordinating with relevant employees, setting deadlines, communicating with the plant manager and owners about the state of the production, and ensuring production quality of plywood is maintained.

A great degree of creativity and latitude is required. Hands on and willing to give assistance where needed.

“Essential functions” are primarily job duties that must be able to be performed unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer.

• Assist the Plant Manager in creating and managing budgets and monitor monthly expenses.
• Develop proficiency with company software programs
• Develop effective use of Lumber Track to review sales orders, releases, dispatch
• Develop competency with the current HRIS system to approve timecards, approve PTO requests, enter and monitor the entry of employee discipline.
• Coordinate with vendors and suppliers, as needed.
• Develop computer literacy and proficiency in commonly used business software such as spreadsheets and word processing
• Develop proficient mathematical skills to understand production units, values, and costs
• Effective document management to record necessary HR information and compliance

• Assist the Plant Manager to maintain productive relationships with other Plant Managers and Management
• Assist the Plant Manager to coordinate with Co-gen manager regarding energy sources (i.e. Natural Gas or steam) to anticipate cost savings or compliance with contractual obligations
• Assist the Plant Manager to coordinate with Transportation Manager to ensure efficient truck scheduling and adequate product materials
• Assist the Plant Manager to coordinate with Green End Managers to ensure efficient schedule and delivery of raw materials for weekly production
• Assist the Plant Manager to coordinate with Sales/Scheduling to efficiently plan production week and anticipate load discrepancies or other roadblocks
• Analyze data and create reports to corporate management
• Work closely with owners and upper management and plant employees to relay information about changing company needs.
• Open to learning
• Ability to read, write, verbalize and comprehend instructions and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations to customers, clients, and other skills.

• Assist the Plant Manage to recruit and train new employees
• Oversee work schedules to ensure coverage
• Form solid partnership with employees and leaders to foster high levels of teamwork, development, trust and performance
• Provide constructive feedback, advice, and encouragement to team members.

• Ensure a safe working environment that focuses on minimizing workplace injury and compliance with safety protocols
• Assist the Plant Manager to develop plans to help operations run smoothly
• Oversee…