Superintendent, Operations 2nd Shift

Job Details

Job Location: Ponca City, OK 74601

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.

• 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 Lopez Dorada’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 utilizes the production capacity, manpower and equipment as well as outside resources, planning, organizing and scheduling to minimize losses; works within the framework of the budget to optimize company profitability resulting 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. Provides training for supervisors on new equipment and keeps 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 seeks to improve the processes. Monitors paperwork and stays informed of McDonald’s and USDA Regulations.
• Effectively communicates through 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 gives feedback on problems and areas of potential improvement. Provides communication between shifts and to second‑shift supervisors, promoting continuous improvement of quality, waste management and productivity, and provides feedback on progress.
  
  Corresponds between shifts and departments continuously to ensure good quality and safety, maintains proper flow of product, works with maintenance on time utilization and productivity, and provides leadership and feedback to supervisors to improve.

Education and/or experience: Bachelors Degree in Meat Science or Business preferred with a minimum of three years of related experience with progressive managerial responsibilities.

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 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.