Production Superintendent

Your tasks HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT The Production Superintendent provides leadership, direction and support to both Shift Supervisors and the hourly workforce to ensure overall business objectives are obtained. These objectives include but are not limited to safety, production, quality, cost and delivery. Additionally, the Production Superintendent will act as a change agent to help implement process improvements and management initiatives at floor level. Included in the endeavor is active participation in the Continental Business System (Lean) activities to reduce product and process variation and eliminate waste.Safety:  Improve safety performance through ensuring floor level accountability with respect to safety rules and process. Ensure that root case analysis and corrective action are implemented to prevent safety incidents.   Production: Provide leadership and resources necessary to drive plant productivity and efficiency, while staying within the right of the union contract.  Interact with scheduling to promote plant throughput and drive delivery. Human Development: Support training processes for hourly associates. Ensure that operator cross training requirements are supported and met.Quality:  Improve key process indicators and ensure compliance with quality process and standards.Collaborates with Quality Manager to facilitate corrective actions to customer problems, as well as support and participate in customer calls with the Quality ManagerCustomer Satisfaction: Understands and leads production team to achieve the needs of the customers both external and internal.Cost: Ownership of department costs, labor, inventories, waste, and efficiencies associated with meeting customer demandDrive lean thinking and best practices on the shop floor through daily activities including but not limited to standard work, visual management, daily production (Gemba) walksMaintains effective communication and cooperation with the plant operating committee, all process areas and support groups.All additional duties as assignedTHE ENVIRONMENT Safety is our highest priority and safety procedures / guidelines must be always adhered to. This includes safety wear such as safety glasses, safety-toed sheos, and hearing protection.The job is within an environment where you will be exposed forklift and pedestrian traffic, heat and noise. The role involves various physical tasks, including lifting and operating machinery, with comprehensive training provided.