Plant Superintendent Decatur
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Job Location:
Decatur, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Position Summary
The Plant Superintendent is responsible for the overall coordination safety and efficiency of plant operations. This role ensures production targets are met while maintaining high standards for safety quality cost control and employee engagement. The Plant Superintendent provides leadership to supervisors and frontline teams driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
The incumbent must establish action plans to ensure that the operation meets budgetary standards complies with regulatory requirements for food and personnel safety meets established customer service standards and obtains desired production schedules while maintaining existing fiscal objectives. The incumbent is also responsible for the training and development of staff (incl. hourly and salaried personnel) as well as maintaining a positive climate for employee relations. This incumbent needs to provide dynamic energetic and motivational leadership to achieve operational excellence.
PAY RANGE- $103175-$128968
Benefits-Medical Dental 401k
Key Responsibilities
- Safety & Compliance
- Champion a strong safety culture; ensure compliance with all OSHA environmental and company safety standards
- Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions
- Maintain GMP sanitation and housekeeping standards
- Operations Management
- Oversee daily plant operations to meet production schedules yield and efficiency targets
- Monitor KPIs (throughput downtime scrap labor efficiency) and drive performance improvements
- Ensure proper staffing scheduling and resource allocation
- Leadership & People Development
- Lead coach and develop production supervisors and team leaders
- Drive accountability engagement and positive employee relations
- Support hiring onboarding training and performance management
- Continuous Improvement
- Identify and implement process improvements to reduce cost and increase productivity
- Support Lean Six Sigma or other CI initiatives
- Partner with maintenance and engineering to improve equipment reliability
- Quality Assurance
- Ensure adherence to product quality standards and specifications
- Collaborate with QA to address non-conformances and customer concerns
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Maintenance Quality HR and Supply Chain to meet plant objectives
- Support capital projects and operational upgrades
Qualifications :
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Management or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 510 years of manufacturing experience including leadership responsibility
- Strong knowledge of production processes safety regulations and labor relations
- Proven leadership problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies preferred
Equipment/Software Skills: MS Office Suite (Includes Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Access) AS 400
Familiarity with PLC Warehouse Management Systems Inventory Management Systems Plant Automation Systems
Must be able to interface with mainframe general accounting MRP and order processing.
Key Competencies
- Leadership and team development
- Operational excellence mindset
- Strong communication and conflict resolution
- Data-driven decision making
- Accountability and results orientation
Work Environment
- Manufacturing/industrial setting
- Requires regular presence on the plant floor
- May involve off-shift support or extended hours as needed
Additional Information :
Physical: Sitting/Walking/Climbing as required in a manufacturing environment.
Sensory: Good Listening Skills; Public speaking abilities to communicate with both hourly and salaried personnel.
Mental/Reasoning: Organizational; Decision making ability; Multi-tasking; Must have strong analytical and problem solving abilities to accommodate a quick paced environment (a quick thinker).
Benefits: Medical Dental Vision
Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law including but not limited to on the basis of race or color religion gender age genetic information national origin/ancestry mental or physical disability family status/marital status military/veteran status and any other legally protected status.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision-The Employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the Employers legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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Employment Type :
Full-time
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About Company
Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America and is a producer of quality bulk and packaged dressings, mayonnaise and sauces. Stratas Foods was formed in October 2008 as a 50/50 joint ... View more
