Department Superintendent - Decatur, IL

Archer Daniels Midland • Decatur, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position will be responsible for many of the day-to-day activities as well as long-term planning for the soybean prep and extraction department. The Soybean Extraction Department Superintendent will have direct oversight of hourly employees within a union environment and provide guidance to other salary supervision in the department. Management of a department requires skills in the areas of leadership, communication, effective listening and self-motivation as well as all aspects of safety, quality, production, plant goals, cost management and employee development.

Requirements

• Four-year degree and a minimum of four years of supervisory experience with increasing manufacturing leadership responsibility, or a minimum of 5 years of hands-on, increasing production leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in safety.
• Demonstrated coaching and leadership skill.
• General experience with computers and specifically MS Office is required.
• Demonstrated ability to plan strategically for both short- and long-term to achieve department goals is required.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to train and motivate the people they supervise.
• Able to work effectively with other members of management within the facility.
• Demonstrate understanding of soybean prep and extraction processes.
• Ensure effective communication within all levels of the organization, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to manage employees in a fair, direct and honest manner is required.
• Fill in and work with other departments as needed, for the common good of the complex.

Responsibilities

• Ensure operations and products manufactured comply with all applicable quality regulatory requirements and laws of all countries to which we are subject.
• Implementation and management of all aspects of the plant Performance Excellence process.
• Must rely on their experience, good judgment and planning to ensure effective planning to accomplish goals, implement operational procedures and training as well as to enforce company plans, policies and rules.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to train and motivate the people they supervise, including salaried supervision and engineers as well as hourly operations.
• Ensure planning of maintenance and capital activities and able to adjust operations to support these activities.
• Able to work effectively with other members of management within the facility.
• Demonstrate understanding of soybean prep and extraction processes.
• Ensure effective communication within all levels of the organization, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated ability to manage employees in a fair, direct and honest manner is required.
• Fill in and work with other departments as needed, for the common good of the complex.

Benefits

• Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
• If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level