Plant Superintendent (Nights)

Foster Farms • Demopolis, AL

4d

About The Position

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued Team Members will shine through in everything we do. Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, however operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage Team Members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups. Responsible for all aspects of safety, food safety, and retention goals. Responsible for the scheduling and operation of all manufacturing departments and for meeting department and company goals and standards on quality, yield, productivity, cost and safety. Responsible for development and training of supervisors, lead persons and team members, working within the guidelines of the union contract and company policies. Responsible for quick and timely feedback to manager on all exceptions in regard to productivity, downtime, quality, yield and safety. Responsible for monitoring standards and indexes needed to control the area of responsibility. Administer to ensure that safety orientations and safety meetings are held as required to keep frequency and severity to a minimum. Participates at department meetings in the planning process and to the testing and development of techniques/processes.

Requirements

• Must have a BS or BA in Business Management or equivalent work experience of 5-10 years in the food processing industry.
• Must demonstrate ability to communicate verbally and in writing and must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Must have good mathematical background to be able to perform calculations on yield, productivity timecards, reports, etc.
• Must be able to evaluate supervisors, lead persons, and Team Members fairly and objectively, strong human resource skills.
• Must be able to submit and pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of safety, food safety, and retention goals.
• Responsible for the scheduling and operation of all manufacturing departments and for meeting department and company goals and standards on quality, yield, productivity, cost and safety.
• Responsible for development and training of supervisors, lead persons and team members, working within the guidelines of the union contract and company policies.
• Responsible for quick and timely feedback to manager on all exceptions in regard to productivity, downtime, quality, yield and safety.
• Responsible for monitoring standards and indexes needed to control the area of responsibility.
• Administer to ensure that safety orientations and safety meetings are held as required to keep frequency and severity to a minimum.
• Participates at department meetings in the planning process and to the testing and development of techniques/processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees