Technical Superintendent

Kaiser Aluminum Warrick•Newburgh, IN

39d•Onsite

About The Position

Kaiser Aluminum Warrick has been on the path of innovation, embracing the latest technologies for almost 60 years! We have revolutionized the industry and lead the way in the development of sustainable aluminum products the you use every day for food and drinks. Our people are the bedrock for our operations. Along with their dedication to excellence and integrity, our people are drivers of continuous improvement who build on new ideas while flourishing within our growing business. We provide opportunities for you to think outside the box and bring creative and progressive solutions to our operations. Our passion for inclusion, diversity and equity is a value at the core of our organization and people. Are you ready to start your journey with us and be the future of Kaiser Warrick Aluminum?Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it—innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people. We are searching for a Technical Superintendent to join our largest plant operations in Newburgh, Indiana! Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it—innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people. We are searching for a Technical Superintendent to join our largest plant operations in Newburgh, Indiana! Working in this integral leadership position, your key responsibility is leading an area engineering team that supports production and maintenance efforts for the department. This involves leading multidiscipline teams to solve problems, providing technical support and guidance for the engineering staff, developing capital and major maintenance plans and forecasts, developing engineering team members technical and leadership skills, and being a member of the department leadership team.

Requirements

Supervisory experience in a manufacturing or process industry.
Excellent communication skills with proven ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
Influential and flexible leadership with experience encouraging and championing a diverse workforce.
Strong experience in management with a proven track record of teamwork skills and ability to build and manage multidisciplinary teams, to grow and develop people.
Building of culture of ownership, engagement, and empowerment.
Should be forward-thinking regarding continuous improvement plans.
Be able to encourage and enable leadership development among their team.
Sound understanding/experience of project management .
Strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Results oriented.
A minimum of 10 years of engineering and supervisory experience with responsibility for leading technical teams within a manufacturing environment
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Hands on experience heavy industrial and manufacturing environments.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience in working knowledge of project management, casting, metal rolling processes, coil coating, or coil slitting is desired.

Responsibilities

Lead multidiscipline area engineering team.
Mentor, train, and coach engineers and other technical resources.
Drive and lead problem-solving teams across multiple fields.
Maintaining strong leadership, including the ability to lead teams across different teams, envisioning and articulating the strategy and passionately owning and driving the team towards achievement.
Align capital projects for the department by collaborating with operations, maintenance, and quality teams.
Develop and implement strategic training plans for department engineers to support continuous improvement across production centers.
Sound understanding of Statistics and process control.