Production Superintendent

Production Superintendent

Job Summary

The Production Superintendent is responsible for providing leadership, technical expertise, and operational oversight to ensure the safe, efficient, and consistent production of high-quality products. This position drives employee engagement, continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration while developing a culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strong technical, operational, and project management leadership to ensure the consistent and efficient manufacturing of products.
• Drive employee engagement, training, and development initiatives to promote a safe work environment and maximize department performance.
• Lead efforts to assess, enhance, and optimize departmental capabilities while improving productivity and operational efficiencies.
• Ensure all incoming products meet or exceed established quality standards required for internal processing.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, including but not limited to EPA, OSHA, USDA, and FSIS regulations.
• Ensure all quality standards, specifications, policies, and procedures are consistently met or exceeded.
• Foster a culture of open communication, transparency, accountability, and employee involvement.
• Promote teamwork and cross-functional collaboration across all departments and team members.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Sales teams during new product development to ensure production capability assessments and feasibility studies are completed before implementation and launch decisions are made.
• Coach, develop, and provide performance feedback to direct reports to ensure individual and team expectations are achieved.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Commitment to leading by example and adhering to all company policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• SAP experience preferred but not required.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred but not required.

 

We reward our team members with compensation and benefits above the competition, including three health care options (including an HSA), two dental options, two vision options, a very competitive 401(k) plan (with two different company match components), and several other supplemental benefits (including a generous tuition reimbursement program).

 

Indiana Packers Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and values diversity. Our EOE policy not only prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any protected category under state, local or federal law, but also reflects our commitment to making all employment decisions without regard to an individual's membership in a protected class. This policy relates to all phases of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, employment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, rates of pay and other forms of compensation, selection for training, the use of all facilities, and participation in company-sponsored employee activities. As part of its equal opportunity policy, we also take affirmative action in accordance with applicable laws to ensure that women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities have opportunities to join and progress within the Company.