Production Superintendent - Lumber (Management & Executives)

Full Time

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  Mississippi, Mississippi, United States

Job#160909PS - Sawmill Green End Production Superintendent - Mississippi
Location: United States
Industry: Lumber
Education Required: BS Degree preferred
Years Experience Required:  Must have a minimum of 5 years of sawmill production supervision experience. 

Responsibilities:

The Sawmill Green End Superintendent will be responsible for the log yard through the sawmill reporting to the Assistant Plant Manager. This includes safety, lumber processing, environmental compliance, production scheduling, inventory control,  and operation of all equipment to maintain and exceed safety and production standards. This person will maintain a cooperative relationship with the upstream and downstream customers.  Working in partnership with key personnel to develop and communicate task priority based on risk will be critical to the successful candidate.
 
Other Key Expectations Include:
  • Drive excellence in safety and environmental compliance and performance
  • Lead and develop employees to improve capability and performance
  • Ensure that the department structure and employee responsibilities are aligned and effective at meeting safety, productivity and quality expectations.
  • Evaluate, prioritize, and implement improvement initiatives to improve safety, reliability, and performance
  • Identify gaps to achieving operations excellence and lead team to closing those gaps through both capital and non-capital solutions
  • Ability to recognize both positive and negative individual performance and respond appropriately 
Basic Qualifications:
  • 5 years manufacturing experience
  • Experience leading improvement efforts in a manufacturing environment
  • Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience 
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred
  • 5 years of experience in a softwood sawmill leadership role required
Knowledge – Skills – Abilities:
  • Understanding of general safe work practices
  • Efficient use of Microsoft Office Products and computer based systems
  • Effective oral and written communication skills 

Compensation

Wage: $80K+ depending on experience and education