Job Details
Job Location
Adams Vegetable Oils inc – Arbuckle Mill location – Arbuckle, CA
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
High School
Salary Range
$100,000.00 – $125,000.00 Salary/year
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Day
Job Category
Management
Description
Job Purpose Summary:
The Superintendent of Operations is a member of the Operations Team reporting directly to the Plant Manager. The Superintendent of Operations is accountable and responsible for plant operations – oil seed processing, refining, material handling/tracking, water treatment, packing, safety, personnel development/training and the overall efforts of the production processes. This position is directly responsible for meeting/exceeding established production standards through efficient management of resources, while ensuring product quality requirements.
Food Safety Policy:
Adams Group is committed to producing and distributing high quality products through adherence to industry and regulatory standards. As an Adams Group employee, you will be trained on our food safety policies and will be held accountable to adhering to them. You will be encouraged and required to notify supervision about actual or potential food safety issues. Everyone at Adams is involved in delivering safe food – within your scope of work you will be empowered to act to resolve food safety issues.
Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Lead and develop supervisors, operators and sanitation personnel in daily work efforts
- Be familiar with, or gain the knowledge of oil seed processing, refining, water treatment, and quality testing
- Monitor operations for potential safety and food safety hazards on a daily basis
- Ensure all personnel training is completed, including qualifications, safety training and specialized training
- Oversee the completion of required quality reports, ensuring timeliness and accuracy
- Make measured decisions concerning operations, considering safety, quality and efficiencies.
- Participate in daily production planning meetings, offering solutions to any production constraints
- Communicate with operators, any hour, during emergency situations
- Review production trends, yields, consumption of materials and through-put
- Determine root cause analysis concerning production inefficiencies and line down-time
- Participate in, and prepare for all audits, ensuring all areas are audit-ready at all times
- Ensure operations are performed in accordance with approved procedures and company policy
- Verify lock out/tag out, fall protection, and confined space entry rules and policies are followed
- Create, read and follow Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.P.s) and forms, ensuring all are up to date
- Oversight of materials management and inventory management teams
- Oversight of personnel scheduling
- Oversight of commodity movement planning and communication
- Authorize/complete work permits
- Document all accidents, incidents and near misses to the Plant Manager and Adams Group Safety Manager
- Maintain a positive and professional atmosphere for all employees and visitors
- Other duties as directed or required.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- 8-10 years operations management in the food, beverage, dairy or oil seed industry
- Prior certification in HACCP, HARPC, SQF, BRC, ISO 22000 preferred
- Experience with ERP systems
- Excellent computer skills – All Microsoft Suite formats
Position Requirements:
- Sound knowledge and demonstrable success of providing leadership
- Highly motivated and self-directed with exceptional communication skills – verbal and written, bilingual is a plus
- Have the ability to climb stairs and ladders
- Able to work in all weather conditions
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis
- Must be willing and able to work extended hours as necessary
- Must be willing and able to take calls off shift