Stevedore Superintendent (TSI Grain) – Destrehan, LAThis is a salaried exempt level position.
Position Summary:Stevedore Superintendent is a key operational role and is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of multiple teams working to support the company’s overall business mission and goals. This position is a leading role in driving excellence and developing high performance teams. This position will provide leadership to management staff, assessing operations, overseeing capital expenditures and ensuring proper implementation of Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Production programs. The role requires a good communicator who can develop extraordinary interdepartmental, commercial and customer relationships will be most successful.
This position requires a strategic and process-driven thinker who through collaboration with ADM leaders will optimize the group and drive sustainable, high performance for environmental, health, safety, quality, food safety, people, efficiency, cost, and asset optimization. The Stevedore Superintendent reports directly to the Director of Operations.
Job Responsibilities:- Direct operational needs of the business and manage stevedores in a manner consistent with good business practices of the Company.
- Provide leadership to location personnel on all Corporate-required programs and policies, including Safety, Environmental, Quality and Production.
- Be a safety champion by promoting safe behavior, implementing safety programs and oversight of safety training requirements.
- Coordinate and execute capital expenditures and ensure projects are completed in a timely, cost-effective manner.
- Ensure all production-related expenses (payroll/overtime, headcount, inventory, equipment repairs, maintenance, and supplies).
- Responsible for providing leadership to management staff, including hiring, training and coaching of personnel
- Responsible for identifying and executing cost management initiatives.
- Develop and support employees to achieve personal, regional and corporate goals.
- Partner with commercial to ensure optimal business needs in designated locations.
- Initiate plans and processes which minimize manufacturing costs through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, materials, and capital. Assure attainment of business objectives and productions schedules while ensuring product standards that will exceed our customers’ expectations. Reduce costs and improve efficiencies in all areas of plant operations.
- Implement manufacturing strategies and action plans to ensure that the facility supports ADM’s strategic initiatives.
- Establish group and individual accountabilities throughout all plant departments for safety leadership, problem solving and cost reduction.
- Ensure proper maintenance of site equipment and infrastructure.
- Properly utilize resources. Foster a well-trained and motivated staff. Responsible for establishing all shift production schedules. Select and train plant supervisory and administrative staff. Conduct employee performance reviews. Schedule and conduct plant meetings.
- Participates in annual business planning and budgeting of the plant.
- Additional projects and duties as assigned
Job Requirements:- Bachelor's Degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- 5+ years of experience in Agriculture Operations Management (preferably Grain/Feed Operations), prior experience with operating and expense capital budgeting, asset realization, and plant project management.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, independent thinking, strong organizational and planning abilities and excellent analytical and problem solving skills are essential.
- Proven ability to engage and motivate hourly and salary teams.
- Strong organizational skills required so as to constantly keep in touch with various departments of the organization.
- Ability to work closely with all business functions.
- Excellent communication skills interacting with all levels of staff, including hourly workforce and senior management.
- Proficiency in MS Office required, working knowledge of SAP/JDE/Maximo strongly preferred.
- Ability to demonstrate a strong financial/business acumen is required to be successful in this role as much of the position entails meeting the budget and productivity requirements of the plant.
- Ability to work self-directed (day to day) with a high level of initiative, priority setting
- Facility is a 24/7 operation, selected candidate must be able to work on average 50 hours per week and be available during business critical situations
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ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
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