Assistant Superintendent - Twin Falls, ID

Assistant Superintendent - Twin Falls, ID
Reports to: Plant Superintendent or Regional Superintendent
This is a salary exempt position         

Description: Supervising the daily activities of safety, quality, and production procedures as well as leading employees in all aspects of production

Job Responsibilities  

• Display a dedication to lead, participate, and support all safety and environmental rules and regulations applicable to the position.
  • This includes making routine updates to policies, training, procedures, and permitting processes as programs are updated in conjunction with the Plant Superintendent.
  • Present, maintain, and update both safety and quality assurance training for all colleagues at the facility. This includes production, administrative, and origination colleagues.
• Responsible to assist Location Superintendent in supervising all production staff.
• Maintain good working relationships with all employees.
• Adhere to and implement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP, and FSMA requirements. Be responsible for the daily plant operations, which include safety and environmental compliance, food safety, quality control, production, cost optimization and efficiencies.
• Become familiar with dry bean standards for both seed and commercial operations.
• Become familiar with pesticides used in the dry bean seed industry and their application
  • Ability to understand and mix agricultural chemicals customer specifications.
• Provide solutions and promote collaboration amongst the various groups such as production, maintenance and quality.
• First line of involvement with lock out/tag out procedures and confined space entries.
• Monitor, review, and suggest/direct initiatives for continuous improvement in all areas of operations.
• Review employee performance and assist in employee development.
• Assist location and regional management  team in coordinating production schedules and customer requests
• Responsible for ensuring proper cleaning and sanitation of every process flow in the facility.
• Observes equipment throughout facility and report concerns to maintenance staff.
  • Must have the ability and knowledge of general maintenance practices troubleshoot and assisting in completing equipment repairs. This includes directing maintenance activities in a safe manner while implementing the first line of involvement of ADM’s safety permits and programs.
• Leads work of all production employees.
• Give feedback on a routine basis to all employees.
• Review and ensure daily production records, equipment inspections, and other forms are completed in accordance with ADM’s policies and procedures.
• Administer supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring and training employees; appraising performance; rewarding and focusing employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Flexibility to work any shift required, including weekends and holidays as applicable.
• Work cooperatively and communicate effectively with production, administrative, sales, and management teams
• Flexibility and welcoming of changes in work routine.
• Assist in all payroll activities including  completion of time card calculations for  temporary and full time colleagues, reviewing  payroll clerks time sheets, and supplying information to staffing agencies.
• Assist in overseeing physical and digital inventories including, bulk, consumables and chemical inventories.
• Obtain and maintain Professional Pesticide Applicator’s License (seed locations only)

Job Requirements

• Ability to sit/stand/walk for long periods of time while performing job duties.
• Capability of working in confined spaces and from heights, bending, kneeling, able to lift 50 lbs. repeatedly and ability to wear a respirator.
• Ability to analyze information quickly to provide feedback in the manufacturing process and troubleshoot equipment failures.     
• Computer skills which include proficiency in Microsoft Office and other common business applications
• Ability to compete all operational tasks and fill in for hourly colleagues, including off hour shifts as needed.
• Prior work related and leadership experiences preferred

Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. 

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