What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Superintendent - Pathways Development Program 2026 position at The Scoular Company?
The Associate Superintendent immerses you in the daily management of a grain-handling facility, while learning how to lead safely and efficiently. You’ll be at the heart of what we do, learning the business, driving a culture of safety and engaging with our customers. You will:
- Gain leadership experience in supervising employees, including daily directions, and leading employee training
- Become a safety advocate by developing a thorough understanding of safety policies and procedures, ensuring employee safety and protecting company assets
- Provide outstanding service to Scoular's customers while building a competitive and sustainable operation
- Identify and implement operational changes and facility improvements
- Learn to manage product quality, quantity, and inventories to gain responsibility of inbound and outbound product flow.
- Determine cost/benefit analysis to support proposals for facility improvements.
- Build an understanding of the commodity merchandising activity and strategies and translate to coordinate transportation and maintenance requirements to ensure on-time deliveries.
We have multiple locations for Associate Superintendents in the Pathways Program. In the interview process, you will be asked for your location preference between the available locations in Western Kansas, Western Nebraska and Central Kansas.
About the Program:
Scoular Pathways Program is a two-year development program that immerses new graduates in broad-based, accelerated learning, developed to drive profitability through diverse experiences, active networking, and ongoing education. Throughout the two-year program, the participants meet at our three main corporate locations to network, hear from leaders in our organization and learn more about Scoular and the industry. At the end of the program, participants will have a deep understanding of Scoular's business and how to own what’s possible.
Qualifications:
- Action-oriented, enjoys working with hands-on projects – you don’t enjoy being at a desk all day
- An emerging leader with experience leading in clubs, athletics, projects, student govt etc.
- Able to influence others and drive teamwork and collaboration
- Willing to learn and apply innovative technology
- Strong interpersonal, communication and decision-making skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Currently pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree