Department Superintendent - Decatur, IL

Decatur

IL - Illinois

Operations: Manufacturing, Production, Maintenance, Utilities

Job Description

Department Superintendent - Decatur, IL
Glycols Plant
This is a Salaried Exempt position reporting to the Glycols Production Manager.

Job Description:
This position is responsible for leading the day-to-day activities and short/long-term planning for the Glycols Department. The superintendent will champion performance excellence throughout the department to develop personnel, manage the chemical/mechanical processes, and oversee the successful implementation of improvement projects. They will establish and own the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the department. The superintendent is also responsible for tracking and understanding department costs, yields, quality, process performance, and mentoring process engineers.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and visitors is the top priority. This includes enforcing all company and location requirements for personal and process safety, environmental compliance, and quality assurance.
• Identify improvement opportunities and take ownership of the Focused Improvement efforts in their area.
• Issue guidance and establish a proper review and response process to allow reports to successfully operate the plant to meet daily, weekly, and monthly targets.
• Analyze existing processes for cost savings, reliability, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Interact with research, maintenance, controls, process, and quality personnel in planning and development of process improvements.
• Advocate for resources to make the department a success.
• Ensure effective training and mentoring of department operations staff.
• Availability to support 24/7 plant operations.
• Provide directions and priorities to all direct reports.

• B.S. in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of plant operations experience, managerial experience preferred.
• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required to communicate results and performance to key stakeholders and ensure successful achievement of goals with operations staff.
• Manage intradepartmental relationships across company job functions. This position interacts with various engineers, plant personnel, commercial stakeholders, and research personnel.
• Ability to prioritize tasks is critical to effectively managing the improvement of the department.
• A general knowledge of the operation of process, regulatory requirements, and financial understanding of the manufacturing costs related to equipment and processes.
• Effective interaction with multiple employees and managers to prioritize demands.
• Continuous improvement mindset utilizing independent judgment to solve problems.
• Proactive participation in safety, environmental, and quality activities is expected to ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Employee is expected to ensure the development of colleagues through training and mentoring activities.

Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:

• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).

• Paid time off including paid holidays.
• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our industry, as we strive to ensure our workforce represents the world that we help to feed: people of color, women, gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ADM.

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

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