Production Superintendent

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Ash Grove family of companies is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.
To learn more about us go to www.ashgrove.com
At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Disability Pay
Life Insurance
Growth Opportunities and more!
Summary:
The Production Superintendent organizes and schedules the activities of the employees working on the production crews to produce cost-effective amounts of clinker and cement, according to quality control specifications and plant production goals. This position coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure shipping, maintenance, and quarry activities are in sync with production schedules. The position supervises a medium team of employees.
What you’ll be contributing:
Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
Prioritizes, assigns, and communicates tasks for the employees working on the teams.
Directs production team and manages plant operations to ensure production goals are achieved. Strives for continuous improvement of production operations.
Monitors and supervises the performance of hourly employees working directly in the production process. Evaluates job performance and communicate same to employees.
Performs hiring, recommends or provides technical training, discipline, and other related duties as needed for the shift.
Coordinates with control room personnel to respond as quickly as possible to problems occurring in the production process.
Monitors quality control and coordinates with lab and production personnel to ensure that adjustments are made to enhance quality and meet required specifications.
Collaborates with Team Members from prior and following shifts regarding the status of production operations, problems, and adjustments being made to meet production standards and objectives.
Ensures team understanding that material streams from the producing units and transfer facilities are properly positioned and operating.
Provide support so that safety meetings are held regularly to ensure employees understand and practice proper safety procedures.
Assures that inspection of work areas is completed for safety hazards and ensures compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
Maintains records of employee overtime, absences, vacations, etc., and prepares daily time sheets for production employees. Ensures that proper pay scale codes and charge numbers are recorded for employees.
Monitors inventory of materials in the plant daily and that documentation is provided accordingly.
Inspects equipment and process systems and provides data to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and process problems.
Assists with Investigations and reporting accidents and incidents as required by internal contacts and external agencies.
Investigates, recommends, and implements capital investments as needed.
Coordinates efforts with other departments such as maintenance, shipping, quarry, and marine.
Assures accurate preparation of daily reports and maintains required records regarding production operations as requested.
Inspects equipment and process system breakdowns, determines repairs needed, and writes work orders. Coordinates and

Employment type
Full Time