Sawmill Superintendent

The Sawmill Superintendent will provide leadership, training, and development to supervisors and hourly employees by managing the process flow, resources, and workforce to meet and exceed established budgets and performance objects.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership for the department by being a role model in all and maintaining high standards in areas including safety, working relationships, quality, and training
• Oversee the day to day operations of the sawmill and maintenance departments
• Utilize established performance management system to develop direct reports in the best interest of the company (costs, overtime, absenteeism, employee performance)
• Work with operations to improve reliability and maximize equipment availability at the lowest cost to the mill through involvement and understanding of the business
• Provide supervisors with the tools and manpower to keep the equipment reliable
• Develop, implement, monitor, and report on systems for personnel development, system design, cost control, and equipment availability
• Manage the department cost in an aggressive manner assuring optimum manufacturing unit cost, development, and education on key metrics

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a manufacturing environment required
• Must have worked with Sawmill equipment recently.
• Minimum of 1 year of recent proven leadership, vision, dedication & ability to mentor a team in heavy manufacturing
• Strong mechanical and technical knowledge.
• Must be computer literate, including a strong background in MS Office
• Strong Organizational and Leadership Skills
• Financial planning & budgeting experience

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Are you a US Citizen? If yes, please provide your salary expectations per year & notice period
• Does the candidate have recent experience working in the wood/paper products industry (this is highly desirable for this client!!!):
• Explain in detail your experience working in a supervisory role in heavy manufacturing:
• Has you worked recently with sawmill equipment?

yes
no

• Please explain why you're looking for new opportunity and reason for leaving your last 2 positions

Ability to Relocate:

• Leola, AR 72084: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Required)

Work Location: In person