Green End Superintendent - Canfor : Job Details

Posting ID: 27494 Position Type: Regular City: DeRidder, LA, United States Location: DeRidder

Are you a forward-thinking leader in the industrial sector, recognized for your accountability and ability to lead teams to success? If yes, our Green End Superintendent role at our DeRidder Sawmill in DeRidder, LA may be just what you're looking for.

As a vital member of the management team, the Green End Superintendent embodies a safety-focused mindset and exemplifies strong teamwork. This role holds responsibility for spearheading leadership within the sawmill, collaborating closely with department heads to optimize divisional operations for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

* Confers with management personnel to establish production and quality control standards

* Develop budget and cost controls, obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of products ordered

* Plans and directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors

* Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment

* Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications, and operating or production problems

* Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality

* Revises production schedules and priorities as a result of equipment failure or operating problems

* Consults with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products

* Ensure compliance with all environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations in the sawmill

* Ensures that hydraulic unit inspections are completed

* Ensures that drain inspections are completed

* Supervises all sawmill, saw filers, log deck, and log yard employees as directed

For this role, you'll come equipped with:

* Minimum 5-10 years of experience in wood products manufacturing at the supervisory or superintendent level

* Proven ability in leadership, achieving goals, and managing safety performance

* Effective communicator with strong verbal, written, and presentation skills

* Solid knowledge of performance management and continuous improvement processes

* Excellent interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving and team-building skills

* Solid understanding and knowledge of optimization equipment and processes

* Strong organizational skills with the ability to lead change initiatives

* A maintenance background is considered an asset

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