Superintendent- Plant Operations
Superintendent – Plant Operations
An experienced operational leader is sought to oversee the safe, efficient and reliable performance of a large-scale processing or manufacturing plant. This role will provide visible leadership across day-to-day operations, ensuring production targets, quality standards, regulatory requirements and business objectives are consistently achieved.
Reporting to the senior operations team, you will lead operational teams and coordinate closely with maintenance, engineering, technical, supply chain and health and safety functions. You will promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and collaboration, while ensuring that all activities are completed in accordance with approved procedures and industry best practice.
Key responsibilities
- Manage plant operations across shift teams, ensuring safe, stable and cost-effective production.
- Set clear expectations, allocate resources and monitor performance against production, quality and efficiency targets.
- Lead daily operational meetings, review performance data and implement corrective actions where required.
- Work with maintenance and engineering teams to improve plant availability, reliability and asset utilisation.
- Identify opportunities to optimise processes, reduce waste, control operating costs and improve overall productivity.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental, quality and statutory requirements.
- Coach, develop and performance-manage employees, building capability and succession across the operations function.
- Support investigations into incidents, non-conformances and operational interruptions, ensuring effective preventative measures are introduced.
- Contribute to operational planning, shutdowns, projects, audits and emergency response activities.
About you
You will have substantial experience in plant, production or process operations, including responsibility for leading teams in a complex industrial environment. A strong understanding of operational risk management, process improvement, maintenance coordination and performance reporting is essential. Experience working within a highly regulated or safety-critical setting would be advantageous.
You will be a confident communicator and practical problem-solver, able to make sound decisions under pressure and influence stakeholders at all levels. A relevant technical, engineering or operations qualification is desirable, alongside a demonstrable commitment to safe working practices, employee development and continuous improvement.
Superintendent- Plant Operations
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