Department Superintendent

Leggett & Platt is looking for a Department Superintendent to support our Branch One bedding group. It is the responsibility of the Department Superintendent to provide support and direction to the Triad Process; while providing support to the Branch One Mission and Vision. Ensure that Branch One is operating safely and focused on the branch mission and goal statements. Works closely with the Safety/Environmental Director, Quality Systems Department, Customer Service, Shipping Department, Human Resource Managers, Maintenance Department, Master Scheduler, and CI Manager.

So, these are the things you will be doing as the Department Superintendent:

• Identify and stop further processing of non-conformance related to product, processes or the quality systems.
• Take action to prevent non-conformities related to the product produced, services provided or the ISO 9001:2015 management system.
• Make suggestions for improvement and verify the implementation of solutions.
• Know the location of and understand their control plans, work instruction and specification.

SAFETY
• Understand how all equipment function in their department.
• Attends to any injured employee and ensures they receive any medical attention required.
• Must be able to administer safety, emergency and environmental policies.
• Must strive for continuous cost reductions in all areas of responsibility.
• Make sure department is clean and organized.
• Work to help ensure a safe workplace for everyone.
• Must know and be responsible for MSDS, blood borne pathogen, hearing conservation, OSHA standards, environmental and hazardous material programs, and other personnel programs.
• Must know and be responsible for proper procedures for accident reporting, methods and investigation.

QUALITY
• Ensure that quality check stations are maintained and in order
• Ensure Production Supervisors and employees follow all quality programs to produce the best quality possible.
• Ensure new employees get proper training.

PRODUCTION
• Oversee and work with production supervisors to solve work and personnel problems.
• Ensure people in departments are working at highest efficiency potential.
• Work to solve problems in troubled area of their department related to materials, methods, procedures, packaging, storage, etc.
• Must have knowledge of product specifications in their department.
• Monitor department product flow.
• Monitor special work/sale orders.
• Ensure production notices are posted in a timely manner.
• Monitor scheduling of overtime as needed.
• Ensure plant and parts room security on weekends.
• Set daily goals for production supervisors.
• Have periodic meeting with production supervisors.
• Responsible for the direction of Production Supervisors and department employees.
• Has a general understanding of all machine in department and priority.
• Stress the importance of safety.
• Do periodic quality checks to make sure employees are making a quality product.
• Use continuous improvement tools to help solve problems with safety, quality, production, or employee morale.
• Notify the Inventory Manager if getting low on raw materials. J-0001-HR-0441C
• Keep Safety Director updated on any problem areas.
• Report accidents as soon as they happen.
• Keep in touch with the Human Resources Managers on job openings.
• Know the status of machines in their department at all times.
• Conduct meetings as needed.
• Ensure employees receive proper training including EOJT training.
• Ensure Preventive Maintenance tasks are completed effectively and in a timely manner.

In addition, the Department Superintendent performs any other tasks related to the operation of this Branch as directed by the General Superintendent.

This position may require occasional overtime and travel.

To be successful in the role:

• Intimate knowledge of the manufacturing process used by the company.
• Product familiarity, including the product structures.
• Good understanding of MPR logic.
• The ability to work with numbers.
• Good Communication skills.
• Effectively supervise a large group of people in a manufacturing environment.
• Be able to work evening or overnight shift.
• Ability to exemplify a cooperative attitude necessary to work with all department and management teams.
• Must have a good understanding of the following skills or be pursuing them through formal training:
o Safety procedures
o Total Quality Management
o Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM)
o Personnel Management
o Manufacturing planning/scheduling

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