PLANT SUPERINTENDENT

CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc., a wholly owned company of Crown Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods. At Crown, we are passionate about helping our customers build their brands and connect with consumers around the world.  We do this by delivering innovative packaging that offers significant value for brand owners, retailers and consumers alike. With operations in 47 countries employing over 33,000 people and net sales of over $11 billion, we are uniquely positioned to bring best practices in quality and manufacturing to our customers to drive their businesses locally and globally.  Sustaining a leadership position requires us to build a team of highly talented, dedicated and driven individuals. 

Division: 

Crown’s Food Division is the number one manufacturer of food cans in the world. Our complete array of food packaging serves a variety of markets, including fruit, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, ready meals, pet food, infant milk powder and other dry food products. We offer a wide selection of food cans from round to bowl as well as shaped cans. We truly focus on excellence. Here is your chance to join the Crown Food Business Unit. 

Location: Owatonna, MN 

Position Overview: 

As a key member of the plant management team, the primary function of the Plant Superintendent is to lead, coach, develop, and support all hourly employees in their activities associated with the production of Crown products.  Achieve company, departmental, and individual goals through the use of continuous improvement. Specific accountabilities include but are not limited to the following. 

Duties And Responsibilities: 

Strong collaborative communication skills. Communicate with employees, concerning problem solving, scheduling, overtime, vacations, training, staffing needs, employee relations, safety, and quality. 

Review, analyze, and act to correct non-conformance in the areas on policies, procedures, safety, SPC performance, and quality. 

Lead, coach, and support line process teams in their efforts to improve quality, production, increase flexibility and reduce cost. 

Review and support master scheduling to meet production needs. 

Support the Plant Manager in all aspect of daily plant operations 

Manage direct reports, prepare work schedules and assign specific duties 

Implement and ensure all Corporate policies, goals, objectives and procedures 

Oversee activities directly related to making products or providing services 

Determine staffing requirements, by interviewing, hiring and training hourly staff 

Provide a safe working environment for all employees through SAFE observations, team safety meetings, and safety initiatives 

Ensure the maintenance of physical assets of the plant to insure continued operation and attainment of line effectiveness, raw materials utilization and costs. 

Lead and support improvements in asset effectiveness and develop tracking systems for downtime and action plans 

Ensure the assessments of employees and devise individual development plans 

Assist in the creation and development of training programs for both salary and hourly employees 

Support the plant productivity team in reviewing operating standards, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), material usage effectiveness, quality specifications to identify improvement opportunities. 

Develop, manage and execute a work request process that achieves plant objectives for quality, productivity, safety and GMP improvements. Includes identifying needs, estimating costs, evaluating benefits, determining classification, requisitioning and project management 

Review financial statements, sales, activity reports, other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement to determine areas needing cost reduction, and program improvement 

Participate in the developing annual budgets as needed 

Job Requirements 

Qualifications: 

In addition to the specific responsibilities listed above, the ideal candidate will possess the following: 

Minimum Requirements 

Bachelor's Degree  

Minimum five years manufacturing experience  

Excellent verba and written communication skills. 

Full command of MS Office required (Word, Excel, & Power Point). Good computer skills. 

3 to 5 years of collaborative leadership skills a must. 

Strong organizational and management skills. 

Strong dedication to time management 

2 piece can manufacturing background in food or beverage industry 

Competencies 

Strong problem solving skills through an individual and/or collaborative approach 

Ability to work independently or with a team 

Must be able to look at new solutions and “think outside the box” 

Physical Requirements: 

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.   

The Team Member may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus. 

Working Conditions: 

Generally works in a plant environment but may be required to perform some job duties inside a typical office setting. 

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic.   

The Team Member may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures. 

The noise level is frequently loud. 

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

Benefits: 

Crown provides competitive pay and performance-based bonuses for full-time team members. Employees receive comprehensive benefits, including free company-paid health insurance and a company matched 401(k). Hourly team members receive pension benefits, weekly pay, short-term and long-term disability coverage. These benefits begin on the first of the month after 30 days of employment. 

**open to relocation

**annual bonus incentive 

Salary: 125,000-136,000 

Interested: 

Take the next step in your career and apply online today at www.crowncork.com/careers.   

This job description is subject to change at any time. 

Crown is an equal opportunity employer.  Crown does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of race, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.