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Plant Superintendent-Decatur, IL
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Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, 62523, USA
Listed on 2026-01-17
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Illinois Ag
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-17
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Manufacturing / Production
Operations Manager, Production Manager
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** Job Description*
* ** Plant Superintendent-Decatur, IL
** This is a full-time, exempt position
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* Position Summary:
** The Plant Superintendent position of the Decatur Corn Plant will lead day-to-day operations to safely produce high quality products that provide value to customers and a return to shareholders. Safety and compliance are required, meeting all state and federal laws and regulatory agencies (OSHA, EPA, DNR, HACCP, GMP, etc.). A successful candidate will partner with commercial business unit leaders to align on supply and demand needs of the product lines, communicating when slowdowns and upsets occur.
The role will be a part of the Leadership Team within the Decatur Corn Plant, reporting to the Plant Manager.
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* Essential Job Functions:
*** Display a dedication to lead, develop and support safety, promoting a safety culture. Promote continuous process safety improvement, knowledgeable of PSM programs a plus.
* Lead day-to-day employees to work safely with environmental awareness and good manufacturing practices that is compliant with all state and federal laws and regulations producing high quality products meeting or exceeding quality and food safety expectations.
* Ensure successful day-to-day operation in the processing facility delivering on production and costs targets for the operation.
* Partner with the engineering team to drive optimization and efficiency improvements throughout the processing areas.
* Align in strategy with the department superintendents and partnering closely with maintenance team to deliver reliable production systems including deployment of PdM, Preventative and corrective action maintenance practices.
* Assist in troubleshooting production problems, optimizing yields, finish good productivity and cost control of the operation.
* Provide guidance, coaching and mentorship to department leadership teams to achieve short term and long term department performance.
* Utilize Continuous Improvement principles to drive plant operation performance and focus improvement prioritization and alignment.
* Manage chemical usages, energy usages, production costs and continuously focus on efficiency improvement.
* Interacts directly with Shift Supervisors to produce desired operational results and employee development.
* Assure training and development of all plant operation employees.
* Involved in employee coaching and discipline.
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* Required Skills:
*** Dedication to working safely and to the awareness for the safety of others.
* Leading and developing high performing work teams including maintenance, engineering and non-technical employees.
* Strong knowledge of the corn wet milling processes including processes such Feedhouse operations, Syrup Refinery, Polyol production and Ethanol production
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with plant engineers, maintenance and management.
* Willingness to spend time in plant areas - tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders and move through close spaces.
* High level of motivation with metrics and results-oriented ways of working.
** Required
Education:
*** Bachelor's Degree in the field of Engineering, preferably Chemical.
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* Required Experience:
*** Minimum 10 years' experience in a production leadership role.
* 4 years of experience in a continuous operation technical role.
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Experience:
*** Leading candidates will have operations leadership experience in a Corn Wet Mill processing facility.
* Experience with application of Continuous Improvement principles in a continuous production manufacturing environment.
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