Plant Superintendent
BlueScope Building
Company Description
For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them!
The Plant Superintendent is a critical leadership role responsible for driving operational excellence across manufacturing teams. This position focuses on:
- Enhancing safety culture and performance
- Ensuring customer satisfaction through on-time delivery and consistent product quality
- Maximizing productivity by optimizing labor, equipment, and process efficiency
- Managing conversion costs to meet financial and operational targets
- Champion CI Project Creation and Support
The Superintendent will lead daily operations, coach frontline leaders, and implement continuous improvement initiatives aligned with plant goals.
This role is designed as a developmental position for future Plant Manager opportunities. Candidates must demonstrate leadership potential, strategic thinking, and a commitment to relocation within the next 24 months to support broader organizational needs.
- Promote a healthy Safety Culture; support and champion BlueScope’s safety initiatives
- Achieve a 100% personal and team audit rate, model safe behavior, and meet or exceed Medically Treated Injury (MTI) and Lost Time Injury (LTI) goals
- Manage staffing levels, work volume, and conversion cost
- Assess process performance, establish and gather data on product quality conformance
- Define and communicate key results areas, measure team progress, and review with team members
- Track production supply cost and initiate cost saving activities
- Hold direct reports accountable for meeting individual and team goals
Minimum:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Manufacturing Engineering
- 5 years of management or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
Additional Information
The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job. Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned. Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.
The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope. To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement.
EEO: Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran
BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
