Shift Superintendent - Decatur, IL @ ADM (Archer Daniels Midland)

Job Description

Shift Superintendent - Decatur, IL

Position Summary

The Shift Superintendent is responsible for the safe, environmentally compliant, and efficient operation of the ADM BioProducts facility during their assigned shift. This position provides leadership and direction to operations personnel while maintaining accountability for safety, product quality, production performance, environmental compliance, utility consumption, and operational reliability.

The primary focus of the role is to maximize plant performance by taking ownership of the manufacturing process and supporting employees in achieving operational excellence. The Shift Superintendent serves as the central point of contact for plant operations during off-hours and is responsible for coordinating activities across fermentation, recovery, utilities, maintenance, laboratory, shipping, contractors, and support functions.

This role requires strong leadership, sound decision-making, and the ability to respond to process upsets, equipment failures, and emergency situations while maintaining a safe and productive work environment.

Key Responsibilities

Safety & Environmental Leadership

• Lead and promote a strong safety culture through visible leadership and active engagement with employees.
• Serve as the incident commander during process upsets, emergencies, and plant incidents until relieved by appropriate personnel.
• Identify, report, and correct unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Lead maintenance toolbox talks and support safety meetings as required.
• Ensure compliance with all environmental permits, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate responses to environmental events and ensure proper documentation and corrective actions.
• Participate in safety audits, investigations, and plant-wide safety initiatives.

Operations & Production Management

• Direct shift operations to safely achieve production, quality, and cost targets.
• Coordinate production activities across fermentation, recovery, evaporation, ion exchange, utilities, and warehouse operations.
• Monitor plant performance and make operational decisions to optimize throughput, yield, reliability, and resource utilization.
• Analyze process data and production information to identify issues and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure timely response to process abnormalities, equipment issues, and operating deviations.
• Act as the primary operational decision-maker during nights, weekends, holidays, and off-hours.

Leadership & Employee Development

• Provide leadership, coaching, and support to Shift Leads, Operators, and Technicians.
• Hold employees accountable to plant standards, procedures, and performance expectations.
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, development, and performance management activities.
• Promote employee engagement and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure compliance with product quality specifications and operating standards.
• Evaluate production and quality issues and develop corrective and preventive actions.
• Support process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive improvements in plant performance through data analysis and operational execution.
• Maintain focus on product quality, customer requirements, and manufacturing excellence.

Asset Reliability & Maintenance Coordination

• Lead emergent maintenance crew during shift.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with operations to maximize equipment reliability and plant uptime.
• Ensure equipment issues are communicated, documented, and addressed appropriately.
• Provide oversight for contractor and maintenance permits performed during the shift as needed.
• Monitor plant housekeeping and maintain a clean, organized operating environment.

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Communication & Plant Coordination

• Serve as the central communication point for all plant activities during the assigned shift.
• Communicate operational issues, plant status, and major events through shift reports and management updates.
• Maintain awareness of activities impacting plant performance, safety, and reliability.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience in a manufacturing, biochemical, fermentation, or process industry environment.
• Strong understanding of process operations, troubleshooting, and production systems.
• Ability to analyze operational data and make timely decisions during abnormal operating conditions.
• Knowledge of safety, environmental, and quality systems.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to work a rotating shift schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor.

• If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required.
• If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.

Hiring Manager- Michael Bagley

Recruiter- Vicky Luciano

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Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

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About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.