Rendering Superintendent

Location: Millsboro, Delaware, United States

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Employment Type: Full-Time

The Rendering Superintendent oversees the day-to-day activities of the rendering plant in Millsboro, Delaware. The position is responsible for receiving raw materials and ensuring timely loading for customers while maintaining operational, environmental, safety, and product quality objectives.

This role provides hands-on supervision and support to rendering employees, troubleshoots operational issues, coordinates daily initiatives, and ensures accurate operational reporting. The successful candidate will help develop and retain employees through training and continuous cross-training programs that strengthen team capabilities.

The superintendent must be comfortable working independently during an overnight shift in a continuous-operation manufacturing environment and remain flexible to support other shifts when necessary.

Primary schedule: Sunday–Wednesday, 6:00 PM–6:00 AM.

Shift rotation: Changes to Thursday–Sunday every four months.

Shift assignment: One position among four shifts.

Flexibility: Must be available to assist with supervision of other shifts as needed.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3–5 years of rendering experience.
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated supervisory or management experience, as stated in the detailed qualifications.
• On-the-job training as required.
• Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) qualification, as specified in the posting.
• Ability to make sound decisions involving plant operations, safety, environmental matters, and product quality.
• Technical understanding of plant operational software, equipment, and processes.
• Willingness to work the specified overnight schedule and rotate shifts every four months.
• Flexibility to help supervise other shifts as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in rendering, poultry processing, protein processing, feed manufacturing, or related food manufacturing operations.
• Experience supervising production teams, including hourly employees and other supervisors.
• Knowledge of safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with production reporting, operational KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with rendering equipment, raw material receiving, inventory management, preventive maintenance programs, and finished product loading.
• Experience in USDA- or FDA-regulated operations.
• Demonstrated success improving operational efficiency, safety performance, and employee engagement.
• Stable employment history with progressive leadership responsibility.
• Ability to collaborate with operations, maintenance, transportation, and live production teams.