Assistant Plant Manager, CL Site Operations Fairburn

Do you have what it takes to lead a team in a highly complex environment? We are looking for a AGM based in Fairburn, to drive continuous improvement and optimization of all operational processes. If planning, organizing, directing and running optimum day-to-day operations to exceed customers’ expectations is in your DNA then this is the job for you!

About the Role

Position Summary:

The Assistant Plant Manager supports the Plant Manager in overseeing daily operations, ensuring the efficient, safe, and cost-effective manufacturing of products while meeting quality standards and production goals. This role is critical in leading plant staff, improving processes, maintaining compliance, and supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Plant Manager in planning, directing, and coordinating overall plant operations to achieve production and quality targets.
• Lead, supervise, and motivate frontline supervisors and hourly personnel to ensure optimal performance.
• Monitor and analyze production metrics, identifying opportunities to improve safety, efficiency, and quality.
• Support inventory control, scheduling, labor management, and capacity planning efforts.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental regulations and company policies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste, downtime, and costs.
• Participate in hiring, training, and performance management of plant employees.
• Serve as acting Plant Manager during absences or as assigned.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence across shifts.
• Collaborate with maintenance, quality, logistics, and other departments to resolve issues and streamline operations.

Qualifications Summary

• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Over 10 years of progressive experience in logistics, plant operations, and third-party logistics (3PL) environments.
• Deep expertise in lean manufacturing principles, safety compliance, and quality management systems.
• Demonstrated success in leading high-performing teams, driving operational excellence, and executing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills with a strategic mindset and results-oriented approach.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. 

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures – not just in what we do but also in how we behave.

We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what’s possible.

The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.