Assistant Plant Manager - Pallet Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

As an Assistant Plant Manager , you’ll get to assist in managing total plant operations and delivering superior customer satisfaction by driving results and exceeding expectations in the key areas of safety, service, quality, and cost. This role is vital in helping plant leadership both when and when they aren’t available.

Responsibilities

• Manage the work of all production employees

• Oversee production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods

• Provide hands-on leadership as a working manager

• Directly responsible for all employment decisions at the facility

• Support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies

• Responsible, in consult with Plant Manager, for the cost and yield performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L

• Support and implement cost-control initiatives and process control within the Plant

• Continually review operations activities, including local transportation activities to maintain compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws (OSHA, DOL, DOJ, EPA, FD)

• Drive safety improvements across the Plant

• Maintain critical quality and raw material utilization standards to maintain customer satisfaction and Plant profitability

• Provide leadership to Plant staff and effectively motivate, delegate, and monitor their activities

• Assist with recruiting and to train and develop all staff

• Drive efficiencies through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred 

• 3+ years in a plant/warehouse supervisory role

• Familiarity with private fleet management/transportation is helpful

• Expert people management capability including non-exempt production workforce

• Experience managing safety performance and programs

• Understanding of supply chain practices and metrics