Assistant Plant Manager - Pallet Manufacturing

48forty Solutions • Cincinnati, OH

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About The Position

The Assistant Plant Manager helps manage total plant operations and deliver superior customer satisfaction by driving results in safety, service, quality, and cost. The role provides hands-on leadership and supports plant leadership, including when the Plant Manager is unavailable. It oversees production employees, production and shipping schedules, facility employment decisions, policy compliance, plant cost and yield performance, process controls, safety, quality, raw material utilization, and transportation activities. The position also supports staff development and operational efficiency through transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in a plant or warehouse supervisory role.
• Expert people-management capability, including management of a non-exempt production workforce.
• Experience managing safety performance and programs.
• Understanding of supply chain practices and metrics.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Familiarity with private fleet management or transportation is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Manage the work of all production employees.
• Oversee production and shipping schedules based on the availability of raw and finished goods.
• Provide hands-on leadership as a working manager.
• Make employment decisions at the facility.
• Support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies.
• In consultation with the Plant Manager, take responsibility for plant cost and yield performance in partnership with the overall P&L.
• Support and implement cost-control initiatives and process control within the plant.
• Review operations activities, including local transportation activities, to maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Drive safety improvements across the plant.
• Maintain critical quality and raw material utilization standards to support customer satisfaction and plant profitability.
• Lead plant staff and motivate, delegate, and monitor their activities effectively.
• Assist with recruiting and train and develop staff.
• Drive efficiencies through transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Holiday pay.
• Daily Pay access to earned wages before payday.
• Referral bonuses.
• Long-term career advancement.
• Paid time off.
• Medical insurance for eligible full-time employees.
• Dental insurance for eligible full-time employees.
• Vision insurance for eligible full-time employees.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance for eligible full-time employees.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance for eligible full-time employees.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Great team environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed