Assistant Plant Manager - Pallet Manufacturing
About The Position
The Assistant Plant Manager assists in managing total plant operations and delivering superior customer satisfaction by driving results in safety, service, quality, and cost. The role provides vital support to plant leadership, including when the Plant Manager is unavailable. It is a hands-on, working-manager position that oversees production employees, operations, shipping, transportation activities, and plant administration. The Assistant Plant Manager partners with the Plant Manager on plant cost and yield performance and helps implement cost controls, process controls, safety improvements, and efficiency initiatives. The work environment may involve exposure to outdoor elements, heat, cold, and airborne particulates. Employees may need to lift 50–75 pounds repetitively and bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths. Noise levels vary by location. Personal protective equipment is required, including eye protection and safety shoes; ear protection is mandatory at several locations. The role requires close, distance, and color vision. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Requirements
- At least 3 years 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 for the facility.
- Support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies.
- Work with the Plant Manager on plant cost and yield performance as part of overall P&L performance.
- Support and implement cost-control initiatives and process control within the plant.
- Review operations, 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, motivate, delegate to, and monitor plant staff.
- Assist with recruiting, training, and developing 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 insurance for eligible full-time employees
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance for eligible full-time employees
- Short-term disability insurance for eligible full-time employees
- Long-term disability insurance for eligible full-time employees
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Great team environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
