Assistant Plant Manager

Divert•Longview, WA

About The Position

Divert is a circular economy company that works to prevent food waste through nationwide infrastructure and technology. Its integrated approach prevents waste, recovers edible food for people in need, and transforms unsold food into renewable energy. At Divert’s Integrated Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Plant, unsold food is analyzed and processed to separate packaging from organic material, which is digested to produce RNG for the local natural gas pipeline and reduce landfill waste. Reporting to the Plant Director and serving on the Site Leadership team, the Assistant Plant Manager leads the site production team and contributes to the company’s growth and success. The role includes direct mentorship and opportunities for career development. It is a hands-on leadership position supporting a 24/7 operation, including participation in an on-call rotation and support as needed on nights and weekends.

Requirements

Five years of operations, engineering, or maintenance experience in industrial environments such as manufacturing, energy, chemical, or wastewater treatment.
Three to five years of people leadership experience, specifically direct oversight of one or more teams or shifts.
Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and support operations on nights and weekends as needed.
Experience operating complex, continuous, automated production systems.
Experience with pressurized liquid and gas systems, chemical handling and storage, and instrumentation and controls systems.
Strong leadership, independent thinking, organization and planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to new challenges and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Operations Management is preferred.

Responsibilities

Promote a safe work environment through safety culture, training, and identification and mitigation of risks.
Maintain a customer-focused commitment to delivering safe, timely, high-quality products.
Engage regularly with regional safety and quality teams to improve local site programs.
Ensure production and sanitation practices comply with company standards and government regulations.
Develop firsthand expertise in the operation of all site processing equipment.
Partner with the Plant Director, Maintenance Manager, Continuous Improvement, and Engineering to increase throughput and improve efficiency.
Lead, hire, mentor, and develop front-line supervisors and hourly staff through training, coaching, and accountability.
Use systems-based approaches, including SOPs, standard work, training, and development.
Partner with cross-functional support teams to deploy facility best practices.
Lead change management through the site MOC process.
Develop and execute daily and weekly plans in coordination with the site Maintenance Manager and Transportation Supervisor.
Drive reliability best practices in cooperation with the site Maintenance Manager.
Collect, measure, and analyze site reliability and run-rate data and continuously improve performance.
Identify opportunities to reduce plant operating costs.
Develop and lead improvement plans to capture value.
Manage contractor work for plant improvements.