Assistant Plant Manager
About The Position
The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing the entire plant operation that processes raw materials into highly quality products. This role ensures that equipment and buildings are sanitary and in good repair, with a direct report to the Plant Manager. The position involves maintaining an efficient and timely flow of all raw materials, managing hourly schedules, and monitoring individual performance to ensure adherence to the highest standards. The Assistant Plant Manager also controls vendor pricing, plans stock orders to minimize costs and emergency ordering, and is responsible for the quality of all finished products, identifying reasons for any loss of quality. This role includes supervising the job performance of maintenance and production personnel, overseeing all maintenance duties of equipment and buildings, and keeping maintenance work and associated records up-to-date. A key aspect of this role is ensuring safety, which includes being familiar with and observing all Company safety rules and regulations, recognizing safety as a top Company priority, conducting regularly scheduled safety meetings, and investigating accidents within their jurisdiction, making recommendations to the Plant Safety Committee.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Minimum 2-3 years of prior supervisory/management experience in an industrial or plant setting.
- 3+ years of experience working in an industrial/manufacturing facility.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in related area preferred.
- Detail oriented; highly organized.
- Ability to work well with internal staff and employees.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Self-starter; self-motivated.
- Good math and computer skills.
- Rendering industry experience a definite plus.
Responsibilities
- Maintains efficient and timely flow of all raw materials received.
- Responsible for maintaining hourly schedules beginning to end.
- Monitors performance of individuals to ensure that procedures are being held to highest standards.
- Controls vendor pricing by comparing prices with value, service, and quality among competition.
- Plans stock orders to minimize time and money spent on emergency ordering.
- Responsible for the quality of all finished products and determines any reason for loss of quality.
- Responsible for supervising job performance of maintenance and production personnel as well as all the maintenance duties of equipment and buildings that are used to process raw material.
- Keeps all maintenance work and associated records up-to-date.
- Responsible for being familiar with and observing all Company safety rules and regulations, recognizes safety as top Company priority and conducts regularly scheduled safety meetings.
- Conducts investigation of accidents that occur within jurisdiction and makes recommendations to Plant Safety Committee.
- All other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
