Assistant Plant Manager

Adient • Lansing, MI

9d

About The Position

The Assistant Plant Manager supports the efficient, functional, operational, and profitable operation of the plant. The role establishes goals, objectives, guidelines, procedures, and controls across plant operations and staff activities, and directs and motivates immediate subordinates to improve operational efficiency and meet projected objectives. The position supports Company philosophies and policies and participates in decisions and approvals affecting the plant organization.

The Assistant Plant Manager assists with forecasting plant requirements for equipment, manpower, materials, and facilities; preparing labor and materials budgets; and completing organizational forecasts and reports using information from departmental subordinates. The role identifies and implements methods to improve scrap control, manufacturing techniques, workforce utilization, and overall efficiency. It also supports customer relations, recommends capital equipment acquisitions, maintains community and business relationships, and assists with recommendations concerning organizational classifications, compensation, and fringe benefits. The position assists the Plant Manager with reviewing subordinate performance and supporting employee training and development in accordance with Company policy.

Requirements

• College degree in industrial management, engineering, or business administration, or equivalent.
• Eight to ten years of experience in supervisory positions at progressively higher levels, preferably in a manufacturing environment, or equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Computer literacy and familiarity with appropriate software programs.
• Ability to create visual aids for communication purposes.

Responsibilities

• Establish goals, objectives, and guidelines for plant operations and staff activities to maintain an efficient, functional, operational, and profitable plant.
• Direct, guide, and motivate immediate subordinates toward projected goals and objectives and improved operational efficiency.
• Establish and enforce plant procedures and controls to attain projected goals and objectives.
• Support and promote Company philosophies and policies within the plant.
• Participate in decisions and approvals concerning vital elements of the plant organization, basing decisions on Company policy and other pertinent data.
• Assist with planning and forecasting plant requirements for equipment, manpower, materials, and facilities; establish labor and materials budgets and prepare required forecasts and reports using information from departmental subordinates.
• Initiate and implement methods and procedures in areas such as scrap control, manufacturing techniques, and workforce utilization to improve plant efficiency.
• Participate in customer relations by receiving and contacting customer representatives, promoting sound relationships, and serving as a liaison to resolve or prevent problems.
• Recommend capital equipment acquisitions to update equipment, increase plant efficiency, and accommodate design and product changes.
• Maintain contact with civic and business leaders and participate in organizations with company interests to support community relations and improve the plant’s local image.
• Assist with recommendations for changes in organizational classifications, compensation, and fringe benefits for salaried and plant personnel.
• Assist the Plant Manager in reviewing subordinate job performance and supporting employee training and development under Company policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager