Assistant Plant Manager

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.

About the role

This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.

The Assistant Plant Manager will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating facilities with moderate presence in multiple regions or moderate degree of complexity. In this role, you will oversee and hold operating facilities accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance.
• Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.
• Partner with production supervisors to meet customer specifications and timeline.
• Administer production budget for a department, process, or shift; execute purchase orders and ensure timely payment of invoices.
• Develop operational plans and monitor routine operations for all production processes for multiple departments, processes and shifts.
• Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles for assigned facilities or region.
• Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports.
• Spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels in the plant.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of supervisory experience.
• Minimum of two years of experience in production and warehouse management.
• SAP Experience.

Hiring Manager: Erik Ingerslew
Location: Guymon, OK