Assistant Plant Manager
Position Overview
The Assistant Plant Manager provides senior operational leadership to our Tampa facility. This role strengthens day-to-day operational performance, asset reliability, and drives cross-functional improvement initiatives in EHS, quality, and training.
Responsibilities
Operational Excellence
Lead plant-wide performance improvement initiatives focused on throughput, uptime, and cost per ton.
Own and manage key operational KPIs, ensuring consistent tracking, analysis, and corrective action.
Drive standardization of processes, procedures, and operating practices across departments.Maintenance & Reliability Leadership
Provide direct leadership to the site maintenance team.
Support capital planning and asset-management strategies and processes.Quality, Training & Operational Capability
Lead the Training & Development function to ensure operators and supervisors have the skills needed for safe, consistent, high-quality production.
Strengthen process discipline through improved onboarding, certification, and refresher training programs.
Support root-cause investigations and corrective actions for EHS, customer complaints, or quality deviations.Compliance & Risk Management
Partner with Safety and Environmental leaders to ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements.
Support audits, inspections, corrective actions, and continuous improvement in risk-reduction practices.
Reinforce operational controls and adherence to standard operating procedures.Strategic Projects & Modernization
Lead and execute high-impact strategic initiatives as assigned.
Provide project leadership, cross-functional coordination, and measurable results.Plant Leadership & Coordination
Serve as the primary escalation point when the Plant Manager/VP of Operations is unavailable.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field from an accredited College or University
- Previous work experience managing both direct and indirect reports within a manufacturing operations environment
- Previous work experience in an engineering or maintenance/reliability role
- Previous work experience working in a chemical manufacturing or heavy industrial manufacturing setting
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and deliver measurable results
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills
- Previous experience supporting capital projects or modernization initiatives
- Previous experience with driving safety/environmental performance improvement
- Strong project and program management skills
- Highly motivated and self-directed; ability to work well under pressure, manage and prioritize multiple tasks concurrently, attend to details, and meet deadlines
- Technical proficiency with PC and maintenance/operational software applications (e.g. CMMS, Wonderware. Pi, etc.)
Physical Requirements
- Willingness and ability to wear a full-face respirator mask directly against skin (e.g. clean shaven if applicable)
- Work in a hot/high temperature production facility
- Willingness and ability to comply with safety protocols and company-provided decontamination measures which include utilizing private shower facilities upon leaving the plant environment
- Willingness and ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in designated areas
Compensation Information
The Assistant Plant Manager's salary range is $173,698 to $286,415. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive plan which is determined by the achievement of strategic objectives. The market rate for the role is typically at the midpoint of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as candidate qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
Benefits
- Medical & Pharmacy
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Dependent Care Spending Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Programs
- Telereimedicine
- Parental Leave
- Tuition Support
- Legal Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Gym Membership Discounts
- EAP
- 401(k) with a company match
- Paid Time Off (vacation, personal, bereavement, holidays)