Assistant Plant Manager - Pallet Manufacturing
About the role
This role is vital in helping plant leadership both when and when they aren’t available. Manage the work of all production employees, oversee production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods, provide hands-on leadership as a working manager, directly responsible for all employment decisions at the facility, support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies, responsible, in consult with Plant Manager, for the cost and yield performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L, support and implement cost-control initiatives and process control within the Plant, continually review operations activities, including local transportation activities to maintain compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws (OSHA, DOL, DOJ, EPA, FD), drive safety improvements across the Plant, maintain critical quality and raw material utilization standards to maintain customer satisfaction and Plant profitability, provide leadership to Plant staff and effectively motivate, delegate, and monitor their activities, assist with recruiting and to train and develop all staff, drive efficiencies through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management.
Responsibilities
- Manage the work of all production employees
- Oversee production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods
- Provide hands-on leadership as a working manager
- Directly responsible for all employment decisions at the facility
- Support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies
- Responsible, in consult with Plant Manager, for the cost and yield performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L
- Support and implement cost-control initiatives and process control within the Plant
- Continually review operations activities, including local transportation activities to maintain compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws (OSHA, DOL, DOJ, EPA, FD)
- Drive safety improvements across the Plant
- Maintain critical quality and raw material utilization standards to maintain customer satisfaction and Plant profitability
- Provide leadership to Plant staff and effectively motivate, delegate, and monitor their activities
- Aid with recruiting and training and development of all staff
- Drive efficiencies through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- 3+ years in a plant/warehouse supervisory role
- Familiarity with private fleet management/transportation is helpful
- Expert people management capability including non-exempt production workforce
- Experience managing safety performance and programs
- Understanding of supply chain practices and metrics
Qualifications
- Expertise in safety and quality standards
- Strong organizational and leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
- Knowledge of OSHA, DOL, EPA, and other relevant regulations
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Skills
- People management
- Safety management
- Cost control
- Supply chain management
- Transportation management
Benefits
- Competitive Pay, Holiday Pay, and Daily Pay
- Access to your earned wages before payday!
- Referral Bonuses
- Long-Term Career Advancement
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full Time Employees
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
Pay
USD $75,000.00 - USD $83,000.00 /Yr.
Schedule
N/A