Assistant Plant Manager

Key Responsibilities May Include:

Ensure occupational health and safety compliance for all employees, contractors, and visitors, adhering to both corporate and legislative requirements.

Maintain environmental compliance by working within corporate and regulatory guidelines, ensuring the site meets all environmental standards.

In collaboration with the plant maintenance team oversee day-to-day machine operability and maintenance

Provide effective leadership and direction to frontline managers (e.g., supervisors and team leaders), identifying training needs and supporting staff development to optimize performance.

Ensure compliance with all operational procedures and work instructions as outlined by CHEP, maintaining consistency and adherence to standards.

Manage workforce planning to ensure the plant is adequately staffed with appropriately trained personnel to meet production demands.

Ensure production processes run efficiently and effectively within budgetary constraints, identifying opportunities for improvement.

Collaborate with the Plant Manager to drive continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on enhancing safety, quality, and cost performance across plant operations.

What You Will Do:

Major/Key Accountabilities

Supervise the work of all production employees – oversees production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods

Coaching of employees that models the values and culture of the company

Provide hands-on leadership as a supervisor, responsible for mentoring and coaching all employees and working through employee relations issues

Support plant administration to ensure compliance to established policies

Responsible, in consultation with Plant Manager, for the cost performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L of the plant

Support cost control initiatives and process control within the plant

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 (Zero Harm) across the plant

Ensure the consistent execution of all SOPs throughout the Plant in accordance with the PMS Commercial Organization, Global Supply Chain

Deliver best operational practices and cost efficiencies across the Plant while maintaining critical quality and raw material utilization standards that are necessary to maintain customer satisfaction and plant profitability

Ensure compliance through teamwork for all Standard Operating Procedures within the plant

Identify Lean opportunities to effectively eliminate waste

In partnership with Plant Manager, provide leadership to Plant staff to effectively recruit, train, develop, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities

Drive efficiencies in asset utilization through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, & driver management while meeting customer expectations

What You Will Bring:

Experience

Experience working in a manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and/or logistics environment

Prior forklift operations experience is required

Proven track record of success and stability (1 to 3 years)

Familiarity with both OSHA and DOT regulations and requirements strongly preferred

Results-oriented and can meet deadlines and commitments

Mechanically Inclined (electric/conveyor knowledge is a plus)

P&L and budgeting experience strongly preferred

Skills and Knowledge

Ability to train people and motivate a team

Applicants need a good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, especially Excel

Demonstrated solid decision making

Ability to provide new ideas - “think outside the box"

Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary

What To Expect:

Additional Site Details

1st and 2nd shift production

Approximately 72 employees

4 Direct reports

What We Offer:

Employee Package

Competitive Pay & Annual Bonus Structure

Benefits Day 1!

Paid Time Off plus Holiday Observances

401K w/ company match (up to 4%)

FREE company-paid vision, short-term disability, and life insurance!

FREE company-provided PPE and safety equipment

Tuition reimbursement, parental leave, childcare assistance, profit sharing, and MORE!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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