Assistant Plant Manager

Summary

Reporting to the Plant Manager. The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing plant operations, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently. Responsibilities revolve around managing the daily plant operations, assessing the workforce performance, and performing administrative support tasks such as producing progress reports and presentations, managing budgets and schedules, answering inquiries, and handling calls and correspondence. It is essential to lead and encourage the workforce to reach goals while implementing the company's policies and regulations.

Essential Functions

• Foster a culture that drives and builds a positive, safe, and efficient work environment
• Develop and hire team members to aid in culture development; assist with training of new employees and implementing training programs
• Provide direction and oversight to production and maintenance teams to ensure optimal production and proper care of facilities and equipment
• Manage and comply with all safety policies, procedures, and established safety practices, as well as quality assurance and regulatory programs
• Have a good understanding of SAP
• Help conduct and approve weekly cycle counts, monthly inventories and year end inventories
• Maintain effective communication and work collaboratively with all departments including Sales, Dispatch/Transportation and other areas to ensure smooth operations
• Provide technical and managerial expertise to solve problems, make recommendations and oversee implementation of improvements
• Responsible for hiring, development and retention of employees including resolution of disciplinary actions and employee issues; take appropriate action with the assistance of the Human Resources Department
• Assist operations management in performance reviews and providing feedback to employees; establish succession plans
• Review and approve employee timesheets; monitor overtime, vacation schedules and sick usage; assist with employee scheduling
• Maintain all required documentation and records, ensuring compliance and accuracy
• Responsible for managing facility housekeeping
• Will be the backup for the plant manager in their absence
• Assist with management of the inventory system ensuring adequate and efficient inventory levels are maintained
• Responsible for managing the Quality and Regulatory areas at the West Main facility and AFS Operations: Quality Control Programs; Quality Control Audits and compliance; Air Board Inspections & Documentation; Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Inspections & Documentation; California Environmental Reporting (CERs) Documentation; FSMA regulations

Additional Responsibilities

Perform related duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Skills & Competencies

• Manufacturing/operations and industry methods, best practices, standards and procedures
• HACCP, FSMA, SOP, GMP and environmental regulations and/or requirements
• Cal-OSHA regulations, procedures and requirements
• SAP

Abilities

• Lead, motivate and effectively build a team
• Multi-task and work well in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers and customers
• Effectively exercise discretion and authority
• Make complex decisions
• Work with third parties regarding audits and inspections

Experience and Training Guidelines

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent managerial experience in a manufacturing or production environment
• Six (6) plus years in a manufacturing leadership role with increasing responsibility
• Strong managerial, analytical and decision-making abilities
• Demonstrated effectiveness in fostering a collaborative team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to motivate staff and facilitate change
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements
• Computer proficiency in Outlook, Excel, Word, timekeeping, production management and inventory control systems; SAP experience desired

Special Demands

Physical requirements include frequent standing and/or long periods of time on feet, occasional bending, squatting and kneeling, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 75 pounds, occasional grasping, holding and reaching, constant use of overall vision, frequent hearing and talking in person, frequent co-worker contact, occasional working alone, frequent exposure to loud noise, availability to respond to emergency calls and work weekends and/or holidays, and ability to climb ladders/stairs up to heights in excess of 100 feet. Work may be performed inside or outside in hot and cool temperatures and a noisy environment, with exposure to loud noises, steam exhaust, and dusty, muddy and slick environments. Adhere to all PPE Guidelines as established by OSHA and the company.