Assistant Plant Manager - 2nd Shift

ASSISTANT PLANT MANAGER

Founded in 1914, CTI is one of the largest specialty steel service centers in the U.S., with over 1.2 million square feet of state-of-the-art facilities and more than 30,000-line items in inventory. Our Romeoville location offers a wide variety of metals including carbon, stainless, and aluminum pipe, tube, bar, fittings, and more, plus value-added services such as tube/fabrication, laser cutting, bending, welding, sawing, and custom stocking programs.

Want to know more?  Visit us at www.chicagotube.com.

Position Summary

The Assistant Plant Manager (Second Shift) supports the Plant Manager in overseeing all aspects of production operations, ensuring safe, high-quality, and cost-efficient manufacture and timely delivery of customer orders. This role is critical in maintaining optimal flow from job creation through completion, managing people and processes to meet targets, and ensuring compliance with all policies and safety regulations.

See the CTI website to review our facility in Romeoville, IL and to get an overview of our manufacturing capabilities:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VzsoKmtbng&t=52s 

• Oversee the flow of production for the second shift: ensure jobs are planned, scheduled, staffed, and executed efficiently.
• Assign and monitor work to personnel and equipment to meet production, quality, and safety goals.
• Maintain inventory control: manage receiving, stocking, internal distribution, and conduct regular cycle counts.
• Help develop, recommend, and implement continuous improvement systems to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve quality.
• Enforce company policies, safety rules, quality standards, and regulatory requirements among plant employees and contractors.
• Assist with hiring, training, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions as directed by the Plant Manager.
• Monitor and report key performance metrics (e.g., production throughput, scrap, downtime, quality defects) for the second shift.
•  Collaborate across shifts and departments (maintenance, quality, scheduling) to resolve production bottlenecks and ensure smooth operations.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1-3 years in manufacturing operations; ideally with exposure to contract/fabrication manufacturing.
• Familiarity with processes including laser cutting, welding, tube/pipe fabrication, quality control, production scheduling, and inventory management.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Solid computer skills: particularly Microsoft Excel and Word; familiarity with production /inventory systems is a plus.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required; relevant technical or industrial certifications helpful.
• Dependability, strong work ethic, good communication skills, and the ability to work well under pressure are essential. 

Benefits

• Competitive salary, commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan participation.
• Opportunity for growth in a well-established, stable company that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

FOCUS ON DIVERSITY

We strive to ensure that our teams reflect the diverse communities in which we live and work. Our goal is to foster a culture that acknowledges and overcomes bias, cultivating leaders who appreciate, support, and celebrate diverse thoughts and perspectives. It is essential for our employees to feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Unique insights and experiences fuel our safe and profitable growth. Together, we are stronger.

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