What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Plant Manager position at Donarra Extrusions?
The Assistant Plant Manager will oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing, to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. They develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality, and productivity.
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations.
- Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.
- Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping.
- Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results.
- Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus.
- Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions.
- Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff.
- Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime.
- Commit to plant safety procedures.
- Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.
- Address employees’ issues and concerns while partnering with Human Resources and CFO.
- Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts.
Qualifications
- Proven work experience as an Assistant Plant Manager or managerial role in the plastics field.
- Must have experience working in the Plastics field
- Must have experience with Sheet Extrusion, especially sheet extrusion with foam
- Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
- Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise.
- Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes.
- Computer literacy, specifically Microsoft Office 365.
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example.
- Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
- AS or BS degree in Business Management or related field.
Compensation
TBD based on experience
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person