Onsite Assistant Plant Manager – Transportation Management

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About the role

  • Assistant Plant Manager overseeing plant operations and customer satisfaction for pallet management services company. Driving production, safety, and inventory management while leading the team in a dynamic environment.

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
  • Assist with recruiting and to train and develop all staff
  • Drive efficiencies through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management
  • Arrange for necessary repairs in order to restore service and schedules for Fleet vehicles and trailers
  • Relay work orders, messages, and information to or from drivers, supervisors
  • Confer with customers or supervising personnel in order to address questions, problems, and requests for service
  • Monitor personnel and/or equipment locations and utilization in order to coordinate service and schedules
  • Record and maintain driver files and records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, and other dispatch information
  • Oversee all aspects shipping/receiving functions including inventory and the maintenance of inventory

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

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • Holiday Pay
  • 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
  • Great Team Environment

Job title

Assistant Plant Manager – Transportation Management

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$65,000 - $70,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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