Assistant Plant Manager

Overall Responsibility

The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for partnering with the Plant Manager and other plant supervisors, including Human Resources, Quality, Maintenance and Warehouse, to achieve plant KPIs through effective leadership and technical management skills.

Key areas of Responsibility

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate the production of high quality, safe and cost-effective product.
• Provide leadership to create an environment committed to quality, food safety, team member safety, and positive team member relations.
• Monitor all operations to evaluate yields, efficiency, labor utilization, and product quality, and take corrective actions as necessary to ensure continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of daily data for production metrics and analysis.
• Ensure production and labor costs comply with approved budgets. Provide feedback in development of current and long-term goals and strategies and provide input for plant budget.
• Develop and implement methods of achieving plant goals within established parameters.
• Foster a safe work environment and ensure that all safety policies are complied with and hazards are addressed.
• Maintain and enforce monthly safety trainings; instilling company goal of zero accidents.
• Enforce consistent, fair, and inclusive employment practices. Collaborate with Human Resources to administer company policies and procedures, address labor needs, and resolve staffing issues.
• Communicate and monitor specific expectations for supervision and team members.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, SQF, HACCP, SOP, EEO, OSHA, USDA, and other applicable laws and standards.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationship with USDA representatives, auditors, suppliers, and other management members.
• Perform other related responsibilities, as needed, to support PGO’s business objectives.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage 1-3 Supervisors directly and approximately up to 30 team members.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable State and Federal laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training associates, planning, assigning, and directing work, performance appraisals, rewarding and disciplining associates, addressing employee issues and resolving problems.
• Communicating daily with the Plant Manager.
• All issues or non-conformances related to quality assurance or food safety must immediately be reported to the Quality Assurance Manager or departmental supervisor/manager for communication with the Quality Assurance Manager.

Qualifications, Education & Preferred Skills Requirements

• Bilingual - English and Spanish Preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management or related discipline, or equivalent in experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in manufacturing or food processing industry, including 3 years in management, with a demonstrated track to record of accomplishments.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with and guide other people effectively, and to positively influence the attitude and performance of team members.
• Attention to detail and uncompromising concern for quality and food safety.
• Strong mechanical, technical, and analytical ability, including strong problem solving skills and solid judgment.
• Strong mathematical and written and oral communication skills.
• Well organized and self-directed.
• HACCP certified a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and extended hours.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Tasks require long periods of walking and standing, minimal sitting.
• Tasks require stooping, bending, kneeling, occasional crawling.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms.
• Requires regular use of standard office equipment
• Requires occasional use of hand tools and power equipment.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust to focus.
• Normal Production Plant environment with controlled climate.
• Exposure to fluorescent lighting.
• Normal Production environment noise
• Some travel may be required.