Assistant Plant Manager

Niagara Bottling; Hazleton, Hazle Township (Luzerne County, PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Caregiver Leave

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) match

HSA with match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Mental health benefits

Fertility benefits

Life & AD&D, Disability

Job summary

Niagara Bottling is seeking an Assistant Plant Manager to lead all aspects of a manufacturing plant, focusing on safety, quality, production and cost control. This developmental role prepares you to step into Plant Director in the future.

Responsibilities include ensuring a safe plant culture, achieving production and cost goals, and coordinating with department managers to align purchasing, production, and shipping operations. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment.
• 6 Years – Experience in Position.
• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects.
• Proficient in planning, organizing, multi-tasking.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture and plant operations in alignment with policy.
• Ensure product quality and achievement of production goals.
• Coordinate with purchasing, production, quality, and shipping departments.
• Select and train supervisory and administrative staff and conduct performance reviews.
• Communicate daily operations to plant director and leadership.

Skills

Lead Like an Owner

Safety culture

Communication

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

About Niagara

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

Assistant Plant Manager

Assistant Plant Manager Assists in leading all aspects of a manufacturing plant. This includes safety, quality, production and cost in various departments within the plant. Developmental opportunity to prepare an individual to step into the role of Plant Director.

Essential Functions

• Responsible to lead a safe plant culture.
• Responsible for product quality control for the plant.
• Responsible for plant production goals.
• Responsible to manage specific cost controls for plant.
• Direct and coordinate plant operations within company policy and guidelines.
• Work with department managers to ensure coordination of purchasing, production, quality and shipping.
• Select and train plant supervisory and administrative staff.
• Foster a well‑trained and motivated staff through excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Conduct employee performance reviews.
• Schedule and conduct plant meetings.
• Ensure maintenance of clean and safe plant.
• Communicate with all levels of personnel through strong interpersonal skills.
• Attend corporate trainings and meetings.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Communicate daily operations to plant director.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from all levels of the organization (executives, managers, employees and customers).

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 6 Years – Experience in Position
• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• *experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• Strong planning and organization skills, ability to multi task
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, or customers
• High sense of urgency
• Ability to work well under pressure in fast paced environment
• Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook
• Interviewing, hiring, and training
• Planning, assigning and directing work
• Appraising performance
• Rewarding and disciplining employees
• Addressing complaints and resolving problems

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 10+ Years – Experience working in Position
• 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• *experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

• Lead Like an Owner
• Manages a safe working environment
• Provides strategic input and oversight to departmental projects
• Makes data driven decisions and develops sustainable solutions
• Skilled in reducing costs and managing timelines while prioritizing long run impact over short term wins
• Makes decisions by putting overall company success first before department/individual success
• Leads/facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the customer
• Makes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of the customer over departmental/individual goals
• InnovACT Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes, and develops new initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce waste
• Creates, monitors, and responds to departmental performance metrics to drive continuous improvement
• Communicates a clear vision, organizes resources effectively, and adjusts the strategy as needed when managing change
• Hands on approach to action when solving problems.
• Self-driven
• Find a Way
• Demonstrates ability to think analytically and synthesize complex information
• Effectively delegates technical tasks to subordinates
• Works effectively with departments, vendors, and customers to achieve organizational success
• Identifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic ways
• Empowered to Be Great
• Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit and attitude, and secondarily based on technical expertise
• Engages in long term talent planning
• Provides opportunities for the development of all direct reports
• Understands, identifies, and addresses conflict within own team and between teams

Education

Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or other related field

Preferred: Master's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering or other related field

Certification/License: Required: N/A Preferred: N/A

Foreign Language Required: None Preferred: None Required

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family. Regular full‑time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part‑time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long‑term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre‑paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
• And more!
• https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

* *Los Angeles County applicants only**

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a résumé into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's résumé will become the property of Niagara Bottling, LLC. Niagara Bottling, LLC will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Employment agencies that have fee agreements with Niagara Bottling, LLC and have been engaged on a search shall submit résumé to the designated Niagara Bottling, LLC recruiter or, upon authorization, submit résumé into this career site to be eligible for placement fees. Niagara Bottling, LLC has been family owned and operated since 1963. Niagara is a leading bottled water manufacturer in the U.S., supplying major retailers across the nation. With incredible growth over the past several years, the career possibilities at Niagara are endless!

Niagara’s culture is fast‑paced, innovative and intensely collaborative. Our Team Members are passionate, driven and always find a way to get the job done. We work hard and play hard while staying true to our family atmosphere. From competitive benefits and retirement options to educational reimbursements, ongoing training courses and exciting career advancement opportunities, at Niagara we truly take care of our Team Members. We hope that you consider joining our Niagara family!

Niagara Bottling LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.