Assistant Plant Manager

Divertinc; Lexington (NC); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 145 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, Vision and Dental Benefits

Life Insurance

401K

Paid Time Off

Opportunities for Advancement

Résumé du poste

Divert is a circular economy company focused on preventing food waste through nationwide infrastructure and innovative technologies. As Assistant Plant Manager in Lexington, NC, you will report to the Plant Director and help lead the site production team in safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

You will develop and execute daily plans, mentor front-line staff, and partner with maintenance and engineering to boost throughput while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or Operations Management preferred.
• 5 years operations/engineering/maintenance in industrial environments.
• 3–5 years people leadership with direct oversight of teams.
• Hands-on leader capable of 24/7 operations.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotation.
• Experience operating complex continuous production systems.
• Experience with pressurized liquid and gas systems, instrumentation and controls.
• Strong leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

Responsabilités

• Lead safety and quality programs to ensure safe, on-time production.
• Engage with regional safety and quality teams to improve programs.
• Ensure plant production and sanitation meet standards and regulations.
• Develop expertise in site processing equipment; collaborate with Plant Director and Maintenance.
• Hire, mentor, and develop front-line supervision and hourly staff.
• Deploy SOPs, standard work, and training across the facility.
• Lead change management via site MOC process.
• Plan daily/weekly production with site teams.
• Drive reliability and run-rate improvements; reduce operating costs.
• Manage contractor work for plant improvements.

Connaissances

Leadership

Safety & Quality Focus

Problem Solving

Change Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering or Operations Management

Description du poste

Divert is a circular economy company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted through nationwide infrastructure and innovative technologies. Founded in 2007, the company provides an end-to-end solution that leverages data to prevent waste, facilitates edible food recovery to provide to people in need, and transforms unsold food products into renewable energy to power communities. Through this integrated approach to reducing wasted food–Prevent, Provide, Power™–Divert works with customers across the U.S. to reduce wasted food and positively impact people and the environment.

Divert's Integrated Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Plant receives unsold food from clients, analyzes the content, separates the packaging from the organics that can then be digested, ultimately processing the mixed liquor through our anaerobic digestion tank. The end result is RNG sold to the local natural gas pipeline and a reduction in waste going to a landfill.

What you'll do:

Reporting to the Plant Director and as part of the Site Leadership team, Assistant Plant Managers at Divert are an integral part of the overall company growth and success through their leadership of the site production team. With direct mentorship, this role offers significant opportunities for career development.

Responsibilities

Safety and Quality Management:

• Proactive approach to creating a safe work environment through culture, training, and risk identification/mitigation.
• Unwavering commitment to quality, customer focused approach to deliver product safely, on time and above standard.
• Regular engagement of regional safety and quality teams to continuously grow our local site quality and safety programs.
• Ensures the plant’s production and sanitation practices comply with all company standards and government regulations.

Operations:

• Develops firsthand expertise in the operation of all site processing equipment. Partners with the Plant Director, Maintenance Manager, Continuous Improvement, and Engineering to increase total plant throughput and drive efficiency.
• Leads, hires, mentors, and develops front-line supervision and hourly staff through regular training, coaching, and accountability.
• Systems based approach – SOPs, Standard Work, Training and Development. Partners with cross-functional support to deploy best practices within the facility.
• Leads change management through the site MOC process.
• Develops and executes daily and weekly plans in close coordination with the site. Maintenance Manager and Transportation Supervisor.
• Drive reliability best practices in close cooperation with site maintenance manager. Collect, measure, analyze and continuously improve site reliability and run rates.
• Continuously identify opportunities to reduce plant operating costs. Develops and leads improvement plans for value capture.
• Manage contractor work for plant improvements.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or Operations Management is preferred
• 5 years operations/engineering/maintenance experience in industrial environments (manufacturing/energy/chemical/wastewater treatment)
• 3-5 years people leadership experience, specifically direct oversight of one or more teams or shifts
• Hands-on leader who thrives in a role with 24/7 operations.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation and support the operation team on nights and weekends as needed.
• Experience operating complex, continuous, automated, production operational systems
• Experience with pressurized liquid and gas systems, chemical handling/storage, instrumentation and controls systems
• Strong leadership skills, independent thinking, organizational/planning abilities, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven experience adapting to new challenges and learning quickly in a fast-paced environment

What's In It For You?

• Compensation range: $120,000 - $145,000 / Year + 10% target bonus
• Health, Vision and Dental Benefits (effective the first of the month following your date of hire!)
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Paid Time OffOpportunities for Advancement with a Rapidly Growing, Mission-Driven Organization

Divert Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact the Divert Recruiting Team, [e-mail]