Assistant Plant Manager

NCBioImpact; Lexington (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision and Dental Benefits

Life Insurance

401K

Paid Time Off

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Divert is hiring an Assistant Plant Manager at our Lexington, NC site to lead the production team under the Plant Director. You will mentor supervisors, coordinate safety and quality, and ensure efficient operation of processing equipment in a 24/7 setting.

You will partner with maintenance, engineering and continuous improvement to boost throughput, manage on-call rotations, and drive cost reductions while upholding Divert's mission to prevent waste and power sustainable communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management is preferred.
• 5 years of operations/engineering/maintenance experience in industrial environments.
• 3-5 years of people leadership experience, direct oversight of one or more teams.
• Hands-on leader for 24/7 operations and on-call rotation.
• Experience with pressurized liquid and gas systems, instrumentation and controls systems.

Responsibilities

• Safety and quality management across site operations and compliance.
• Drive plant throughput, efficiency, and reliability with cross-functional teams.
• Lead, mentor, and develop front-line staff through coaching and training.
• Develop daily and weekly site plans with Maintenance and Transportation.
• Identify opportunities to reduce operating costs and lead improvement plans.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or Operations Management

Tools

Controls instrumentation systems

Chemical handling/storage

Job description

About Divert

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 Off
• Opportunities 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]