Assistant Plant Manager

TAL Consulting; Michigan; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TAL Consulting seeks an Assistant Plant Manager for a Michigan-based facility to oversee multiple operations areas including production, quality assurance, inventory, warehousing, and shipping. The role requires leadership to optimize processes, enforce safety and quality standards, and drive continuous improvement in a high-speed manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include planning, staff supervision, training, and ensuring adherence to KPIs and corporate and plant quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering required.
• 7+ years of operations management in high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, coordinating and managing the plant and staff to meet company objectives and production goals.
• Identify process improvements and lead implementation of changes.
• Maintain an effective maintenance program for machinery and facilities.
• Maintain a strong customer-service focus with strict delivery schedules.
• Oversee inventory, procurement, and shop floor parts.

Skills

Lean principles

Leadership

High-volume manufacturing

Education

Bachelors in Business or Engineering

Job description

Our client, one of the leading manufacturers of paper products, including paper plates, cups, bowls and bags, located in Michigan is seeking a Assistant Plant Manager with experience in supporting high speed and volume manufacturing operations by leading teams, optimizing production processes, and ensuring product quality, safety and efficiency. The individual filling this position will have leadership and optimization responsibility for multiple operations areas including production management, quality assurance, inventory, warehousing, shipping and receiving, and product launch.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, coordinating, and managing of the entire plant and its staff in such a manner as to ensure that all company objectives and production goals are continually met.
• Review overall operation and processes and identify areas for improvement for all functions. Be able to offer recommendations for improvement and be able to successfully implement changes. Act as a facilitator for the implementation of process or organizational change.
• Ensure an effective maintenance program for machinery and the facility is in place and adhered to.
• An ongoing customer service focus, with a deep commitment to meeting customer expectations and rigorous delivery schedules.
• Oversee inventory levels. Order or make procurement requests for any needed production materials, supplies, equipment, tools, replacement parts or similar items.
• Supervise staff to include but not limited to designating work assignments, providing instruction, reviewing completed work, and providing input for performance appraisals.
• Provide continuing oversight and training staff to increase their levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Ensure that staff strictly adheres to all safety rules, guidelines, and procedures.
• Must adhere to Operational KPS’s.
• Enforce corporate and plant quality standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university in Business or Engineering.
• Seven or more years’ operations management experience in high volume manufacturing operations, paper converting experience a plus but not required.
• Additional training in Lean principles and effective leadership preferred.
• Hands on, walk around plant floor management style.