Assistant Plant Manager

Judge Direct Placement; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Third shift Assistant Plant Manager in Modesto, CA area. This role drives day-to-day operations, ensuring output, quality, and on-time shipping while optimizing resources and costs.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of management experience in food processing, with a Bachelor’s degree preferred and strong budgeting, staffing and communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and financial software is expected.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressively responsible management in the food processing industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related fields preferred.
• Demonstrated budgeting, staffing and cost-analysis capabilities.
• Strong leadership and drive with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and financial software.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct and run day-to-day operations to meet customer expectations.
• Increase production capacity while controlling costs and maintaining quality.
• Be responsible for production output, quality and on-time shipping.
• Allocate resources effectively and optimize asset use.
• Implement strategies aligned with company initiatives and provide direction.
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions as needed.
• Develop plant staff and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Analyze data to identify waste or overtime opportunities.
• Commit to plant safety procedures.
• Develop systems to track productivity and performance targets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Financial software

Job description

Judge Direct Placement is seeking a Third shift Assistant Plant Manager in Modesto, CA area!

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations.
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping.
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus.
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions.
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff.
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime.
• Commit to plant safety procedures.
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of progressively responsible management in the food processing industry
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related fields preferred.
• Demonstrated financial understanding to include budgeting, staffing, and cost analysis.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and drive.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong oral and written communications skills and the ability to work in both individual and teamwork settings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, financial software, etc.