Assistant Plant Manager

Markent Personnel; Saint Clair Shores (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Markent Personnel seeks an Assistant Plant Manager for an automotive facility in Michigan. This role leads production staff, drives continuous improvement, and ensures on-time delivery of quality products.

Requires 10+ years in production leadership, IATF 16949 knowledge, and welding/automation experience. A Bachelor's in Engineering and strong MS Office skills are essential for budgeting, staffing, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in a production leadership role in automotive manufacturing.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 requirements.
• Fluent in MS Office applications.
• Ability to analyze complex data and communicate findings clearly.
• Quality and lean management experience.
• Experience in welding and automated assembly strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement in production KPIs and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure staffing and training to execute production plans.
• Develop annual training plans and performance reviews.
• Direct production supervisors on daily schedules and budgets.
• Drive quality and cost reduction through standardization.

Skills

Data analysis

MS Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

**Candidates must have experience in Automated Welding operations**

ASSISTANT PLANT MANAGER

Primary Job Duties:

• The Assistnat Plant Manager is responsible for continuous improvement in production key measure performance and customer satisfaction for the plant.
• Assures adequate staffing and training to execute production and operational plans.
• Complete the departmental training and development plan annually.
• Complete the annual performance review of each direct report and review any indirect reports for each team member in the Operations Department.
• Leads operations function within their area of responsibility, providing direct leadership to all Operations staff.
• Supervise the operations of production personnel to ensure all manufacturing processes are running within budget and to the schedule.
• Be continually aware of customer shipping requirements, work schedules, and quality levels required to meet these schedules. Ensure that quality is maintained and that costs are held to a minimum.
• Manage the Production Superintendents and/or Supervisors on daily schedules, staffing and production attainment.
• Oversee the hiring and training of technical production employees to ensure a competent workforce.
• Assures adequate staffing and training to execute operational plans.
• Drive excellence in customer and internal quality through process standardization and team
• Set operational performance goals in line to meet Profit Plan targets.
• Study daily operating results, meet daily with subordinates, and have daily contact with various department heads on operational performance gaps.
• Directs and/or supports investigation of operational issues and follow-up to ensure that issues have been corrected or to determine the next best course of action.
• Establish individual personnel objectives through analysis of and familiarity with each individual’s job function. Help develop employee potential and leverage individual, and managerial capabilities.
• Consult with the Plant Controller to develop annual operating budgets and controls.
• Supply accounting with staffing requirements for costing-out to determine the annual profit plan.
• Give accounting monthly labor-hour estimates of indirect and direct labor for forecasting profit by the month. Determine purchased burden on supplies and materials to ensure proper and accurate cost control and accounting.
• Support plant safety and CI programs by ensuring that operations support is involved with the implementation into the manufacturing process.

Required experience:

• Minimum 10 years working in a production leadership role in the automotive manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of IATF 16949 requirements.
• Fluent in MS Office applications.
• Ability to analyze complex data and communicate findings in verbal or presentation format.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Quality and lean management experience
• Experience in welding and automated assembly strongly desired.