Assistant Plant Manager

CHEP; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual bonus structure

Benefits Day 1

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

CHEP in Temple, TX seeks an Assistant Plant Manager to lead plant operations, safety, and continuous improvement. You will supervise production staff, coordinate schedules, and partner with the Plant Manager to optimize safety, quality, and cost performance while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Ideal candidates bring experience in manufacturing/logistics, forklift operation, and a track record of stable employment.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, warehousing, distribution or logistics.
• Forklift operations experience required.
• Proven track record of stability (1–3 years).
• Familiarity with OSHA and DOT regulations preferred.
• Results-oriented with ability to meet deadlines.
• Mechanically inclined; knowledge of conveyors/equipment is a plus.
• P&L and budgeting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee health and safety compliance for all employees, contractors and visitors.
• Ensure environmental compliance with corporate and regulatory guidelines.
• Lead plant maintenance and day-to-day machine operability.
• Provide leadership to frontline managers and staff development.
• Ensure SOPs are followed and plant standards are maintained.
• Plan workforce staffing to meet production demands.
• Drive cost control and process improvements.
• Collaborate with Plant Manager on safety, quality and cost initiatives.
• Manage scheduling to align production and logistics with raw/finished goods availability.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Forklift operations

Excel

Budgeting

Safety compliance

Scheduling

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CHEP

Temple, TX 76501

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model .

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model .

Job Description

Your expertise can transform our plant—take charge as Assistant Plant Manager and lead the way!

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Ensure occupational health and safety compliance for all employees, contractors, and visitors, adhering to both corporate and legislative requirements.
• Maintain environmental compliance by working within corporate and regulatory guidelines, ensuring the site meets all environmental standards.
• In collaboration with the plant maintenance team oversee day-to-day machine operability and maintenance
• Provide effective leadership and direction to frontline managers (e.g., supervisors and team leaders), identifying training needs and supporting staff development to optimize performance.
• Ensure compliance with all operational procedures and work instructions as outlined by CHEP, maintaining consistency and adherence to standards.
• Manage workforce planning to ensure the plant is adequately staffed with appropriately trained personnel to meet production demands.
• Ensure production processes run efficiently and effectively within budgetary constraints, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with the Plant Manager to drive continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on enhancing safety, quality, and cost performance across plant operations.

What You Will Do:

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Supervise the work of all production employees – oversees production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods

• Coaching of employees that models the values and culture of the company

• Provide hands‑on leadership as a supervisor, responsible for mentoring and coaching all employees and working through employee relations issues

• Support plant administration to ensure compliance to established policies

• Responsible, in consultation with Plant Manager, for the cost performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L of the plant

• Support cost control initiatives and process control within the plant

• Review operations activities, including local transportation activities, to maintain compliance with all Federal, State and local laws (OSHA, DOL, DOJ, EPA, FD)

• Drive Safety improvements (Zero Harm) across the plant

• Ensure the consistent execution of all SOPs throughout the Plant in accordance with the PMS Commercial Organization, Global Supply Chain

• Deliver best operational practices and cost efficiencies across the Plant while maintaining critical quality and raw material utilization standards that are necessary to maintain customer satisfaction and plant profitability

• Ensure compliance through teamwork for all Standard Operating Procedures within the plant

• Identify Lean opportunities to effectively eliminate waste

• In partnership with Plant Manager, provide leadership to Plant staff to effectively recruit, train, develop, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities

• Drive efficiencies in asset utilization through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, & driver management while meeting customer expectations

What You Will Bring:

Experience

• Experience working in a manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and/or logistics environment

• Prior forklift operations experience is required

• Proven track record of success and stability (1 to 3 years)

• Familiarity with both OSHA and DOT regulations and requirements strongly preferred

• Results-oriented and can meet deadlines and commitments

• Mechanically Inclined (electric/conveyor knowledge is a plus)

• P&L and budgeting experience strongly preferred

Skills and Knowledge

• A bility to train people and motivate a team

• Applicants need a good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, especially Excel

• Demonstrated solid decision making

• Ability to provide new ideas - think outside the box

• W illing ness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary

What To Expect:

Additional Site Details

• 1st and 2nd shift production

• Approximately 72 employees

• 4 Direct reports

What W e Offer:

Employee Package

• Competitive Pay & Annual Bonus Structure

• Benefits Day 1!

• Paid Time Off plus Holiday Observances

• 401K w/ company match (up to 4%)

• FREE company-paid vision, short-term disability, and life insurance!

• FREE company-provided PPE and safety equipment

• Tuition reimbursement, parental leave, childcare assistance , profit sharing, and MORE!

Remote Type

Not Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

Adaptability, Change Management, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Data Literacy, Delegation, Empathy, Experimentation, Mathematic Literacy, Mentorship, Scheduling, Taking Ownership, Teamwork, Understand Customers, Written Communication

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.