Emerging Plant Leader — Assistant Plant Manager

SelectOne; Sanborn (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SelectOne is assisting a manufacturing client in the Northtowns area of New York to identify an experienced Assistant Plant Manager. This role trains under the Plant Manager and advances toward taking full Plant Manager responsibility over a three-year development period.

The successful candidate will lead shop-floor operations, drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives, and partner with engineering, maintenance, HR, and quality teams to meet production goals and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Hands-on manufacturing leadership experience on the shop floor.
• Proven ability to lead through supervisors and coordinate with multiple departments.
• Strong focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Plant Manager to understand and ultimately assume responsibility for key manufacturing functions.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with internal departments and external partners to achieve operational objectives.
• Evaluate resource constraints and help determine the most effective use of people, equipment, materials, and time while balancing cost, quality, and delivery.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to improve productivity, quality, efficiency, safety, and cost.
• Monitor manufacturing performance and key operational metrics and assist in developing corrective action plans and improvement initiatives.
• Progressively assume additional plant leadership responsibilities as part of the organization's succession plan.
• Serve as acting Plant Manager when assigned or when the Plant Manager is unavailable.
• Participate in safety initiatives and assist in identifying deficiencies and recommending improvements.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Production operations

Safety leadership

Operational decision-making

Succession planning

Job description

SelectOne is assisting a manufacturing client in the Northtowns area of New York to identify an experienced Assistant Plant Manager. This role trains under the Plant Manager and advances toward taking full Plant Manager responsibility over a three-year development period.

The successful candidate will lead shop-floor operations, drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives, and partner with engineering, maintenance, HR, and quality teams to meet production goals and cost targets.