On-Site Assistant Plant Manager: Ops Leader

Find Great People | FGP; Duncan (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Find Great People | FGP is partnering with a growing manufacturing organization in Duncan, SC to identify an experienced Assistant Plant Manager. This full-time, on-site leadership role supports day-to-day operations in a complex, high-volume production environment.

The ideal candidate will bring strong manufacturing leadership, hands-on management, and the ability to influence results across multiple functional areas while ensuring safety, efficiency, and profitability.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience in Assistant Plant Manager or similar roles.
• Experience overseeing multiple departments or processes.
• Strong background in high-volume production operations.
• Knowledge of production scheduling, materials management, quality systems, and equipment reliability.

Responsibilities

• Assist in overall plant operations, supporting production, maintenance, quality, safety, materials, logistics, scheduling and CI activities.
• Coordinate with department leaders to meet production targets, staffing, and quality standards.
• Monitor performance and address downtime, labor issues, constraints, material shortages and quality concerns.
• Support daily production planning and execution to meet customer requirements.
• Drive accountability across departments with action plans and improvements.
• Provide leadership, coaching and development to supervisors and managers.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration to improve plant performance.
• Support safety initiatives and maintain a culture of safety and compliance.
• Work with maintenance to improve equipment reliability and PM execution.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities in productivity and waste reduction.
• Engage in root-cause analysis and problem-solving to drive sustainable gains.
• Serve as operational leader in Plant Manager's absence.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Lean manufacturing

5S

Cross-functional leadership

Safety culture

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations Management or related field

Job description

Find Great People | FGP is partnering with a growing manufacturing organization in Duncan, SC to identify an experienced Assistant Plant Manager. This full-time, on-site leadership role supports day-to-day operations in a complex, high-volume production environment.

The ideal candidate will bring strong manufacturing leadership, hands-on management, and the ability to influence results across multiple functional areas while ensuring safety, efficiency, and profitability.