Plant Assistant Manager

Gabriel Group; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Gabriel Group is seeking a Plant Operations Coordinator in Denton, TX to support safety, inventory, transportation, and equipment management. The role focuses on coordinating daily operations and ensuring efficient plant performance.

The candidate will oversee scheduling, training, and compliance, work with leadership to optimize inventory turnover, and verify inbound/outbound paperwork while directing drivers and shipping processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Metallurgy or Metallurgical Engineering.
• Minimum five years in a supervisory role.
• Knowledge of metals is a plus; able to schedule and organize plant personnel and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Enforce PPE and safety regulations to maintain a safe work environment.
• Coordinate daily plant scheduling and optimize front/back haul opportunities.
• Verify inbound/outbound paperwork and dispatch drivers.
• Maintain accurate physical inventory records; perform monthly and bi-annual counts.
• Oversee training for new and current employees within required timelines.
• Review metrics and propose operational improvements.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Scheduling

Safety compliance

Inventory management

Training & development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy or Metallurgical Engineering

Job description

• Employee Type Full-Time Exempt
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others Yes

Contact information

• Name Chuck Wright

JOB SUMMARY:

To coordinate and assist the company in the efficient operations of the Plant Operations relating to safety, security, inventory, equipment, transportation and human resources.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

SAFETY:

• Enforce all PPE requirements and regulations to promote a safe work environment.
• Hold monthly safety meetings according to the schedule and include any information requested by Safety Manager.

TRANSPORTATION – SCHEDULING:

• Responsible for the daily schedule and ability to set-up plant according to current schedule needs, while maximizing front haul-back haul opportunities.
• Responsible for communicating a plan of action to all plant employees while communicating to corporate transportation dept and traders to improve transportation efficiencies.
• Responsible for verifying all paperwork for both inbound/outbound loads:
• Dispatch of Drivers
• Receiving Customer Material
• Shipping Customer Material
• Export Loads
• Material Identification-Traceability
• Non-Conforming Material
• Brokered Loads (Procedures/Accounting)

INVENTORY:

• Enforce and execute security plans daily to minimize inventory loss.
• Work with V.P. of Sales and Marketing to improve inventory turnover by utilizing the plant projections worksheet provided by V.P. of Sales and Marketing
• Responsible for accurate and reliable physical inventory records
• Monthly
• Bi-annual (minimum 2x to 3x a year)

EQUIPMENT:

• Trailers – All trailers should be unloaded within 10 days of receiving. All exceptions and reasons should be reported on the Quality Receiving Form.
• Plant Equipment – Preventive maintenance and Calibration of the plant equipment is the responsibility of the plant manager.

TRAINING:

• Training should be completed with all new employees and temporary labor according to the training matrix
• Training should be completed on all current employees Shapiro or temporary to ensure training is current
• All training should be verified within 30 days of being completed
• All training should be documented in accordance with the Training Procedure

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Operations Manager or other top management personnel
• Responsible for reviewing key metrics provided monthly by corporate, and recommending any changes or improvements.
• Responsible for the recommendation of changes to SSC work instructions and procedures to improve the efficiency of plant operations.
• Responsible for determining key metrics to measure equipment, inventory, and plant personnel to recommend changes and improvements in plant operations.
• Evaluate vendors and follow purchasing procedure
• Any and other job duties as assigned by his immediate Supervisor/Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Metallurgy or Metallurgical Engineering
• Minimum Five years of experience working in a supervisory capacity.
• Knowledge of metals a plus.
• Ability to efficiently schedule and organize plant personnel and equipment.