SkillBridge Internship

Zohorecruit; Northampton Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

48forty Solutions is seeking an Assistant Plant Manager for a DoD SkillBridge internship in Northampton, PA. The role involves managing production teams, coordinating schedules, and supporting plant leadership to deliver safety, quality, and cost targets.

This internship is a stepping-stone toward full plant leadership responsibilities. During the internship you’ll gain hands-on leadership experience, participate in cost-control initiatives, and contribute to compliance with federal, state, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 3+ years in a plant/warehouse supervisory role.
• Familiarity with private fleet management/transportation is helpful.
• Expert people management capability including non-exempt production workforce.
• Experience managing safety performance and programs.
• Understanding of supply chain practices and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Manage the work of all production employees.
• Oversee production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods.
• Provide hands-on leadership as a working manager.
• Directly responsible for all employment decisions at the facility.
• Support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies.
• Responsible for the cost and yield performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L.
• Support and implement cost-control initiatives and process control within the Plant.
• Continually review operations activities, including local transportation activities to maintain compliance with all laws.
• Drive safety improvements across the Plant.
• Maintain critical quality and raw material utilization standards to maintain customer satisfaction and Plant profitability.
• Provide leadership to Plant staff and motivate, delegate, and monitor activities.
• Assist with recruiting and to train and develop all staff.
• Drive efficiencies through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management.

Skills

People management

Safety management

Supply chain

Transportation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

Northampton, United States | Posted on 07/16/2026

DoD SkillBridge Internship: Assistant Plant Manager

SkillBridge Host Company: 48 Forty Solutions

SkillBridge Provider: Vets2PM LLC

Location: Northampton, PA

Applicants mustbe active-duty U.S. Military Members who qualifyfor the DoD SkillBridge Program.

Overview

As an Assistant Plant Manager , you’ll get to assist in managing total plant operations and delivering superior customer satisfaction by driving results and exceeding expectations in the key areas of safety, service, quality, and cost. This role is vital in helping plant leadership both when and when they aren’t available.

What You'll Do and Learn during the internship:

Manage the work of all production employees

Oversee production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods

Provide hands-on leadership as a working manager

Directly responsible for all employment decisions at the facility

Support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies

Responsible, in consult with Plant Manager, for the cost and yield performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L

Support and implement cost-control initiatives and process control within the Plant

Continually 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 across the Plant

Maintain critical quality and raw material utilization standards to maintain customer satisfaction and Plant profitability

Provide leadership to Plant staff and effectively motivate, delegate, and monitor their activities

Assist with recruiting and to train and develop all staff

Drive efficiencies through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management

What You'll Need:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

3+ years in a plant/warehouse supervisory role

Familiarity with private fleet management/transportation is helpful

Expert people management capability including non-exempt production workforce

Experience managing safety performance and programs

Understanding of supply chain practices and metrics

What We Offer if hired after the internship:

Competitive Pay

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full Time Employees

401(k) Retirement Plan

What It's Like:

48forty Solutions is the largest pallet management services company in North America! We provide end-to-end pallet solutions, from supply to retrieval, on-site services, reverse logistics, and packaging materials. We are truly Pallet Management Made Simple, our workforce is the heart and soul of our business, and we’re looking for our next Assistant Plant Manager to join our team!

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Ability to work in extreme conditions to include, but not limited to, elements, heat, cold, and air particulate??

Repetitively lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths in time

The noise level in the work environment is dependent on location

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes)

Specific vision abilities required by this job include, close vision, distance vision and color vision

48forty Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay Range if hired after the internship:

USD $60,000.00 - USD $70,000.00 /Yr.

[ NOTE: Because this is a SkillBridge Internship, it isunderstood that no single candidate will have equalexpertise in all the areas of responsibility listed.Successful candidates will possess a compellingcombination of many of them and the self-awareness andwisdom to leverage existing and/or new resources in thearea(s) where they lack personal mastery.]

Vets2PM Provides:

• Mentorship and guidance via weekly SkillBridgeIntern Zoom Meetings.
• PM Fundamentals course, Resume writing, LinkedInoptimization, and interview skills course.
• Other free resources, including an electronic copyof 'How to Speak Civilian Fluently'.

Other:

Not all internships include certificationtraining by Vets2PM, as many host companies includetheir own internship-focused training instead. Ifselected for an internship with Vets2PM please read yourapproval email, letter, and training plan to be sure youunderstand what is included in your internship.