Assistant Plant Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION:

· Assists the Plant Manager with the over-all supervision of departmental personnel, general plant operation and maintenance to achieve the production objectives.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Conducts the daily inspection of all machinery and equipment, making sure that these are in good running condition.

· Assigns, supervises and evaluates the work of the maintenance personnel in coordination with the Plant manager.

· Requests and makes follow-up, if necessary, the outsourced technical services and additional tools needed by the maintenance section.

· Reports machines/equipment failure and status of the machine/equipment maintenance work to the Plant Manager.

· Planning, organizing, directing and running optimum day to day operations to exceed our customers' expectations.

· Coordinate with the Plant Manager in resolving plant issues in a timely manner.

· Review all production orders and processing schedules and make critical decisions about workflow strategies to ensure customers receive goods on time.

· Develop, implement and track quality control systems, utilizing feedback to reduce scrap and waste through employee education and other efficiency improvement

· Set and monitor product standards by implementing testing procedures

· Perform all other duties that may be required from time to time.

JOB SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

· Proven experience in working as Assistant Plant Manager or Plant Supervisor (at least 3 years) preferably in a food manufacturing setting.

· Strong aptitude on root cause analysis and troubleshooting operational problems

· Excellent verbal and communication skills.

· Be knowledgeable on safety, quality, productivity and inventory processes.

· Strong team building, decision making and people management skills

· Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or any related course.