ASSISTANT PLANT MANAGER

SUMMARY : Directly supervises Manufacturing/Production employees and managers; carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning/scheduling, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine operators, sewing machine operators, assemblers, and warehouse workers. Manage the flow of product and inventory to assure quality and inventory accuracy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Enforce safety and sanitation/housekeeping regulations.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production, shipping and receiving areas.
• Coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to production schedule.
• Confer with other workers to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Observe work and monitor machinery, to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Develop processes and procedures for accurate and timely transactions to support production requirements
• Close facility each night.
• Perform quality control by inspecting finished product
• Have excellent attendance history
• Must have the ability to work overtime as needed

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Yes

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or GED; 4 or more years’ experience in an apparel manufacturing environment; lean manufacturing experience a plus.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business reading and/or training materials as well as federal/state regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures as needed. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and/or the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, and proportions to practical situations

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Must be PC literate (MS Office) and have strong data entry, organizational and interpersonal skills; Excel required.

• Strong ability to drive change and implement processes.
• Ability to review and distribute production, work, and shipment schedules; confer with others to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compile reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management; Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Management of Material Resources; Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Analyzing needs and product requirements.
• Examine documents, materials, or products and monitor work processes to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
• Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
• Using a computer application to record transactions, retrieve specific records, and create reports to communicate the information.
• Record production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, or quality control measures.
• Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The employee may be occasionally exposed to the risk of electrical shock; the employee is regularly exposed to working near moving mechanical parts.