Assistant Plant Manager
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Assistant plant Manager will provide operational oversight for all production operations and assist with maintenance and other assigned duties. In this role, you will oversee and hold operating facilities accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.
Key Accountabilities
- Execute routine operations and maintenance of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance.
- Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.
- Partner with functional support teams to meet customer specifications and timeline.
- Administer production budget and executes purchase orders and ensures timely payment of invoices
- Develop operational plans and monitors routine operations for all production processes for multiple shifts.
- Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles.
- Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
- Oversee and support maintenance processes, programs and employees as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Lean six sigma
- Minimum one year of directly related work experience
- Other minimum qualifications may apply
Preferred Qualifications.
- One year of supervisory experience
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
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