Assistant Plant Manager

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 the 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:

• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Preferred Experience: Background in Metallurgy or Metallurgical Engineering.
• Supervisory Experience: Minimum of five years in a supervisory role or equivalent.
• Metals Knowledge: Familiarity with metals is a plus.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to efficiently schedule and organize plant personnel and equipment.