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Assistant Plant Manager

Decatur, AL

Full time

On-site

Environmental Quality Programs

About This Job

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

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Enforce all PPE requirements and regulations to promote a safe work environment.

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Hold monthly safety meetings according to the schedule and include any information requested by the Safety Manager.

TRANSPORTATION – SCHEDULING

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Responsible for the daily schedule and ability to set-up plant according to current schedule needs, while maximizing front haul-back haul opportunities.

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Responsible for communicating a plan of action to all plant employees while communicating to corporate transportation dept and traders to improve transportation efficiencies.

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Responsible for verifying all paperwork for both inbound/outbound loads:

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Dispatch of Drivers

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Receiving Customer Material

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Shipping Customer Material

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Export Loads

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Material Identification-Traceability

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Non-Conforming Material

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Brokered Loads (Procedures/Accounting)

INVENTORY

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Enforce and execute security plans daily to minimize inventory loss.

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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

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Responsible for accurate and reliable physical inventory records

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Monthly

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Bi-annual (minimum 2x to 3x a year)

EQUIPMENT:

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Trailers – All trailers should be unloaded within 10 days of receiving. All exceptions and reasons should be reported on the Quality Receiving Form.

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Plant Equipment – Preventive maintenance and Calibration of the plant equipment is the responsibility of the plant manager.

TRAINING

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Training should be completed with all new employees and temporary labor according to the training matrix

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Training should be completed on all current employees Shapiro or temporary to ensure training is current

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All training should be verified within 30 days of being completed

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All training should be documented in accordance with the Training Procedure

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

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Performs other related duties as assigned by the Operations Manager or other top management personnel

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Responsible for reviewing key metrics provided monthly by corporate and recommending any changes or improvements.

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Responsible for the recommendation of changes to SSC work instructions and procedures to improve the efficiency of plant operations.

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Responsible for determining key metrics to measure equipment, inventory, and plant personnel to recommend changes and improvements in plant operations.

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Evaluate vendors and follow purchasing procedure

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Any and other job duties as assigned by his immediate Supervisor/Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

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Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

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Preferred Experience: Background in Metallurgy or Metallurgical Engineering.

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Supervisory Experience: Minimum of five years in a supervisory role or equivalent.

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Metals Knowledge: Familiarity with metals is a plus.

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Organizational Skills: Ability to efficiently schedule and organize plant personnel and equipment.