Plant Assistant 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.