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Assistant Plant Manager

CHEP
  • Temple, Texas
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

    What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

    Job Description

    Your expertise can transform our plant—take charge as Assistant Plant Manager and lead the way!

    Key Responsibilities May Include:

    • Ensure occupational health and safety compliance for all employees, contractors, and visitors, adhering to both corporate and legislative requirements.
    • Maintain environmental compliance by working within corporate and regulatory guidelines, ensuring the site meets all environmental standards.
    • In collaboration with the plant maintenance team oversee day-to-day machine operability and maintenance
    • Provide effective leadership and direction to frontline managers (e.g., supervisors and team leaders), identifying training needs and supporting staff development to optimize performance.
    • Ensure compliance with all operational procedures and work instructions as outlined by CHEP, maintaining consistency and adherence to standards.
    • Manage workforce planning to ensure the plant is adequately staffed with appropriately trained personnel to meet production demands.
    • Ensure production processes run efficiently and effectively within budgetary constraints, identifying opportunities for improvement.
    • Collaborate with the Plant Manager to drive continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on enhancing safety, quality, and cost performance across plant operations.

    What You Will Do: 

    Major/Key Accountabilities 

    • Supervise the work of all production employees – oversees production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods 

    • Coaching of employees that models the values and culture of the company 

    • Provide hands-on leadership as a supervisor, responsible for mentoring and coaching all employees and working through employee relations issues 

    • Support plant administration to ensure compliance to established policies 

    • Responsible, in consultation with Plant Manager, for the cost performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L of the plant 

    • Support cost control initiatives and process control within the plant 

    • Review operations activities, including local transportation activities, to maintain compliance with all Federal, State and local laws (OSHA, DOL, DOJ, EPA, FD) 

    • Drive Safety improvements (Zero Harm) across the plant 

    • Ensure the consistent execution of all SOPs throughout the Plant in accordance with the PMS Commercial Organization, Global Supply Chain 

    • Deliver best operational practices and cost efficiencies across the Plant while maintaining critical quality and raw material utilization standards that are necessary to maintain customer satisfaction and plant profitability 

    • Ensure compliance through teamwork for all Standard Operating Procedures within the plant 

    • Identify Lean opportunities to effectively eliminate waste 

    • In partnership with Plant Manager, provide leadership to Plant staff to effectively recruit, train, develop, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities 

    • Drive efficiencies in asset utilization through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, & driver management while meeting customer expectations 

     

    What You Will Bring: 

    Experience 

    • Experience working in a manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and/or logistics environment 

    • Prior forklift operations experience is  

    • Proven track record of success and stability (1 to 3 years) 

    • Familiarity with both OSHA and DOT regulations and requirements strongly preferred 

    • Results-oriented and can meet deadlines and commitments 

    • Mechanically Inclined (electric/conveyor knowledge is a plus) 

    • P&L and budgeting experience strongly preferred 

     

    Skills and Knowledge 

    • Ability to train people and motivate a team 

    • Applicants need a good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, especially Excel 

    • Demonstrated solid decision making 

    • Ability to provide new ideas - “think outside the box" 

    • Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary 

     

     

    What To Expect: 

    Additional Site Details 

    • 1st and 2nd shift production

    • Approximately 72 employees

    • 4 Direct reports

     

    What We Offer:  

    Employee Package 

    • Competitive Pay & Annual Bonus Structure 

    • Benefits Day 1! 

    • Paid Time Off plus Holiday Observances   

    • 401K w/ company match (up to 4%) 

    • FREE company-paid vision, short-term disability, and life insurance! 

    • FREE company-provided PPE and safety equipment 

    • Tuition reimbursement, parental leave, childcare assistance, profit sharing, and MORE! 

    Remote Type

    Not Remote

    Skills to succeed in the role

    Adaptability, Change Management, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Data Literacy, Delegation, Empathy, Experimentation, Mathematic Literacy, Mentorship, Scheduling, Taking Ownership, Teamwork, Understand Customers, Written Communication

    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

    Individuals fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as Brambles or CHEP representatives have scheduled interviews and offered fraudulent employment opportunities with the intent to commit identity theft or solicit money. Brambles and CHEP never conduct interviews via online chat or request money as a term of employment. If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at recruitment@brambles.com.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationTemple, Texas
    IndustryTransport and Storage - Materials
    Company Size50 to 99 employees
    Year Founded1949

    Benefits

    Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, Concierge Services, Stock Options, Employee Events, Transportation Allowance, Work From Home, On Site Cafeteria

    About Company

    CHEP gestisce, mantiene, trasporta e fornisce oltre 300 milioni di prodotti per i propri clienti. I nostri pallet, contenitori, imballaggi riutilizzabili in plastica (RCP), bidoni, vassoi ed espositori di altissima qualità contribuiscono alla costruzione, alla movimentazione e al trasporto di carichi di prodotti più efficienti e sostenibili. I prodotti e i servizi CHEP svolgono un ruolo essenziale in ogni passaggio e per qualsiasi partner commerciale della filiera produttiva. 

    Il miglioramento della supply chain consiste in una continua ricerca condivisa dalle imprese di tutto il mondo.

    I prodotti e le soluzioni proposte vi permetteranno di soddisfare i vostri obiettivi di redditività e sostenibilità senza dover scendere a compromessi. Gestiamo, manteniamo, trasportiamo e forniamo oltre 300 milioni di prodotti, condivise e riutilizzate da agricoltori, produttori, distributori e rivenditori.

    Da oltre sessant’anni, offriamo ai gestori delle supply chain l’opportunità di impiegare prodotti di qualità superiore, entrare in contatto con più partner commerciali, ridurre i trasporti e gli sprechi, impiegare una quantità inferiore di risorse naturali, ridurre gli inventari e approfittare dei vantaggi in materia di efficienza offerti dalla standardizzazione.

    Skills

    • Administrative Skillsunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Business Modelunmatched
    • Business Operationsunmatched
    • Coachingunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Customer Satisfactionunmatched
    • Disability Insuranceunmatched
    • Distribution Warehousingunmatched
    • Employee Relationsunmatched
    • Environmental Complianceunmatched
    • Environmental Impactunmatched
    • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)unmatched
    • Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
    • Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
    • Forkliftunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Life Insuranceunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Maintain Complianceunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • OSHAunmatched
    • Operational Auditunmatched
    • Operations Processesunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Policy Developmentunmatched
    • Process Control Engineeringunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Quality Managementunmatched
    • Regulationsunmatched
    • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
    • Safety Complianceunmatched
    • Safety Equipmentunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Staff Developmentunmatched
    • Staff Trainingunmatched
    • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
    • State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Sustainabilityunmatched
    • Team Buildingunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • United States Department of Justice (DOJ)unmatched
    • Workforce Managementunmatched
    • Workforce Planningunmatched
    • Workplace Issuesunmatched

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