Assistant Plant Manager

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Assistant Plant Manager will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating facilities with moderate presence in multiple regions or moderate degree of complexity. 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 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 production supervisors to meet customer specifications and timeline.
Administer production budget for a department, process, or shift and executes purchase orders and ensures timely payment of invoices
Develop operational plans and monitors routine operations for all production processes for multiple departments, processes and shifts.
Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles for assigned facilities or region.
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.
Partnering with Plant Manager, Maintenance, and contractors or capital project execution and implementation including planning, installation, commissioning and troubleshooting
Partnering with maintenance on troubleshooting and repair as well as work order management and tracking
Other duties as assigned Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels in the plant Preferred Qualifications
One year of supervisory experience
Manufacturing experience
Industrial Maintenance Experience and Training/Certification
PLC/PCS integration experience
Lean six sigma- White Belt or higher Short Description
This position won’t provide relocation.
The expected salary for this position is $80,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.