Assistant Plant Manager, CL Site Operations Fairburn

About the Role

Position Summary: The Assistant Plant Manager supports the Plant Manager in overseeing daily operations, ensuring the efficient, safe, and cost-effective manufacturing of products while meeting quality standards and production goals. This role is critical in leading plant staff, improving processes, maintaining compliance, and supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Plant Manager in planning, directing, and coordinating overall plant operations to achieve production and quality targets.
• Lead, supervise, and motivate frontline supervisors and hourly personnel to ensure optimal performance.
• Monitor and analyze production metrics, identifying opportunities to improve safety, efficiency, and quality.
• Support inventory control, scheduling, labor management, and capacity planning efforts.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, and environmental regulations and company policies.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste, downtime, and costs.
• Participate in hiring, training, and performance management of plant employees.
• Serve as acting Plant Manager during absences or as assigned.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence across shifts.
• Collaborate with maintenance, quality, logistics, and other departments to resolve issues and streamline operations.

Qualifications

Summary:

• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Over 10 years of progressive experience in logistics, plant operations, and third-party logistics (3PL) environments.
• Deep expertise in lean manufacturing principles, safety compliance, and quality management systems.
• Demonstrated success in leading high-performing teams, driving operational excellence, and executing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Exceptional organizational, analytical, and communication skills with a strategic mindset and results-oriented approach.

Compensation: DP World offers a market competitive compensation package.

Nearest Major Market: Atlanta

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