Assistant Plant Manager

About Select One:

Select One is a recruiting firm specializing in connecting organizations with top talent across finance, accounting, HR, IT, and operations. We partner closely with our clients to identify professionals who will make an immediate and lasting impact.

Our client is a manufacturing company located in the Northtowns.

Our client is seeking an experienced Assistant Plant Manager to join its manufacturing leadership team. This is a key developmental leadership position designed to partner closely with the current Plant Manager and progressively assume greater responsibility for the overall manufacturing operation.

The successful candidate will work alongside the Plant Manager as a succession candidate
, gaining hands‑on exposure to production, people leadership, safety, quality, maintenance, scheduling, continuous improvement, and operational decision‑making. Over an anticipated three-year development period
, the Assistant Plant Manager will progressively take ownership of key areas of the operation with the goal of transitioning into the Plant Manager role.

This position will provide leadership and direction to manufacturing supervisors and collaborate closely with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, HR, and other departments to ensure the facility meets safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and cost objectives.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on manufacturing leader who is ready for the next step in their career and has the ambition to ultimately lead an entire plant. This individual should be comfortable working on the shop floor, leading through supervisors, solving operational problems, and partnering with executive leadership.

The successful candidate will be viewed as a long‑term leadership investment and should be motivated by the opportunity to learn the business from an experienced Plant Manager and grow into the role over time.

• Work closely with the Plant Manager to understand and ultimately assume responsibility for key manufacturing functions.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with internal departments and external partners to achieve operational objectives.
• Evaluate resource constraints and help determine the most effective use of people, equipment, materials, and time while balancing cost, quality, and delivery.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to improve productivity, quality, efficiency, safety, and cost.
• Monitor manufacturing performance and key operational metrics and assist in developing corrective action plans and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure manufacturing functions have the appropriate resources, materials, information, and support to operate efficiently.
• Assist in identifying and mitigating operational risks, including equipment/process obsolescence, staffing needs, disaster recovery, and succession planning.
• Participate in recruiting, training, employee development, performance improvement, and workforce planning.
• Develop a strong understanding of manufacturing technologies, processes, machinery, tooling, and industry best practices.
• Assist with evaluating and recommending new machinery, equipment, tooling, technology, and software.
• Partner with Maintenance to troubleshoot equipment issues and coordinate planned downtime.
• Work with the Plant Manager to prepare and communicate operational updates, performance metrics, and improvement opportunities to executive leadership.
• Participate in safety initiatives and assist in identifying deficiencies and recommending improvements.
• Progressively assume additional plant leadership responsibilities as part of the organization's succession plan.
• Serve as acting Plant Manager when assigned or when the…