2nd Shift Assistant Manager in San Antonio, Texas at Division Laundry & Cleaners Inc

This position is responsible for overseeing and actively participating in plant operations. The Assistant Manager makes schedules for the employees as well as tracking attendance and time sheets. This position also assists the Plant Manager with any other assigned duties. Responsibilities of this position include implementing, and following effective operational policies and compliance with company standards. This position is responsible for multiple departments within the plant.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Select, schedule, and provide day-to-day supervision and leadership to employees to work in a safe and productive manner
• Track employee's hours and attendance
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate departmental activities
• Plan and provide employee training in processes and equipment operation
• Assure policy conformance and enforce plant rules and regulations
• Optimize equipment utilization and Employee scheduling to meet production goals
• Perform daily, weekly, monthly production measurement analysis and provide communication to employees, and to management as required
• Recommend improvements in production methods, equipment, safety, operating procedures and working conditions

Supervisory Responsibilities

The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for plant production staff and employees in multiple departments. The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these employees during the shift.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of plant equipment and safety methods
• Must have experience supervising operations within a manufacturing/industrial plant/facility, including managing production and employees, scheduling, training, meeting deadlines and project schedules
• Good communication and human relations skills
• Quality orientation and high attention to detail
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
• Must be open to long hours, weekends, rotating shifts, and subject to calls during hours away from plant (24/7).

Preferred Qualifications

• Laundry industry experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Travel Required

The Assistant Plant Manager position requires some limited travel. Employees are responsible for creating and submitting expense reports each week for expenditures incurred during travel.

Physical Requirements

• Physical Demands include constant standing and frequent walking.
• Frequent reaching above and below shoulder height, twisting, grasping items and loading machinery in a repetitive motion.
• Frequent pushing/pulling of both empty and full wheeled laundry carts of varying weights and sizes, up to and potentially exceeding 800 lbs.
• Repetitive hand movement includes simple and power grasping, fine manipulation and pushing and pulling items up to 50 lbs. on a frequent basis.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Required to wear and use personal protective equipment as required by job task based on hazard assessment.
• Ability to hear for safety and awareness of surroundings.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands for the entire shift.

Work Environment

This position exists primarily within the plant environment, with periodic office work. The plant environment is typically warm with noise, wet areas, chemicals, and other hazards.