Assistant Plant Manager

Assistant Plant Manager AJM Packaging Corporation Vineland, NJ Position Overview – AJM Packaging Corporation, one of America’s leading manufacturers of paper products, including paper plates, cups, bowls and bags, is seeking a highly motivated Assistant Plant Manager with experience in driving high speed world class manufacturing operations through leading teams, optimizing production processes, and ensuring product quality, safety and efficiency. We seek a professional with a passion for manufacturing excellence, and a leadership tool set that includes demonstrated implementation in Lean Manufacturing principles, including 5S, VSM, STD Wk., QCO, TPM, JIT, visual management, error proofing, and kaizen and an enlightened approach to ensuring the top quality of our products. The individual filling this position will have leadership and optimization responsibility for multiple operations areas including production, quality, maintenance, inventory, warehousing, shipping and receiving, and product launch. This position will report directly to Plant Manager on site. Responsibilities & Duties – Lead in the planning, coordinating, and managing of the entire plant and its staff in such a manner as to ensure that all company objectives and production goals are continually met. Drive a holistic Lean and Continuous Improvement program across the entire facility. Review overall operation and processes. Identify areas for improvement and successfully implement sustainable and quantifiable changes. Act as a change agent for the implementation of process or organizational change. In concert with Corporate Maintenance direction, ensure an effective maintenance excellence program for machinery and the facility is in place and adhered to. Drive an ongoing customer service focus, with a deep commitment to meeting customer expectations and rigorous OTIF delivery schedules. Oversee inventory levels. Order or make procurement requests for any needed production materials, supplies, equipment, tools, replacement parts or similar items. Supervise staff, generally to include production supervisors and other functional line managers, in the designating of work assignments, providing instruction, reviewing completed work, and leading in performance management. Provide continuous leadership in machine operator and technician training to increase their knowledge, skills, and cross functional abilities. Drive behavioral based safety. Ensure that staff strictly adheres to all safety rules, guidelines, and procedures. Enforcing corporate and plant quality standards are understood, adopted and adhered to. Other special projects and duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university in Business or Engineering preferred. Five or more years’ operations management experience in 24/7 high volume manufacturing operations required. Paper or other consumer packaged converting Strong management, leadership, organizational and administrative skills, able to multi-task and stay cool under pressure. Strength in Lean Principles (Black Belt preferred) with ability to drive companywide transformation. Excellent communications skills and the ability to drive and set expectations and ongoing operational improvements. Mechanically inclined with strong problem-solving skills. Hands on, Gemba management style required. Willingness to work various shifts based on current needs of the operation. Be open to relocating in the future for progressive roles based on needs of the company. Bi-Lingual in Spanish a plus but not required. Benefits - At AJM, our comprehensive “Cafeteria Benefits Plan” and “Flexible Spending Arrangement” (FSA), truly sets us apart from the competition. Under the cafeteria plan you’ll receive a comprehensive package of fully employer-paid base insurance premiums including medical, dental, optical, life and disability coverage. Summar…

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