Assistant Plant Manager

Company Details

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. Were the number one publicly traded company of our kind operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable helping move the world toward a more circular economy.

Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k) Health Dental and Vision Insurance and Paid Time Off.

Job Summary

The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing the entire plant operation that processes raw materials into highly quality products; ensures that equipment and buildings are sanitary and in good repair with a direct report to the Plant Manager.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Maintains efficient and timely flow of all raw materials received.
• Responsible for maintaining hourly schedules beginning to end.
• Monitors performance of individuals to ensure that procedures are being held to highest standards.
• Controls vendor pricing by comparing prices with value service and quality among competition.
• Plans stock orders to minimize time and money spent on emergency ordering.
• Responsible for the quality of all finished products and determines any reason for loss of quality.
• Responsible for supervising job performance of maintenance and production personnel as well as all the maintenance duties of equipment and buildings that are used to process raw material.
• Keeps all maintenance work and associated records up-to-date.
• Responsible for being familiar with and observing all Company safety rules and regulations recognizes safety as top Company priority and conducts regularly scheduled safety meetings.
• Conducts investigation of accidents that occur within jurisdiction and makes recommendations to Plant Safety Committee.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 2-3 years of prior supervisory/management experience in an industrial or plant setting.
• 3 years of experience working in an industrial/manufacturing facility.
• Rendering industry experience a definite plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in related area preferred.
• Detail oriented; highly organized.
• Ability to work well with internal staff and employees.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Self-starter; self-motivated.
• Good math and computer skills.

The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties knowledge skills and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery integrity and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.

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The physical demands and work environment factors described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the main duties of this job.

Working Environment

None

Occasionally up to 20%

Frequently 21% to 50%

Constantly at least 51%

Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level strong odors and/or exposure to heat and cold

Exposed to bio hazardous conditions

Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations

Exposed to Electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock

Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment

Travels to offsite locations

Other (please describe):

Physical Demands

None

Occasionally up to 20%

Frequently 21% to 50%

Constantly at least 51%

Sit: Must be able to remain in a stationary position.

Walk: Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location.

Use hands to finger handle or feel: Operates a computer and other office machinery.

Stoop kneel crouch or crawl: Must be able to position ones self to maintain computers in the lab including under desks and in the server closet.

Climb or balance: Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder.

Talk hear taste smell: Must be able to use senses to; effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions.

Weight and Force Demands

None

Occasionally up to 20%

Frequently 21% to 50%

Constantly at least 51%

Up to 10 pounds

Up to 25 pounds

Up to 50 pounds

Up to 100 pounds

More than 100 pounds

Vision Demands

No special vision requirements

Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

Distance vision (Clear vision at 20 feet or more)

Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

Peripheral vision

Depth perception

Ability to adjust focus

Required Experience:

Manager