Assistant Plant Manager

About Emory

We are a manufacturer of quality dry ice products located in Houston, Texas and serving industrial and commercial customers through the Southern United States. Our brand new ColdJet PR750H Dry Ice production machine can operate 24/7 and has multiple, reliable sources of CO2. Dry ice is an eco-friendly product used in a variety of industrial and commercial applications including: Pharmaceutical, Meat Processing, Industrial Manufacturing, Hospitals, Cleaning & Blasting, Airlines, Food Delivery, Grocery, Food & Beverage, and Retail Distribution.

Job Brief

Emory is looking for someone that is highly motivated and eager to further develop supervisory skills. The market in which Emory operates is primed for exponential growth, and this role provides a “blue ocean” of opportunity to build our branding in a category that is being rapidly adopted by industrial companies throughout the United States. If you are an individual who seeks a professional challenge, who sets and achieves ambitious goals, who thrives in a growing company environment, and is an energized self starter, then this position may be for you.

Reporting Structure

The Assistant Plant Manager reports to the Plant Manager.

What does an Assistant Plant Manager do at Emory?

•  Recruit, train, assign, schedule, coach, counsel and discipline employees
•  Communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising and reviewing job contributions
•  Contribute operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews
•  Prepare and complete action plans
•  Analyze process workflow, employee and space requirements and equipment layout; implement changes
•  Maintain safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following and enforcing standards and procedures; complying with legal regulations
•  Accomplish operations and organization mission by completing projects on or under budget
•  Meet or exceed operations labor budget expectations
•  Manage staff levels, wages, hours to revenues
•  Run a safe, injury/accident free workplace
•  Responsible for all aspects of vehicle and heavy equipment rentals
•  Manage relationships with key operations vendors
•  Track vendor pricing, rebates and service levels
•  Maintain production equipment in safe, optimal operating condition to help ensure the protection of all plant employees and visitors.
•  Conduct continuous monitoring of production and process equipment for proper operation.
•  Perform preventive maintenance and repair of production equipment from blueprints, technical manuals, or vendor specifications.
•  Recognize and perform machine adjustments to the various manufacturing machine systems
•  Determining corrective actions based on operational and trouble messages provided by Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) Display Monitors or other similar display panels.
•  Assisting with installation, testing, and validation of new production equipment.
•  Understands, follows, and maintains proper records for Process Safety Management procedures and requirements.
•  Conduct continuous monitoring of process and production equipment for proper operation.
•  Participate in and oversee equipment changeovers as necessary.
•  Notify management of any potential equipment issues or other noted abnormalities.
•  Assist management in training manufacturing employees in the proper use of equipment.
•  Maintain organization of the Maintenance Repair Area and any other area where repair work is in progress.
•  Assist coworkers with production and other tasks as requested.
•  On-Call 24/7 with minimal notice needing quick response times.
•  Work closely with VP, OPS and GM management team to set and/or implement policies, procedures and systems and to follow through with implementation
•  Additional duties as needed.

Who You Are

•  Adapts best practices
•  Follows and promotes Emory core values
•  Strong organizational skills and has the ability to handle multiple tasks/projects
•  Willingness to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays and on call 24/7
•  Must have working knowledge a forklift, and safe forklift operation
•  Must have a clean DMV for operating a company vehicle
•  Physical requirements -must be able to push-pull up to 100 lbs, stand for extended period of times, work in variable climate conditions
•  The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a supervisor to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

FLSA Class - Exempt - Salary

Minimum Requirements – Education and Experience

• 5 years of experience in industrial manufacturing or mechanic work, specifically dry ice -preferred
•  3 years of experience in a leadership role
•  Associates degree (preferred)
•  Ability to work well in a team
•  Must be able to receive OSHA 10/30/HASC certifications
•  Ability to obtain TWIC Card
•  Ability to pass a federal and state criminal background check