Job Description:

Wastequip is looking to hire an Assistant Manager in our Erial, NJ Location. Our Plant Manager is responsible for leading all activities of a high-performance manufacturing facility utilizing lean manufacturing principles and leadership to drive continuous and significant improvements in key operational metrics including safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.

OurAssistant Manageris responsible for leading all activities of a high-performance manufacturing facility utilizing lean manufacturing principles and leadership to drive continuous and significant improvements in key operational metrics including safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.

**Salary range $120,000 - $130,000 plus bonus and benefits**

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and developing direct reports
• Championing a safety-first culture
• Financial responsibility for entire operation, including
  • Analyzing financial statements
  • Developing product cost on labor, material, and overhead by product model
  • Achieving EBITDA margins and dollars set forth in AOP
  • Staying within budgets, on labor, material, and overhead
  • Controlling overhead costs, including
    • Variable costs
    • Fixed costs
    • Material cost
    • Labor cost
    • Direct, indirect, general, and administrative personnel
• Developing annual operating plans and other financial reports
• Justifying performance variances and implementing formal corrective action plans
• Tracking throughput for on time delivery and work to meet customer27s requirements
• Interacting with corporate personnel, engineering, sales and customers
• Assuring that plant is complying with corporate processes, disciplines, and methodologies

• Championing a continuous improvement environment by conducting Kaizen and other lean events in conjunction with the Operational Excellence team
• Improving productivity through reduced cycle time and other lean processes
• Monitoring purchasing costs, on material, tools and supplies
• Controlling, monitoring, and adjusting inventory levels and staffing as required to meet current market conditions and forecasted plans
• Supporting sales department in meeting customer27s delivery requirements
• Traveling to other Wastequip locations, including group headquarters, as required
  

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in manufacturing operations management
• 4 year college degree desired or a combination of equivalent experience and education
• Knowledge of metal processing, Coil Leveling, shearing, punch press and Press breaks is preferred.
• Knowledge of metal fabricating, mig welding and painting processes is preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Certification is preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience using ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365)
• Strong leadership and coaching skills
• Highly motivated and driven self 6starter
• Bilingual English 6 Spanish.
  

Behaviors

Preferred

Team Player:Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented:Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Leader:Inspires teammates to follow them

Dedicated:Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Preferred

Goal Completion:Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Self-Starter:Inspired to perform without outside help

Ability to Make an Impact:Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Company Benefits:

 2 Medical Plan Options - Base HSA (High Deductible) and Buy-Up

Medical Plans

 Prescription (Rx) Insurance

 Health Savings Account (HSA)

 2 Dental Plan Options - Base Dental and Buy-Up Dental Plans

 Vision Insurance

 Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA 2s)

 Health Care FSA

 Dependent Care FSA

 Company Paid Base Life Insurance

 Company Paid Accident, Death & Dismemberment Insurance

 Company Paid Business Travel Accident Insurance

 Company Paid Disability Insurance

 Short-Term Disability (STD) and Base Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Insurance

 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

 Voluntary Hospital, Accident & Critical Illness (Cancer) Insurance

 401(K) Retirement Plan with 50% Company Match

 Voluntary Pet Insurance

 Vacation and Personal/Sick Time

 Paid Grandparent Leave

 Paid Bonding Leave

 Adoption Assistance

 Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)