Assistant Plant Manager

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• Title: Assistant Plant Manager
• Job Requisition ID: 337344
• Location: Flora, Illinois, US United States, 62839
• Category: BUILD OPERATE MAINTAIN (PLANT OPNS)

About the role

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Assistant Plant Manager will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating facilities with moderate presence in multiple regions or moderate degree of complexity. In this role, you will oversee and hold operating facilities accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance.
• Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.
• Partner with production supervisors to meet customer specifications and timeline.
• Administer production budget for a department, process, or shift and executes purchase orders and ensures timely payment of invoices
• Develop operational plans and monitors routine operations for all production processes for multiple departments, processes and shifts.
• Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles for assigned facilities or region.
• Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Excellent leadership and communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels in the plant

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of supervisory experience
• Minimum of two years of experience in production and warehouse management

Position Details

• Location: Flora, IL; Relocation assistance is not provided for this role
• Schedule is Monday - Friday; Days. There are also some events that will require work after normal business hours, including weekends
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
• The expected salary for this position is $80,000-$110,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.

At Cargill we put people first.  As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit:

learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).