Title : Assistant Plant Manager
Location : Allentown, PA area
Shift : Monday-Friday 2pm-12am
Industry : Food & Beverage
This is a unique opportunity to join a food & beverage manufacturing company that moves fast, builds collaboratively, and operates with the rigor of high-growth potential. Production is doubling as new automation comes online, and this role will directly influence how the company grows. Think AI technology meets F&B innovation on the East Coast!
What Youll Lead
- Oversight of night shift operations in a high-automation, high-growth environment
- Leadership of ~40 hourly team members + 2 salaried Shift Managers
- Scaling packaging operations
- Coaching and developing salaried leadersbuilding leadership strength
- Solving complex operational problems using data, analytics, and root-cause methodology
- Coordinating across Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Process, R&D, etc.
- Supporting rapid expansion of new automation
- Making independent decisions during nights / weekends in a 24 / 7 operation
What You Bring
Bachelors degree required5+ years of leadership within food & beverage manufacturingExperience leading salaried leaders (not only hourly teams)Strong critical thinking, decision-making, and ambiguity-management skillsAbility to drive accountability and continuous improvementComfortable in a scaling environment with rapid changeCalm under pressure; strong communicator across functionsIdeal Candidate Traits
Proactive, independent decision-makerRoot-cause thinker; strong analytical mindsetCommunicates clearly across functions & levelsThrives in ambiguityGets things doneHigh ownership mindsetHungry to grow