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DoD SkillBridge: Assistant Production Manager

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Chicago, IL, USA
60K-78K Annually
Mid level
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
60K-78K Annually
Mid level
As an Assistant Plant Manager Intern, you'll assist in managing plant operations, overseeing production and shipping schedules, and providing leadership to production staff while ensuring compliance and safety standards.
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DoD SkillBridge Internship: Assistant Production Manager
SkillBridge Host Company: 48Forty Solutions
SkillBridge Provider: Vets2PM LLC
Location:Chicago, IL

Overview

As an Assistant Plant Manager DoD SkillBridge Intern, you’ll get to assist in managing total plant operations and delivering superior customer satisfaction by driving results and exceeding expectations in the key areas of safety, service, quality, and cost. This role is vital in helping plant leadership both when and when they aren’t available.  


What You'll Do & What you'll Learn:

 

  • Manage the work of all 40-50 production employees

  • Oversee production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods

  • Provide hands-on leadership as a working manager

  • Directly responsible for all employment decisions at the facility

  • Support plant administration to ensure compliance with established policies

  • Responsible, in consult with Plant Manager, for the cost and yield performance of the Plant in partnership with the overall P&L

  • Support and implement cost-control initiatives and process control within the Plant

  • Continually review operations activities, including local transportation activities to maintain compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws (OSHA, DOL, DOJ, EPA, FD)

  • Drive safety improvements across the Plant

  • Maintain critical quality and raw material utilization standards to maintain customer satisfaction and Plant profitability

  • Provide leadership to Plant staff and effectively motivate, delegate, and monitor their activities

  • Assist with recruiting and to train and develop all staff

  • Drive efficiencies through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, and driver management

 

What You'll Need

 

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred 

  • 3+ years in a plant/warehouse supervisory role

  • Familiarity with private fleet management/transportation is helpful

  • Expert people management capability including non-exempt production workforce

  • Experience managing safety performance and programs

  • Understanding of supply chain practices and metrics

 

What We Offer (If Hired after the Internship)
  • Competitive Pay 

  • Holiday Pay 

  • Referral Bonuses 

  • Long-Term Career Advancement

  • Paid Time Off 

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full Time Employees 

  •  401(k) Retirement Plan 

  • Great Team Environment 


What It's Like

48forty Solutions is the largest pallet management services company in North America! We provide end-to-end pallet solutions, from supply to retrieval, on-site services, reverse logistics, and packaging materials. We are truly Pallet Management Made Simple, our workforce is the heart and soul of our business, and we’re looking for our next Assistant Plant Manager to join our team! 

 

 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.   

  • Ability to work in extreme conditions to include, but not limited to, elements, heat, cold, and air particulate?? 

  • Repetitively lift up to 50-75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths in time 

  • The noise level in the work environment is dependent on location 

  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes)

  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include, close vision, distance vision and color vision 

 

48forty Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.  


Pay Range If Hired after the Internship
USD $60,000.00 - USD $78,000.00 /Yr.
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[NOTE: Because this is a SkillBridge Internship, it is understood that no single candidate will have equal expertise in all the areas of responsibility listed. Successful candidates will possess a compelling combination of many of them and the self-awareness and wisdom to leverage existing and/or new resources in the area(s) where they lack personal mastery.]



Vets2PM Provides:


  • Mentorship and guidance via weekly SkillBridge Intern Zoom Meetings.

  • PM Fundamentals course, Resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and interview skills course.  

  • Other free resources, including an electronic copy of 'How to Speak Civilian Fluently'.  


Other:  

Not all internships include certification training by Vets2PM, as many host companies include their own internship-focused training instead. If selected for an internship with Vets2PM please read your approval email, letter, and training plan to be sure you understand what is included in your internship.



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