Assistant Plant Manager Job at iRiS Recruiting Solutions, Allentown, PA

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  • iRiS Recruiting Solutions
  • Allentown, PA

Job Description

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 You’ll 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 leaders—building 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

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 5+ years of leadership within food & beverage manufacturing
  • Experience leading salaried leaders (not only hourly teams)
  • Strong critical thinking, decision-making, and ambiguity-management skills
  • Ability to drive accountability and continuous improvement
  • Comfortable in a scaling environment with rapid change
  • Calm under pressure; strong communicator across functions

Ideal Candidate Traits

  • Proactive, independent decision-maker
  • Root-cause thinker; strong analytical mindset
  • Communicates clearly across functions & levels
  • Thrives in ambiguity
  • Gets things done
  • High ownership mindset
  • Hungry to grow

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Monday to Friday, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work,

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