Assistant Plant Manager

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