Lakeside Manufacturing is America's Premier Stainless Steel Utility Cart Manufacturer. Since 1946, Lakeside has continued to move the food service industry forward with innovative utility carts and stainless steel moving, storing, delivery, dispensing, and merchandising solutions. We look to hire people who value a positive work environment, have a passion for serving our customers, and have a desire to learn and grow. Lakeside's culture of continuous improvement values hiring individuals who are looking for the opportunity to stretch their current talents to the next level and beyond.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Assistant Plant Manager is a hands-on shop-floor leader who supports daily production execution, reinforces company values, and helps drive efficiency and schedule attainment. This role requires someone who can balance people-focused leadership with operational discipline, ensuring teams are aligned, engaged, and performing to plan.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead by example and reinforce a culture of accountability, teamwork, and safety
- Communicate daily and weekly production schedules clearly to shop teams
- Drive schedule attainment by coordinating labor, materials, and workflow
- Monitor production performance, efficiency, and labor utilization
- Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies and lead corrective actions
- Coach and develop employees and leaders to improve performance and consistency
- Address performance issues and conflicts in a fair, timely, and constructive manner
- Encourage employee engagement in continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with planning, engineering, quality, and purchasing to support on-time delivery
- Track and report key production metrics related to efficiency, throughput, and schedule adherence
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a fabrication or manufacturing environment
- 5+ years of leadership experience with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to drive efficiency and meet production schedules
- Experience coordinating shop-floor resources and priorities
- Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
- Ability to read and interpret drawings, work orders, and schedules
- Proficiency with basic production tracking and scheduling tools
Preferred Skills
- Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement leadership experience
- Experience leading teams through operational change
- Background in metal fabrication, welding, or machining
Some key advantages of working at our company include: a wonderful culture, career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefits package, including a generous 401(K) plan, anniversary and holiday bonus, generous paid time off, and an educational assistance program offering up to $5250.00 a year.
