As Production Manager you will help transform the chemical manufacturing culture into an efficient and effective workplace, implementing processes and tools for Continuous Improvement or Total Production Management (TPM) strategies.  We are seeking a manager with experience in food, beverage, or chemical production who enjoys developing people and seeing them grow in their careers. The Production Manager leads a team of 8 Production Team Leaders and approximately 60-80 hourly employees (batch mixers, bulk fillers and line operators).

What’s in it for you: 

• Starting on Day 1: Access to our comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401K, company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, select discounted childcare resources, and more!

• The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth

• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

What you will do: 

• Lead by example to evolve the safety culture to achieve 0 incidents, cultivate 100% employee participation and reinforce the one safety message to all of the workforce

• Coach the production team members to embrace new, efficient and sustainable practices. Develop the leadership team to be able to think independently and manage associates effectively. Inspire the department to reach high standards of operation to save time, reduce manufacturing waste and work toward becoming a world class organization.

• Manage the development and implementation of standard work or SOPs and integrate tools with the goal of increasing productivity, efficiency and employee engagement.

• Promote sustainability while you manage the production of Ecolab’s innovative custom-shaped, color coded ware washing products.

• Build and maintain productive employee relationships, driving employee satisfaction. Provide direction, training, and development as needed.  Provide coaching, counseling, or discipline as needed.  Recommend disciplinary action to plant manager, and review disciplinary action by supervisors for effectiveness and consistency. Work with HR to address employee concerns and issues. Support plant union negotiations, as applicable.

• Develop strong working relationships with Plant Leadership team members and other associates to meet plant goals.

Safety:

• Role model safety behaviors and practices, reinforce correct behaviors by regular Behavioral Safety Observations with feedback

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations, bring up any Health & Safety problems, resolve and escalate as appropriate

• Ensure the team operates to regulatory safety and environmental standards

• Through the correct allocation of resources, ensure housekeeping and 5S standards are maintained

Service:

• Know the daily production plan, taking appropriate action to safeguard completion

• Manage the team's resources to deliver manufacturing execution - tracking performance and using root cause analysis for resolving or escalating issues as needed

• Allocate resource dependent on business priorities

Savings:

• Delivering and improving site KPIs through formal loss identification and eradication

• Recommend equipment upgrades/changes to improve line efficiencies and performance

People:

• Role model behavioral standards for team

• Proactive performance management of the team

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement

• Coach team personnel in site standards and competencies. Mentor new team members and ensure resources are allocated based on competency

• Effective and timely communication within the team (e.g. briefings, updates etc.)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree

• Minimum 3 years' supervisory experience in a manufacturing or production environment

• Immigration sponsorship is NOT available for this role

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