Plant Manager

As our Global Equipment and Solutions Plant Manager, you will lead a team of 25 associates in the manufacturing and shipment of Chemical Test Solution Kits and Equipment. Following TPM framework, continue the sites TPM journey to Silver, transforming the process safety culture and standards of the plant, support continuous improvement of the production lines, and support, develop, and train your team of professionals. This role requires excellent communication skills in a fast-paced environment.

What You Will Do:

Take an active role in all aspects of safety and quality, with responsibility for the entire site

Train, support, and develop your team in chemical manufacturing design standards, technical solutions, process safety and provide strong customer service,

Responsible for a $3.2M annualized expense budget along with $150K of capital projects to improve the plant operations

Manage monthly costs, absorption and month-over-month accruals as needed

Be an integral member of the Equipment Plant leadership team guiding strategic direction and being a great team member who leads by example

Continue driving TPM, with goal set on Silver Certification

Make decisions and sets priorities tied to the plant, division, and company priorities, following the corporate Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures

Follow company standards (Ecolab Code of Conduct) and plant work rules

Model operational excellence, visibly demonstrating leadership and change management

Drive process safety, with Goal Zero mindset

Maintain a high DIOFT percentage with on time deliveries

Manage monthly budget, staying at or below plan

Proactively identify opportunities and threats in the business environment and articulate those to leadership, developing countermeasures accordingly

As a leader you will train, coach and mentor your team

Develop value added solutions with significant reach and/or impact

Proactively resolve conflict to maintain team members’ focus on results

Make decisions and set priorities tied to plant goals and strategies

Be strategic and a visionary, being able to lead people and problem solve production and QA related issues

Ability to work closely with OBL’s and marketers supporting growth opportunities globally

Create a monthly Clearing OGSM and combined with their team present to Director/VP level.

Assist in the training of your Production, Warehouse and QA Lab team leaders

Responsible for maintaining strong work culture of entire plant

Successfully complete safety and ergonomic training along with classroom, computer-based training as required

Build working relationships with Safety, Planning, R&D, Marketing, HR, Finance and Quality

Proactively resolve conflict to maintain the plants focus on results

Develop relationships across geographical and functional boundaries, including support of shipments to CA, EU and AP

Work closely with Regulatory on Export shipment paperwork requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum 7 years of Supply Chain experience

Prior people leadership experience

Excellent communication skills

Worked in a production environment

No immigration sponsorship available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry related, or Supply Chain

Advanced degree a plus

Prior chemical operations experience

Basic knowledge of manufacturing operations

Experience in TPM, ISO

Have managed financial budgets

Benefits

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