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Ecolab, the leading global developer of premium cleaning, sanitizing and maintenance products and services for the hospitality, institutional and industrial markets is seeking a Production Team Leader . This role will be responsible for all metrics of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and people development for a production area across shifts. Demonstrate your ability to lead a winning team and manage the daily manufacturing operations of lines or shifts to ensure that the manufacturing plan is executed in a manner that meets or exceeds quality and cost objectives. What’s In It For You
- Fast-paced, results-driven work environment where you will manage a team of employees, and all metrics associated with the team and area.
- Gain knowledge in coaching and developing others, influencing across all levels, and implementing best practices in a TPM environment.
- Thrive in a company that values a culture of safety, sustainability, inclusiveness, and performance.
- Opportunity for a long-term career path.
- Lead a team at Reaction Chemistry Plant.
- Ensure the location is in compliance with all internal and external standards and legislation.
- Recommend and implement measures to improve departmental productivity and efficiencies, product quality, methods and working conditions so that downtime is minimized through the use of teamwork and TPM/continuous improvement principles including leading autonomous management activities.
- Manage relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure the Quality System is followed and that products produced meet specifications.
- Partner with internal plant and external Ecolab contacts (Quality, Logistics, Planning, and regulatory agencies) to proactively avoid quality, environmental and service issues.
- Provide formal and informal reporting on plant performance and issues.
- Direct and provide resources for production operations.
- Set production and maintenance priorities and determine manning requirements to meet production schedules.
- Responsible for housekeeping and 5s standards in all production areas.
- Responsible for team safety including observing and ensuring safe work practices, equipment monitoring, accident and near-miss investigations, and daily toolbox meetings.
- Coordinate with Production Planner, Warehouse Maintenance and Quality to complete production plan successfully.
- Coordinate all rework and relabel opportunities.
- Communicate production status with Production Manager and Production Planner.
- Direct yard driver to assist in maintaining production schedule.
- Track departmental data and generate applicable reports as needed, implement, and promote measures to improve departmental productivity and efficiencies, product quality, methods and working conditions to minimize downtime.
- Make adjustments in schedules using knowledge of machine capacities and equipment, and worker capabilities.
- Ensure proper, accurate, and timely reporting of all daily requirements.
- Work as a team with other production operators, shift leads and production manager to achieve goals.
- Plan and initiate training of employees to expand job knowledge and add flexibility to scheduling the workforce.
- Proactively communicate maintenance needs, quality issues or other situations that impact safety, quality or productivity to the appropriate functional/department leader.
- Ensure that the operation and Safety SOP's and good practice are followed on daily operation.
- SAP tasks and report collection correctly and timely.
- Proper shifts management, for perfect and safe adherence with the production plan.
- Check and review preparation (mixing), filling, and packaging instructions at beginning of line runs. Follow up the line changeover.
- Ensure that the correct raw and packaging materials are available.
- Ensure that the line is set up correctly per the preparation (mixing), filling and packaging instructions. Adjust the line as necessary or ask Supervisor or Maintenance Tech for assistance.
- Ensure adherence to Safety, quality and production related Work Instruction, Memo’s, and SOP.
- High School Diploma OR Bachelor’s degree.
- Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this position.
- Ability to meet physical requirements of position.
- 5 years of previous experience in Chemical plant or warehouse.
- 3 years of previous experience with Reaction chemistry.
- 2 years of previous experience in production supervision.
- Fluency in English language.
- Proficiency with MS (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams).
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Must be able to lift/carry 50 pounds.
- Must be able to pass a drug screen and physical exam.
- Experience on SCADA.
- Experience with SAP.
- Demonstrate training and coaching capabilities to others on packaging, filling and mixing operation skills.
- Have leadership skills.
- Good time-management, strong attention to detail, good communicator and a team member.
- Ability to complete training and master skills that are required by position (including but not limited to Hazardous Material Safety and DOT training).
- Ability to understand and track safety, quality and productivity data.
- Experience with Total Production Management (TPM) & Continuous Improvement Systems.
- Experience in quality control in a chemical manufacturing environment.
- Forklift Driving.
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