Production Area Lead

The Production Area Lead 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

Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid pension, stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement and more

What You Will Do:

Lead a team of associates within the chemical blend manufacturing department, at our plant in Joliet, IL

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.

Manage relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Communicate and reinforce plant plans in area of responsibility.

Create an environment in which employees can work safely.

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.

Position Details

This position is located in Joliet, IL

Work Schedule: M-F

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma and 4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment OR Bachelor’s degree

Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemistry

Experience in production supervision

Experience in quality control in a chemical manufacturing environment

TPM experience

Proven interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent problem-solving skills

Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Experience with Microsoft Power Suite (PowerBI, PowerAutomate, Teams, SharePoint)

Experience with SAP

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.

If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here.

Covid-19 Vaccine Notice

Due to local mandates and customer requirements, applicants for certain customer-facing positions must be fully vaccinated (which in some situations requires a booster if eligible), unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.

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