Job Abstract

This role is for a Production Manager at Ecolab’s Manufacturing Site in Garyville, LA. 
 
The Garyville Production Manager is responsible for all metrics of safety, quality, production, cost, productivity, and people development and engagement for several production areas across all shifts. This person displays ownership mentality to keep equipment healthy through a Total Productive Maintenance culture (TPM) and tool utilization and to develop and engage the production associates and area-level leadership through High-Performing Organization (HPO) methodologies to do the same. The Production Manager shall act as the single point of contact for activities and work in the Department. This person will analyze losses, develop strategic plans, and coach teams to improve these metrics through developing standards, work processes, staffing strategies, and maintenance strategies in a PDCA methodology. The Production Manager serves as liaison to interface with support Departments and report results through daily operational meetings. 

The Production Manager will directly lead the departments, Production Team Leaders, and all hourly employees for the designated departments to make chemical products in this ISO 9001certified and PSM regulated facility. You will interact with Divisional Business Leaders, Global Supply Chain functional leaders, and peers on the Site Leadership Team to continuously improve and develop?the processes in chemical manufacturing:  Engagement, Safety,?Quality, Planning, Procurement,?and Distribution.? 
 
 

What You Will Do:

• Empower safe work practices at all times.
• Create a healthy employee relations climate.  Support a team-based environment with engagement and communication at the forefront.
• Create/improve Autonomous Maintenance standards. 
• Execute staffing strategies to optimize the Operations.
• Improve new Team Member onboarding materials and processes. 
• Set Clear Team Goals & continuously coach Team leaders. 
• Monitor key metrics and use loss analysis to drive improvement projects. 
• Support continuous improvement through building the capability of Team leaders and executing projects. 
• Oversee Department maintenance strategies. 
• Establish strong relationships with other key Departments: Safety, Quality, Engineering, etc. 
• Expand and grow personal capability.
• Embody the Ecolab Leadership Model. 
• Budget ownership for the Department. 
• Manage Employee Performance, Development and Qualification plans for the Department. 
• Inspire your manufacturing team as you embrace TPM practices and use your ability to listen and communicate transparently to encourage every single person to think and act proactively to make changes that will save time and reduce manufacturing waste.? 
• Promote full team engagement and witness their ability to achieve continuous improvement of throughput in chemical production to reduce product cost per kilogram. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years of chemical manufacturing experience
• 2 years manufacturing direct-line leadership (supervisory) experience.
• Proven track record in managing department, coaching, and leading others.
• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in an engineering, chemistry, or any other technically related field.
• 1 years’ experience in at least 2 operations functional areas, e.g., Production, Distribution, Planning, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Compliance or HR.
• 2 years’ experience applying TPM.  Fully operational knowledge of TPM Principals and methods (5S, Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, visual management, Kaizen).
• 2 years’ experience in consumer products industry; regulated production, ISO 9001, RD&E or related.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain financial measurements of Operational, Capital Management experience.
• Extensive experience using MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Strong SAP & ERP skills and other relevant computer software and systems effectively.

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. 

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.