Production Manager - Chemical Manufacturing
Ecolab
105k - 157k USD/year
Office
Joliet Plant, United States
Full Time
The Production Department Leader will directly lead the Department, including a Production Area Lead, Production Team Lead, and all hourly employees for the designated Department to make reaction based chemical products in this ISO 9000 certified facility. You will also lead production engineers and a maintenance planner with a dotted line reporting structure to you. 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:
- Ensure 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
- Create staffing strategies to optimize the Operation
- Improve new Team Member onboarding materials and processes
- Set Clear Team Goals & continuously coach Team Members
- Monitor key metrics and use loss analysis to drive improvement projects
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5+ years’ manufacturing experience
- 2+ years’ manufacturing direct-line leadership (supervisory) experience
- 1+ years’ experience in at least 2 operations functional areas, e.g., Production, Distribution, Planning, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Compliance or HR
- Immigration sponsorship not available for this role
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree preferably in an engineering or chemistry related field
- TPM Experience
- 2+ years’ experience applying TPM / Toyota Production Principals in a Manufacturing environment
Annual or Hourly Compensation Range
The base salary range for this position is $104,700.00 - $157,100.00. This position is eligible for annual bonus pay based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.Benefits
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To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:
- Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
- Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
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Production Manager - Chemical Manufacturing
Office
Joliet Plant, United States
Full Time
105k - 157k USD/year
August 7, 2025