Join Nalco Water an Ecolab Company's flagship manufaturing plant in Bedford Park, IL (Clearing, IL) as our Production Manager. As Production Manager you will help transform the chemical manufacturing culture to an efficient and effective workplace, implementing processes and tools similar to Toyota Production System or Total Production Management (TPM) strategies.

We are seeking a manager with experience in food, beverage or chemical production who enjoys developing people and seeing them grow in their careers. The Production Manager leads a team of 2 production supervisors, 2 production leads and approximately 50 hourly employees.

What You Will Do:

• Manage the development and implementation of standard work or SOPs and integrate tools with the goal of increasing productivity, efficiency and employee engagement.

• Lead by example to evolve the safety culture to achieve 0 incidents, cultivate 100% employee participation and reinforce the one safety message to all of the workforce

• Promote sustainability while you manage the production of Ecolab’s innovative custom-shaped, color coded ware washing products.

• Coach the production team members to embrace new, efficient and sustainable practices. Develop the leadership team to be able to think independently and manage associates effectively. Inspire the department to reach high standards of operation to save time, reduce manufacturing waste and work toward becoming a world class organization.

• Build and maintain productive employee relationships, driving employee satisfaction. Provide direction, training, and development as needed. Provide coaching, counseling, or discipline as needed. Recommend disciplinary action to plant manager, and review disciplinary action by supervisors for effectiveness and consistency. Work with HR to address employee concerns and issues. Support plant union negotiations, as applicable.

• Develop strong working relationships with Plant Leadership team members and other associates to meet plant goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 6+ years manufacturing experience

• 4+ years manufacturing supervisory experience

• 3+ years production experience in a food, chemical, beverage or related batch and ISO 9001 manufacturing environmen

• 2+ years of experience in at least 2 operations functional areas, e.g. Production, Distribution, Planning, Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, or Compliance

• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering or math

• Advanced Technical Degree or MBA

• 6+ years’ experience in a food, chemical, beverage or related batch and ISO 9001 manufacturing environment.

• 6+ years’ experience applying Toyota Production System principals in a Lean manufacturing environment

• 3+ years’ experience in cross-functional project or program management

• Knowledge of supply chain financial measurements of Operations, Capital Management experience

• Extensive experience using MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), ERP 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 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.