Production Manager

Ecolab - Fresno, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Fresno, TX

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Production Manager at Ecolab's Manufacturing Site in Fresno, TX is responsible for overseeing safety, quality, production, cost, productivity, and employee development across multiple production areas. This role emphasizes a Total Productive Maintenance culture and High-Performing Organization methodologies to enhance team engagement and operational efficiency. The Production Manager will lead teams, analyze performance metrics, and collaborate with various departments to drive continuous improvement in chemical manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• 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 encourage proactive changes to reduce manufacturing waste.
• Promote full team engagement to achieve continuous improvement of throughput in chemical production.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in an engineering, chemistry, or any other technically related field.
• 1 year 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 Principles 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of associates and their families.