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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Production Manager - Nights
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Production Manager - Nights
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About this position
ABOUT:
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to re-imagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 47,000 pioneers around the globe. Our teams at Henkel Consumer Brands continuously drive the evolution in dynamic categories: Laundry & Home Care and Hair. With our trusted brands, including Persil and Schwarzkopf, our cutting-edge technologies and our disruptive solutions, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and develop your skills. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.
Do you dare to make an impact?
At Henkel, you can craft your career through a variety of roles, while being supported inside and outside of work with our great benefits. As a Henkel employee, you will get: MEDICAL, DENTAL & VISION, LIFE INSURANCE, 401K WITH MATCH, STD/LTD, PET INSURANCE, ANNUAL BONUSES, EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AND REFERRAL PROGRAMS, TUITION ASSISTANCE & STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AID, 12 WEEKS PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FOR ALL GENDERS, DISCOUNTED CHILD & ELDER CARE, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT & PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES.
The salary range for this role is $62,600 - $114,300 a year. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
JOB SUMMARY:
If you enjoy working in a high-speed manufacturing environment with high-performing teams that want to make a difference, then come work at Henkel. We are looking for a dependable, self-motivated, team-oriented, problem-solving Production Manager to lead our Laundry Packaging lines on our Shift 3.
The Production Manager will employ leadership skills, technical skills, and manufacturing experience to ensure increased associate productivity, maximize equipment functionality, and proactively manage the daily operational activities in the assigned area of responsibility/shift to meet or exceed departmental Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Cost Goals. The individual selected for this role will be assigned to Shift 3 (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Alternating Sundays from 6:45PM to 7AM).
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support a safe workplace environment by identifying and helping resolve unsafe practices.
- Ensure that personnel have proper qualifications, are trained, and motivated to work productively, both as part of a team and individually.
- Ensure compliance with established standards in the areas of consumer product quality and employee safety.
- Identify and implement opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure compliance with administrative and reporting procedures while complying with overtime and provisions of the handbook.
- Establish a work plan and staffing levels to meet the ever-changing business climate.
- Coordinate labor staffing daily in accordance with budgeted staffing.
- Monitor progress toward task completion, coordinate departmental activities to maximize up-time and minimize down-time, assure rapid changeovers and communication status to Planning and Cell Manager.
- Identify areas where cost, quality, and lead-times can be reduced to aid in machine utilization, lower scrap, labor efficiencies, etc.
- Play an active role in Corrective Action Reports, Lean and Safety program.
- Document notification requests in SAP PM and follow-up and prioritize with maintenance and other shifts.
- Input data into SAP, check QA documentation, and verify employee timecards.
- Lead a team of up to 30 hourly employees, including leads.
- Set-up and execute development plans for direct reports.
- Manage all operations at factory level to ensure efficient production and high-quality products.
- Delivers against plant performance KPIs, budgets, and projects.
- Ensure operational processes and solutions are implemented according to global procedures and local regulations.
- Analyze information and follow-up on exceptions and opportunities.
- Foster a continuous improvement mindset, elevating innovative ideas (both your own and those of your employees), and executing plans to positively impact the plant operations and goals.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Business, Manufacturing, Engineering, Marketing, or something similar.
- Must have 3-5 years of experience in a leadership role within a manufacturing environment, with a high-level of knowledge of manufacturing system product flow and recordkeeping.
- Must have operational knowledge of automated processes and machinery.
- Experience in TPM methods is preferred.
- Must have experience in Production systems.
- Must have a background in Continuous Improvement and Quality Management.
- Must have a background in Cost reduction and manufacturing budgets.
- Must have experience in Lean Manufacturing Engineering.
- Must be an effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, with the ability to adapt your communication style to different audiences, including active listening, clear presentation skills, and the capacity to provide and receive feedback.
- Must have leadership skills, with a special emphasis in coaching, decision making, organization, and reliability.
- Must have a proven history in team building skills.
- Must be able to lead change by creating high performance work teams.
- Must have strong computer literacy in Microsoft Office Suite products (Outlook, Word, and Excel) and Dayforce.
- SAP experience is a plus.
- Consumer Product Goods experience is a plus.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Henkel’s request only, preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In these cases, a fully executed agreement with Henkel must be in place and current.
All employees applying for an internal position must have a discussion with his/her manager about their interest in a job posting opportunity. The discussion will not preclude the employee from interviewing if their skills meet the job requirements.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and other legally protected characteristics.
Apply online if this sounds like your next challenge. Refer to the job title mentioned above and get one step closer to starting your new job at Henkel.
JOB ID: 24073448
Job Locations: United States, UT, Salt Lake City, UT
Contact information for application-related questions: talent.acquisition@henkel.com
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English. Should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company, you will be working with colleagues from all over the world, and English is our official company language. Generally, our recommendation is to please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact, it is our expectation that Henkel employees will want to grow and explore different career paths during their time with us. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and in two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
If I have questions regarding my application, who do I contact?
Our recruiting team will help you with all requests regarding your application. Contact the team here.