Area Manager - 2nd shift - Hach - 4 days Work week!

Hach (Veralto); Loveland (CO); On-site; USD 93,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

PTO

Onboarding and training

Team culture

Career development

Health benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Hach, part of Veralto, is seeking an Area Manager for the Loveland, CO manufacturing area. You will lead daily execution, develop associates, meet internal and external commitments, and drive Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity improvements.

You will work onsite in Loveland, CO within a dynamic operations team and use data-driven approaches to improve Standard Work and cross-functional processes. This role emphasizes Lean practices and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Physical Science or Engineering or equivalent manufacturing experience.
• 1–3 years of leadership experience, including project-team leadership or staff supervision.
• Experience applying Lean manufacturing methods (Kaizen, Kanban, root-cause analysis).
• Experience with machining, injection molding, or mechanical troubleshooting.
• Experience with inventory management.
• Experience using operational data for analysis and reporting.
• Experience leading work with safety, quality, and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily activities to meet customer, safety, quality, delivery, inventory and productivity expectations.
• Coach, train, and develop associates; manage performance and development plans with HR.
• Translate customer orders and capacity into weekly and daily build-and-ship plans.
• Create and execute data-driven action plans to improve Standard Work and SQDIP performance.
• Allocate labor and expand cross-training to improve staffing flexibility.
• Lead projects and collaborate with planning and technical teams on process improvements.
• Ensure adherence to company policies and required work practices.
• Support policy-deployment plans and monitor area budgets.

Skills

Leadership experience

Lean manufacturing

Data analysis

Safety/quality focus

Education

BA/BS in Physical Science or Engineering

Tools

Machining

Injection molding

Job description

Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.

Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.

Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.

At Hach ( www.hach.com ), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better-faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you'll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you'll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world's everyday water needs, and where you'll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Permissive Paid Time Off
• Professional onboarding and training options
• Powerful team, looking forward to working with you
• Career coaching and development opportunities
• Health benefits
• 401(k)

As Area Manager, you will provide hands-on leadership for an assigned manufacturing area. You will lead daily execution, develop associates, meet internal and external customer commitments, and use data and continuous-improvement tools to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity performance

This position is part of the Operations Team located in Loveland, CO and will be onsite.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Lead daily activities so customer, safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity expectations are met.
• Coach, train, and develop associates; manage performance and development planning in partnership with HR.
• Translate customer orders, available labor, and material capacity into weekly and daily build-and-ship plans.
• Create and execute data-driven action plans that improve Standard Work and SQDIP performance.
• Allocate labor, expand cross-training, and improve staffing flexibility across the area.
• Lead projects and partner with planning and technical teams to address operational and process-improvement priorities.
• Ensure associates understand and follow company policies and required work practices.
• Support policy-deployment plans and the development and monitoring of area budgets.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• A BA/BS degree in Physical Science or Engineering or equivalent experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 1 to 3 years of leadership experience, including project-team leadership, staff supervision, or both.
• Experience applying Lean manufacturing methods such as Kaizen, Kanban, root-cause analysis, or countermeasures.
• Experience with machining, injection molding, or mechanical troubleshooting.
• Experience with inventory management.
• Experience using operational data for analysis and reporting.
• Experience leading work where safety, quality, and customer requirements are measured and actively managed.

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility : where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you'll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we're Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources-and building rewarding careers along the way.

For Colorado roles only: We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.

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The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $93,333 - $111,800 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid ti