Distribution Area Manager - 1st Shift (8am - 5:30pm)

Hach; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1: medical/dent/

401k with company matching

Annual performance-based bonuses

Family benefits including family-plann

Job summary

Hach, a Veralto company, is seeking a Distribution Area Manager to lead the Distribution department in Romeoville, IL. You will supervise ~30 staff, drive Lean initiatives, and ensure safety, quality, and timely delivery while optimizing cost and inventory.

You will report to the Distribution Operations Manager and collaborate with order management, HR, and leadership to deploy policy and develop talent. This role requires proactive planning and strong communication with senior and frontline

Qualifications

• 1 year or more of direct management experience required.
• Scheduling, planning, and project management experience.
• Lean manufacturing experience (Kaizens, Kanban, root cause counter measures).
• Basic financial understanding.
• Experience with inventory management.
• Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Distribution department (staff ~30).
• Drive safety, quality, delivery, inventory and cost goals using Lean tools.
• Track Standard of Work and capture improvement opportunities.
• Create data-driven action plans to improve standard work and performance.
• Coordinate with order management to build daily/weekly build and ship plans; ensure on-time delivery.
• Implement policy deployment using Veralto tools and budget guidance.
• Evaluate staff performance and support HR in talent development and retention.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Project management

Data analysis

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Inventory management

Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Imagine yourself…

• 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, 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 of 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.

We offer

• Benefits starting Day 1 including medical/dental/vision, 401k with company matching.

• Annual performance-based bonuses.

• Family benefits including family planning support and paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents.

• Lots of independence with a seriously supportive team and manager!

About the role

Reporting to the Distribution Operations Manager, the Distribution Area Manager provides leadership, direction and hands-on involvement for the Distribution department. They plan and execute daily activities to ensure internal and external customer demands are met, while driving continuous improvement of safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost through the use of Lean Manufacturing tools. The Distribution Area Manager measures, gives feedback, rewards and/or top-grades associates to ensure that the right talent is on the team.

This position is part of the Shipping/Receiving and Distribution team located in Romeoville, IL, and will be onsite in Romeoville, IL.

In this role, a typical day will look like

• Daily supervision of staff (approx. 30) to ensure internal and external customer demands are met.

• Leading teams in meeting safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost goals through the use of Lean Manufacturing tools.

• Tracking each team’s achievement of Standard of Work and ensuring the team records all improvement opportunities.

• Creating and executing data-driven action plans to improve standard work and performance.

• Working with order management to evaluate customer orders versus available labor and materials, developing a daily and weekly build/ship plan and meeting on-time delivery objectives.

• Creating and executing policy deployment action plans across all areas of responsibility using Veralto Enterprise System tools, budget reports, and short- and long-term company goals.

• Evaluating associates’ performance, development plans and merit recommendations; coaching, training and counseling associates to improve performance; working closely with HR to resolve issues and top-grading talent as required to ensure a strong team.

The essential requirements of the job include

• Availability to work the 1st shift (8:00 AM – 5:30 PM)

• 1 year or more of direct management experience. BA/BS degree a plus.

• Ability to communicate effectively with both Sr. Leaders and Associates.

• Scheduling, planning, and project management skills and experience, as well as strong time management skills.

• Data and fact-based problem solving and reporting skills.

• Lean manufacturing experience (Kaizens, Kanban, root cause counter measures, etc.).

• Basic financial understanding.

• Experience with inventory management.

• Spanish nice to have

About Hach & Veralto

Hach is proud to be 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 16,000 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.

US ONLY:

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 $99,000 - $110,000 USD per year.This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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