Distribution Operations Leader — 1st Shift (Lean)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Day 1

Bonus opportunities

Family benefits

Supportive team

Job summary

Hach, part of Veralto, seeks a Distribution Area Manager in Romeoville, IL. You will lead a 30-person team, drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals using Lean tools, and partner with HR to develop talent and maintain strong performance.

You will report to the Distribution Operations Manager, oversee daily build/ship planning, and implement policy deployment across the distribution function.

Qualifications

• 1 year or more of direct management experience.
• BA/BS degree a plus.
• Ability to communicate effectively with 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Management

Communication

Scheduling & planning

Project management

Data analysis

Lean manufacturing

Inventory management

Spanish

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Veralto Enterprise System

Job description

Hach, part of Veralto, seeks a Distribution Area Manager in Romeoville, IL. You will lead a 30-person team, drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals using Lean tools, and partner with HR to develop talent and maintain strong performance.

You will report to the Distribution Operations Manager, oversee daily build/ship planning, and implement policy deployment across the distribution function.