Material Processing Leader — Safety, Ops & CI

Infiltrator Water Technologies (Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Solutions); Winchester (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Parental leave

Job summary

Infiltrator Water Technologies (IWT) in Kentucky seeks an Operations Manager to lead material processing, warehousing and logistics in a high‑performance environment. You will coach staff, enforce safety rules and drive continuous improvements.

You will coordinate with production, planning, purchasing and maintenance to ensure operational continuity, manage a fleet and inventory, track KPIs, and maintain housekeeping.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing processes, warehousing and logistics.
• Demonstrate ability to lead and manage staff.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage material processing functions (extrusion, grinding, receiving, blending and internal transfers)
• Ensure a safety and ethical work environment for all team members. Fulfills managerial responsibilities in accordance with IWT's policy and procedures, including executing disciplinary actions as needed
• Responsible for maintaining and improving operational efficiency of processes and equipment in material processing
• Manage internal fleet of trucks, trailers and tankers, including PMs, repairs and replacements
• Responsible for managing inventory in the warehouse, balancing age and health of available material while ensuring inventory accuracy
• Ensure execution compliance as per ISO processes defined and define new SOPs/WIs needed for the evolving operation
• Coordinate with production, planning, purchasing & maintenance to ensure operational continuity
• Responsible for achieving function KPIs as defined. Also holding the team responsible by delegating/defining KPIs and targets for individual team members
• Maintain daily/weekly/monthly metrics for use across the operation
• Leads the team, providing feedback and perform performance reviews per company policy
• Responsible for continuous improvement/value creation within material processing function by through equipment and/or processes updates to achieve operational excellence and cost savings on an ongoing basis
• Maintain housekeeping standards inside and outside of all facilities
• Responsible for employee training, development and retention

Skills

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Independent worker

Education

10-year relative experience

Job description

Infiltrator Water Technologies (IWT) in Kentucky seeks an Operations Manager to lead material processing, warehousing and logistics in a high‑performance environment. You will coach staff, enforce safety rules and drive continuous improvements.

You will coordinate with production, planning, purchasing and maintenance to ensure operational continuity, manage a fleet and inventory, track KPIs, and maintain housekeeping.