Operations Manager I

Thatcher Company; Salt Lake City, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Profit sharing retirement plan

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vacation and holidays

Education reimbursement (50%)

HSA

Job summary

Thatcher Company in Salt Lake City is seeking an Operations Manager to lead production across three areas. You will oversee safety, quality, and productivity, shaping a high-performing team in a busy facility.

You will implement continuous improvement, manage scheduling, and coordinate with shipping and receiving. A proven track record in manufacturing leadership and compliance with EPA/OSHA is required. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supervisory/management experience.
• Understanding of quality standards and health and safety regulations.
• Proven record in training employees about safety and production.

Responsibilities

• Motivating, supporting and providing guidance to production staff.
• Ensuring all safety and health standards are met to keep an organization accident-free.
• Managing manufacturing, shipping, and receiving activities for the facility.
• Prioritizing tasks and aligning resources with production schedule.
• Maintaining a safety-focused environment and product quality compliance.
• Developing an atmosphere of continuous improvement.
• Providing employee training.
• Raising urgent equipment repairs to leadership.
• Participating in continuous improvements with corrective and preventive actions.
• Performing daily monitoring and maintenance of equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

EPA/OSHA knowledge

Training

Microsoft Office

Job description

Make a meaningful difference: At Thatcher Chemical facilities across the nation, our manufacturing teams create the essential chemistries, processes, and solutions that support clean water, safe environments, reliable infrastructure, and critical industries. From production and quality to logistics and distribution, your precision, dedication, and commitment to continuous improvement help transform raw materials and innovative science into real-world solutions. Your purpose-driven work plays a vital role in protecting public health, supporting communities, and shaping a safer, more sustainable future.

Thatcher Company is looking for an Operations Manager to lead production in Salt Lake City facility with responsability for 3 production areas.

Major Accountabilities

• Motivating, supporting and providing guidance to production staff
• Ensuring all safety and health standards are met to keep an organization accident-free.
• Managing manufacturing, shipping, and receiving activities for thefacility.
• Prioritizing tasks and assignments and deploying resources in alignment with production schedule.
• Maintaining a safety focused environment and product quality compliance.
• Developing an atmosphere of continuous improvement.
• Providing employee training.
• Brings up urgent equipment repairs to the attention of leadership
• Participating in continuous improvements, including root cause analysis with corrective and preventive actions.
• Performing daily monitoring and maintenance of equipment.
• Ensuring a work environment that is safe and clean for production. (5S)

Required Qualifications

• Strong leadership, communication, and troubleshooting skills.
• Requires 5 years of supervisory/management experience.
• Understanding of quality standards and health and safety regulations
• Proven record in training employees about safety and production
• Strong working knowledge of EPA and OSHA regulations
• Strong decision-making skills and a results-driven approach
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Why Thatcher is right for you

• Competitive salary
• The founder of our company set up a defined contribution Profit Sharing Retirement Plan to reward the efforts and loyalty of all our employees. It is fully funded by the company and no employee contribution or match is an element of the plan. The plan allows for a yearly contribution of up to 25% of an employee's salary. The results of company operations are reviewed every year to determine the contribution amount for each employee.
• Additional benefits including health, dental, life insurance, vacation, sick leave, paid holidays and 50% additional education reimbursement.
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Excellent career opportunities with a growing company

A great work environment where your contribution can be recognized, and you can reach your full potential.