Production Manager

Brenntag; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Brenntag North America, Inc. seeks a Plant Manager to oversee full cycle plant operations in Wisconsin, including blending, packaging, inventory and distribution of chemical products. The role emphasizes safety, efficiency and continuous improvement to meet customer demand.

You will lead production scheduling, train and develop staff, monitor equipment, and ensure quality and regulatory compliance while communicating performance trends to upper management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, business administration or similar field is preferred; years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 6-8 years of experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment
• 5 years of management experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong mathematical ability and computer skills including understanding of desktop applications
• Proven track record of safety and executing safety programs
• Experience with production scheduling and execution in a dynamic environment

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to employees with regular feedback and development of staff.
• Create an inclusive, engaging and accountable environment for employees.
• Lead and encourage a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ensure on-time delivery through effective scheduling, prioritization and routing of materials.
• Communicate with upper management on plant performance trends and forecasts.

Skills

Leadership

Production scheduling

Safety programs

Data analysis

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

The Plant Manager is responsible for oversight of full cycle plant operations to include leadership of employees, organization of production and ensuring the plant is runs smoothly, quickly, efficiently and safely. Key areas of production include blending, packaging, inventory and distribution of chemical products to meet customer demand.

This role will maintain optimum operation by assigning work, creating and keeping work and production schedules, hiring and training new employees, collecting and looking through data to find places of waste or places of improvement, keep an eye on worker safety and plant safety, monitor the production equipment to make sure that it stays in good working order, and repair or replace the equipment when needed. The Plant Manager is responsible for quality control prior to products leaving the plant. They communicate with upper management on trends on plant performance, forecasts for future performances, and other issues.

Employee, customer and community safety standards are achieved in this position by:

• Providing training, guidance and support to employees on safe handling of product and behaviors that ensure the right product and documentation are distributed to customers
• Creating an environment that promotes employee awareness and problem solving related to safe operations
• Ensuring space utilization in the plant and warehouse meet required industry standards
• Working with internal and/or external resources to ensure safe and effective equipment and facility operation

Customer focus standards are achieved in this position by:

• Communicating and cooperating with internal resources to resolve problems and concerns on behalf of customers
• Ensuring safe and timely delivery of orders through scheduling, prioritizing, and routing of trucks and railcars
• Ensuring accurate and timely regulatory and customer required paperwork/record keeping for all internal and external auditors and agencies

Efficiency standards are achieved in this position by:

• Providing leadership and management to employees by providing regular feedback and development of staff
• Creating an inclusive, engaging and accountable environment for employees
• Leading and encouraging a continuous improvement mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, business administration or similar field is preferred. Years of experience and management courses will be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.

Required Experience

6-8 years of experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment

5 years’ management experience within a manufacturing environment

Strong mathematical ability and computer skills including understanding of desktop applications

Proven track record of safety and executing safety programs

Experience with production scheduling and execution in a dynamic and quick-changing environment

Preferred Experience

Experience in a chemical manufacturer or chemical distributor

Knowledge of chemical handling

Some environmental compliance knowledge

Internal and external audits, preferably by government agencies

Lean Manufacturing

Brenntag and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to any category protected by federal, state or local law, including as applicable, applicant’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical condition), genetic information, military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable federal, state or local law, political affiliation, marital status, membership in an employee organization, parental status, expunged juvenile record, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Brenntag will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This application is considered current for sixty (60) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.

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Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.

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