Shift Production Leader – Safety & Efficiency

Dyno Nobel; Wolf Lake (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time + paid holidays + PTO

Full health benefits with HSA

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Friendly and supportive coworkers

Job summary

Dyno Nobel is seeking a Production Manager to lead and run safe, efficient production operations across multiple value streams in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You will provide direction to off-sh shift staff, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with HSE standards while delivering quality products to meet customer demand.

You will oversee KPI tracking, staff development, incident investigations, and collaboration across functions to optimize resources and align with corporate

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Associates and/or Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years related technical experience.
• Leadership or supervisory experience required.
• Ability to understand Safety, Quality, Capacity and Continuous Improvement aspects of all processes.
• Knowledge of and the ability to troubleshoot issues in all of the various processes.
• Must satisfy the requirements for a “possessor of explosives” as defined by BATFE.
• Ability to provide direction and coaching to others in an effective leadership manner.
• Ability to foster teamwork and collaboration among all shift employees.
• Ability to listen, understand and take technical data from others into consideration in making operational decisions.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as Safety rules, Work Instructions, Process Specs, Quality Plans, Employee Handbook, Employee information booklet and Packaging Standards.
• Ability to communicate with others effectively in both written and verbal manner.
• SAP and Microsoft office proficiency.
• Positive attitude, friendly demeanor, and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with applicable HSE performance standards, objectives and regulations.
• Live and foster the IPL Corporate Values.
• Align with the Business Excellence, identify and implement framework and strategy to reduce waste and improve quality, productivity and safety performance within the assigned departments.
• Provide leadership through direction, support and guidance regarding all activities to meet production requirements.
• Managing, motivating and developing employees.
• Track KPIs for the departments.
• Facilitate problem solving driving thorough Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Direct and coordinate operation resources to ensure customer demands are met.
• Foster alignment to manufacturing strategies such as cost reductions, productivity improvements, organizational development, and safety performance to meet corporate business strategies through the use of continuous improvement and the Management of Change process.
• Participate in incident investigations, regulatory inspections and audits and close all related actions items.
• Responsibility for coordinating and leading daily manufacturing teams which includes but not limited to reporting, coaching, planning and administrative coordination of resources.
• Communication with various stakeholders.
• Provide manufactured products to meet the expectations of customers.
• Working with various functions, who may have differing objectives.
• Optimizing department resources.

Skills

Leadership

Safety & compliance

RCA

SAP

MS Office

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

None

Job description

Dyno Nobel is seeking a Production Manager to lead and run safe, efficient production operations across multiple value streams in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You will provide direction to off-sh shift staff, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with HSE standards while delivering quality products to meet customer demand.

You will oversee KPI tracking, staff development, incident investigations, and collaboration across functions to optimize resources and align with corporate