Production Manager

Job Description

Ecolabhas an exciting opportunity for aProduction Managerto join their teamin Baglan. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis.Ecolab UK and Ireland is proud to be a Great Place to Work- Certified™ Company!Our associates have spoken and recognised outstanding employee experience. So, when you join our Supply Chain team as a Production Manager, not only do you get to work for a company that helps change the world, you will also get to work for a company thatis committed to creating great workplaces for their associates.The Production Managerrole:The position of Production Manager is a critical role within the Baglan Plant leadership team. Responsible for managing the operations of all production teams in the plant. Ensuring production meets the goals of product quality, cost effectiveness, safeconditions and customer satisfaction.This role requires self-motivation, a bias for action, a sense of urgency, strong communication and coordination and the ability to lead others to drive improvements and cultural shifts in manufacturing excellence.Responsibilities as our Production Manager:

• Prioritise SHE behaviours and practices and ensure compliance of all operational personnel
• Monitor the execution of production plan and implement countermeasures in time
• Interface with planning to ensure optimised production plan and future capacity requirements
• Define and implement the labour, material and spend forecast inline with budget
• Identify and eliminate site quality and service losses via application of appropriate problem-solving tools. Ensure effective tracking and reporting of all losses
• Collaborate with other departments to improve site labour and equipment efficiencies to reduce losses
• Drive engagement through effective and timely communication and recognition within the team
• Support the Plant Manager and leadership team to deliver Plant KPIs (Labour productivity, OEE, engagement scores)
• Apply escalation process on non-conformities and make sure that root causes are identified and resolved
• Training and development - identify skill gaps and succession requirements, ensure plans are in place for closure and monitor performance against plan
• Operational knowledge of COMAH regulations and responsibilities
• Effectively manage all people related activities for the Production team ensuring adherence to all HR processes, policies and systems

Essential skills we are looking for in our Production Manager:

• Be visible and accessible to the operations team, role model company values, vision and promote a continuous improvement culture
• Excellent Influencing skills and stakeholder management
• Coaching for High Performance
• Talent acquisition and succession planning
• Training and people development
• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• The ability to collaborate well in cross functional teams
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a Supply Chain environment
• Fully operational knowledge of TPM Principals and methods (5S, Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, visual management, Kaizen)
• Proven track record in managing department, Coaching and leading others
• Experience in GMP standards and requirements
• Desirable - Degree in Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Sciences or Supply Chain management.

If you think you’re up for the challenge, combined with our first-class training we can make you a winner! Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as ourProduction Manager, click ‘Apply’ now!We welcome applications from people fleeing the situation in Ukraine. If you have the required skills and your status gives you eligibility to work in the country of this job, please apply, and select that you have the right to work, and will not requiresponsorship.Our Commitment to Diversity and InclusionAt Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire,promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminateagainst any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, colour, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as acovered veteran.In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolabis a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters