1st Shift Bleach Lead

Solenis•Florence, KY

2d•$57,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over ~23000 professionals in >160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree. For additional information about Solenis, please visit www.solenis.com or follow us on social media. The Packaging Team Leader demonstrates customer focus through support for Mixing and Packaging Operations, Materials, and Maintenance. This individual will use Visual Controls, Standardized Work, Training, and Escalation to identify, and resolve, a line out of standard conditions. The Packaging Team Leader will provide direct support for Production Team Members' roles and responsibilities. This individual will lead the execution of the daily production requirements, drive ownership, resolve Production line-related downtime with a sense of urgency, and prevent future downtime occurrences.

Requirements

Experience working in a Chemical Plant environment
Strong collaboration and influencing skills
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to problem solve
The nature of work will involve work outside of standard shifts and/or weekends, including overtime

Nice To Haves

Prior Team Lead experience preferred

Responsibilities

Lead Safety performance of the line, modeling safety behaviors, PPE requirements, and mentoring/training on safety concepts
Communicate Safety near misses, and safety compliance issues (PPE), to Supervisor on an ongoing basis.
Train team members in ASA access process, flex training, standard work (SOPs), and lean manufacturing goals; maintain training charts and logs
Lead start of shift team meetings and next shift handoffs; manage line crew through shift including breaks, job rotation, standardized work, and staffing/escalate gaps to supervision as required
Develop and support implementation of improvement projects, team member ideas, and 6S continuous improvement of workplace organization (may require OT as needed)
Lead line problem-solving activities and downtime issues as required
Perform layered audits, Gemba walks, and quality checks/line clearance; monitor non-conformances and escalate when necessary
Participate in TPM (Preventative Maintenance) through planned downtime and weekend activities (may require OT as needed)
Maintain team boards and hour-by-hour activities; review with team
Ensure material flow for upcoming orders (bottles, labelers, caps, etc.) and follow lean materials initiatives
Lead/assist in maintaining production/break constraints
Monitor and document scrap performance on a shift basis; identify supplier-related issues and work with Quality as required
Maintain regular communication with team, cross-shifts, and supervisors; raise concerns/escalate issues using proper escalation process

Benefits

At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development.
At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation; comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance and a 401(k) plan; and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development.

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