Manager, Manufacturing Operations

Nutrien • Greeley, CO

9h

About The Position

Nutrien is seeking a Manager, Manufacturing Operations to lead the development and deployment of manufacturing operating systems, capacity-management practices, and execution standards across multiple production sites. The role supports Plant Managers in improving operational efficiency, production reliability, inventory performance, and delivery execution, with a focus on developing tactical manufacturing scheduling for the 1–3 month execution horizon in partnership with Planning and Plants.

The position establishes common production-scheduling standards and governance, optimizes production sequencing and campaign strategies, develops standardized capacity models, and makes capacity and constraints visible to the IBP/S&OE process. It serves as the primary Manufacturing interface with Supply Chain planning and maintains governance over SAP routing hours, run rates, and manufacturing capacity master data. The role also develops staffing and shift models, improves plant material flow, and advances shipping, receiving, warehousing, and internal logistics practices across the manufacturing network.

The salary range for the CO Greeley/Loveland location is $140,300–$220,440. The position is eligible for annual and long-term incentive plans. Nutrien offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, a retirement program with employer matching contributions, paid vacation, sick days and holidays, paid personal and maternity/parental leaves, and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Benefits may vary by location and eligibility; disability coverage is for positions working more than 30 hours per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 7 years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations, production planning, supply chain execution, or plant operations.
• At least 3 years leading teams, major workstreams, or multi-site initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience with capacity planning, scheduling, production control, inventory accuracy, and cross-functional operational improvement.
• Working knowledge of SAP ERP, preferably PP, MM, and inventory-related processes.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing KPIs and advanced Excel/data analysis.
• Strong stakeholder-management and problem-solving skills, including the ability to influence Plant Managers without direct line authority.
• Strong collaboration skills and an innovative mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification; Black Belt is an advantage but not required.
• Experience with Sales and Operations Planning, Sales and Operations Execution, Material Requirements Planning, finite-capacity scheduling, Microsoft Power BI, and Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Association for Supply Chain Management certification; an advantage but not required.
• Experience in chemical, process, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of Environment, Health, and Safety and quality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and deployment of manufacturing operating systems, capacity-management practices, and execution standards across multiple production sites.
• Support Plant Managers in improving operational efficiency, production reliability, inventory performance, and delivery execution.
• Develop the tactical manufacturing scheduling process with Planning and Plants, focusing primarily on the 1–3 month execution horizon.
• Establish common production-scheduling standards and governance across manufacturing sites.
• Optimize production sequencing, campaign strategy and sizes, and changeovers.
• Develop standardized capacity models across the manufacturing network.
• Define and provide visibility into theoretical, demonstrated, planned, and available capacity.
• Identify, quantify, prioritize, and drive the elimination of manufacturing constraints in partnership with the Reliability Manager.
• Translate manufacturing capacity and constraints into the IBP/S&OE process to support safe operations.
• Serve as the primary Manufacturing interface with Supply Chain planning.
• Maintain governance over SAP routing hours, run rates, and Manufacturing capacity master data, connecting these to accounting requirements.
• Develop plant staffing and shift models based on tactical production requirements; assess labor requirements, overtime, shift structures, and crew utilization.
• Optimize plant material flow from receiving through raw-material storage, staging, production, finished-goods handling, and shipping.
• Improve plant efficiency by implementing mathematical optimization tools in partnership with Supply Planning and Plants.
• Develop standards, procedures, and improvement programs for Shipping and Receiving operations.
• Identify warehouse, staging, dock, tank, and material-handling constraints.
• Improve internal logistics and material movement within manufacturing facilities.
• Partner with international and domestic logistics teams to improve Manufacturing/logistics interfaces.
• Develop and benchmark Manufacturing planning and flow practices across the network.
• Support Plant Managers in translating tactical demand into executable operating plans.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week
• Retirement program with generous matching employer contributions
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Paid holidays
• Paid personal leave
• Paid maternity/parental leaves
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Eligibility to participate in an annual incentive plan
• Eligibility to participate in a long-term incentive plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager