Production Manager

Hydrite • Laurens, SC

14h

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to own and champion the day-to-day activities at Laurens for all production activities as it pertains to safety, environmental, GMP, and production. To provide leadership and support to attain critical short- and long-term strategic goals vital to the success of the plant to drive, safety, quality, efficiency, and cost savings.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required, natural sciences and/or business focused.
• Must be bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish
• Three years’ management experience. Manufacturing experience required; chemical experience preferred.
• Must have excellent analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of Power Point, Word, and Excel are required.
• Previous ERP experience required.
• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to remain seated for up to two hours at a time, ability to stand for an extended period of time, ability to climb stairs, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must have the ability to pass all pre-employment testing including, but not limited to, background check, MVR, and drug screening.
• Able to perform manual dexterity tasks.
• Ability to operate a forklift; previous experience preferred.
• Must be able to work in an un-cooled warehouse facility where temperatures may reach 100° Fahrenheit.
• Occasional turning, twisting, stooping, bending, and reaching.
• No exposed jewelry in body piercings when in a GMP production area.
• Due to safety concerns, the wearing of contact lenses is prohibited.
• Ability to wear a respirator for up to 4 hours a day. Please refer to the SOP for facial hair guidelines.
• Ability to wear SCBA and additional personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Leads and supports Hydrite’s Safety Vision, Mission and Values.
• Direct management of all production activities including product manufacturing, packaging, and truck loading/unloading.
• Accountable for the safety and quality performance of all production areas under direct management.
• Adheres and enforces safety and regulatory policies and procedures through continuous audit and reeducation processes.
• Assure departmental compliance with Hydrite SOP’s, Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices, and External Agencies.
• Creates, maintains and updates operation procedures, batch records, checklist, job aids and training documents to drive safety, quality and GMP initiatives.
• Manage operator training progression through frequent performance evaluations and coaching.
• Review daily production schedules, communicate, and align production priorities to meet customer needs.
• Continuously evaluates, recommends, and implements continuous improvements to the plant processes to reduce operation cost.
• Works closely with plant manager and maintenance to identify process improvements, preventive maintenance, commissioning and startup of new processes and equipment.
• Responsible for the completion of action items generated from incidents, audits (internal/external), customer complaints, and MOC within the requested due dates or set by you and your team.
• Recommends required labor resources for efficient operation to meet the business objective.
• Manage production activities to meet the expectations laid out in the Annual Plant Goals.
• Works with the EHS department to ensure that safety and regulatory compliance training is conducted to meet Hydrite and regulatory agency requirements.
• Serve on the branch Emergency Response Team.
• Guides employee performance and development using daily communication, annual performance evaluations, Safe Behavioral Visits, and Leadership Standard of Work.
• Uphold Hydrite’s Standard of Excellence through a continuous commitment to maintain quality facilities and provide quality products and services to internal and external customers
• Perform all duties outlined in relevant SOPs and all other duties to be assigned.
• Participate in RCRA, regulatory, health & safety and process training activities as required. Review changes/additions with your supervisor. Must be RCRA compliant.
• Support the investigation and corrective action efforts for incidents, non-conformances, and customer complaints. Ensure initial incident reporting is completed by direct reports.
• Direct all required emergency customer communications with regards to shutdowns, order delays, order errors within your departments, and any other issues that may affect 100% customer satisfaction with Hydrite.
• Support the overall Strategic Plan effort within your departments, including safety, cost reduction, quality, backorders, budget, etc.
• Participate in on-site regulatory and customer audits.
• Facilitate the introduction of new products and processes into assigned production areas that are managed by your direct reports.
• Works with other staff members to maintain workload balances. Provides back-up support as necessary.
• Supports effective communication with all Hydrite departments where responsibilities overlap to ensure success of the branch team.

Benefits

• Up to 10% Retirement Contribution
• $600 per Year Wellness Incentive
• Two Weeks Starting Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision - Eligible first day of the month following hire date.
• Benefits and perks include 401k and profit sharing, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance, legal services insurance, scholarship awards for children of employees, summer picnic, community giving events, free family wellness coaching including nutritionist and fitness coach.

What This Job Offers

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