Building on a strong legacy of almost 150 years, we are leading the way to reimagine and improve life every day. Today and for generations to come. Through our innovative and sustainable brands and technologies, across our teams around the world.
Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Mixing Operations Manager
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Mixing Operations Manager
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About this Position
At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
- Leads the safe, cost effective and quality manufacturing operations of Henkel Corporation including direct supervision of Salary and Hourly workforce on the shift they are responsible for.
- This includes the fair and consistent application of Henkel’s policies and procedures, Employee/ Temporary development and the integration of continuous improvement (CI) programs.
- Adherence to Henkel’s Safety, Health, and Environmental standards and practices and Henkel AC Manufacturing’s Vision and strategy are maintained as a top priority.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Continually monitor production performance and adjust production plan execution in a timely manner to improve performance.
- Communicate daily with Supply Planning to maximize Henkel’s ability to service customers while optimizing labor efficiency. This includes managing work plans, staffing, and minimizing overtime.
- Communicate throughout all shifts with hourly production employees, supervision, and all other site employees to ensure a constant exchange of ideas, concerns, suggestions, and information.
- Execute special projects as assigned by the Plant Manager.
- Support the Plant Manager in the development and execution of mid to long term manufacturing strategies.
- Ensure that all safety policies and procedures are followed. This includes incident reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, corrective actions, implementation, and verification.
- Continually drive all production employees to maintain a safe, organized and healthy workplace through a robust 5S program.
- Participate as an active member of the Cleveland Site Leadership Team, Site Safety Committee, Culture Based Safety Steering Committee, and other teams as needed.
- Performs and participates in internal and external SHE assessments (e.g. PHAs, JSAs, Ergonomic Assessments, ISO 45001, PSM) to ensure compliance with SHE Standards and regulations.
- Cultivation of Henkel’s culture and values by promoting communication, teamwork, and respectful treatment of all individuals.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering or Business discipline.
- Strong chemical background is preferred.
- Minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing supervisory role.
- Outstanding organizational, and verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Able to handle sensitive information with confidentiality.
- Demonstrates leadership, problem solving and conflict management skills (horizontal and vertical).
- Demonstrates a professional team-player attitude toward work and co-workers.
- Experience with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) preferred.
- Experience with ISO 14001, OSHAS 18001, and ISO 50001 considered a plus.
Some benefits of joining Henkel
- Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
- Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
- Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
The salary for this role is $115,000.00 - $135,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
JOB ID: 25089929
Job Locations: United States, OH, Cleveland, OH
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FAQ
I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
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