Ecolab
Production Team Leader - Days
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About Ecolab
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations spanning over 170 countries, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. Our team delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets.
When you come to work at Ecolab, you get to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges and have the opportunity to learn and grow, shape your career, make an impact and quickly see the importance of your work.
Production Team Lead
Ecolab is seeking a Production Team Lead who will be responsible for all metrics of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and people development for a production area across shifts. Demonstrate your ability to lead a winning team and manage the daily manufacturing operations of lines or shifts to ensure that the manufacturing plan is executed in a manner that meets or exceeds quality and cost objectives.
What’s in it for you:
- Fast-paced, results-driven work environment where you will manage a team of employees and all metrics associated with the team and area
- Gain knowledge in coaching and developing others, influencing across all levels, and implementing best practices in a TPM environment
- Thrive in a company that values a culture of safety, sustainability, inclusiveness, and performance
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a Production team at our Llantrisant site.
- Ensure compliance with all internal and external standards and legislation.
- Recommend and implement measures to improve departmental productivity and efficiencies, product quality, methods and working conditions so that downtime is minimised through the use of teamwork and TPM / continuous improvement principles.
- Manage relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Communicate and reinforce plant plans in area of responsibility.
- Create an environment in which employees can work safely.
- Ensure the Quality System is followed and that products produced meet specifications.
- Partner with internal plant and external Ecolab contacts (Quality, Logistics, Planning, and regulatory agencies) to proactively avoid quality, environmental and service issues.
- Provide formal and informal reporting on plant performance and issues.
- Performance Management.
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Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience working in a regulated manufacturing setting, ensuring compliance with quality and operational standards.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Experience using Microsoft Power Platform tools, including Power BI, Power Automate, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Proven experience monitoring, managing, and driving performance against shift KPIs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
- Previous experience within the chemical manufacturing industry would be advantageous.
- Working knowledge of SAP.
- Experience of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies and continuous improvement practices.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At 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 based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against 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 a covered veteran.
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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. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future, and impact what matters.
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 require sponsorship.
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. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.
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