Sr. Manager, Plant Operations

A part of Colgate-Palmolive since 1976, Hill's Pet Nutrition offers the highest-quality pet nutrition available through product lines Prescription Diet® and Science Diet®. Veterinarians worldwide recommend and feed their own pets Hill's products more than any other brand of pet food.

Available in approximately 80 countries around the world, our extensive line of products includes more than 60 Prescription Diet brand pet foods and more than 50 Science Diet brand pet foods.

We believe all animals should be loved and cared for during their lifetimes. That is why we are proud our pet foods can make a difference in your pet's life.

A career at Hill’s Pet Nutrition or Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Job Title:

Sr. Manager, Plant Operations

Travel Required?:
Travel - up to 10% of time

Posting

Start Date:

3/10/26

On-site

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Region

Job Number#171969 - Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

The Sr. Manager, Plant Operations is responsible for the overall management of production within the plant site. Successful management of production areas will be accomplished through active involvement and development of work teams, appropriate coaching and feedback, effective resource utilization and visible team leadership. This strategic role includes leadership of day-to-day operations through Operations Team Leaders, as well as continuous improvement processes and programs through Operations Area Leaders.

• Lead continuous improvement for plant processes, asset utilization, and operational efficiency
• Drive improvement in team performance through effective communications to all levels of the Operations team
• Foster and develop productive partnerships with Engineering, EHS, Quality Systems, Finance and HR departments
• Effectively manage employee relations and performance management issues in coordination with Human Resources
• Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives in EHS, Quality, and Factory Performance and Reliability to enhance business performance
• Provide leadership necessary for the development of salaried and non-exempt salaried employees in an effort to promote a well-trained, highly motivated workforce
• Support Environmental Health Safety (EHS) initiatives.
• Support the Quality initiatives that will support effective implementation of new product start-up; on-time completions of bi-annual Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) review with teams; and Quality audit preparation initiatives.
• Implement the standards of Factory Performance & Reliability (FP&R) within the teams, with focused emphasis in regards to People Capability, Visual Workplace, Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Production Planning and Standard Daily Meeting.
• Assist the plant to achieve Funding-the-Growth (FTG) Savings by decreasing total labor costs and active participation in the plant FTG ideation session.

Bachelors of Science or Bachelors of Arts required;
Engineering degree preferred.

• 10 or more years of progressive supply chain experience of which five years must be in production/operation management
• Project or process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment;
• Experience with in or demonstrated understanding of the Quality function within a manufacturing environment;
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong coaching and feedback skills…