Production Manager

And we are looking for problem-solvers to join our growing team.

• Up to 10% Retirement Contribution
• $600 per Year Wellness Incentive
• Medical, Dental, and Vision - Eligible first day of the month following hire date.

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.

• 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.

• This position reports to the Plant Manager

• 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;…