Production Manager

Waters Corporation; Taunton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Overview

Waters Corporation is currently looking to hire an experienced Production Manager to join our Chemical Manufacturing team in Taunton, MA. In this role, you will be leading a team responsible for the batch-manufacturing of chemical materials.

Responsibilities

1. Leads a 42 person manufacturing department producing highly specialized chemicals on a small scale for the chromatography industry.
2. Ensures that all the equipment is in proper working order.
3. Leads the activities of the team members in accordance with work instructions and company policy to ensure a quality product delivered on time.
4. Actively involved in ensuring that employees are working safely by monitoring how work is carried out and ensuring that the operation adheres to local regulations.
5. Implements job-related training for all employees on the off shift.
6. Coaches and provides technical expertise to resolve processing issues and creates and ensures corrective actions are implemented.
7. Responsible for creating a high morale workplace with the highest ethical standards.
8. Acts as a member of the management team and performs other duties as directed by position or required by the Plant Manager.
9. Ensures the appropriate level of accountability for facility goals and objectives at the team leaders and team members’ levels.
10. Monitors and takes appropriate timely improvement action to meet production quality and quantity.
11. Utilizes problem-solving techniques, teamwork building strategies, process control, and continuous process improvement tools to meet or exceed the facility key operating statistics.
12. Conducts, leads, or implements the appropriate process audits; the audits will identify the need for the appropriate containment, corrective, and preventive actions, leading to minimizing or eliminating process deviations and non-conforming product root causes.
13. Maintains adherence to company policies, safety standards, and good housekeeping practices.

Qualifications

Education:

1. Bachelors Degree, preferably in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field of study or >15 years of relevant chemical industry experience.

Experience:

1. Significant previous leadership experience in a chemical manufacturing facility is required.
2. Experience with application and compliance with OSHA PSM program.

Skills:

1. Strong attention to detail.
2. Ability to comprehend and follow written procedures and documentation.
3. Ability to learn new processes.
4. Excellent communication skills.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.

Key Words

chemical, chemistry, synthesis, production, manufacturing, batch, reactors