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Operations Team Leader - Tonganoxie, KS

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Tonganoxie, KS Intern
POSTED ON 4/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/1/2026
Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

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.

This position impacts and influences the overall culture, employee relations, and performance of a manufacturing facility and its ability to align with the company’s core values and initiatives. The incumbent is responsible for demonstrating personal leadership, effectively managing production activities and resources for a specified manufacturing area, to deliver business results and drive continuous improvement, while maintaining positive employee relations.

The primary accountabilities of the role include driving (individual/ employee and) team development and performance, daily production schedule adherence, customer service, area financial performance, implementation of Operational Excellence initiatives (EHS, Quality, FP&R), and Employee Relations.

The OTL achieves success through collaborative partnerships with Supply Chain and leveraging FEED principles.

Responsibilities

Communicates and implements the local Supply Chain vision, mission, strategy, and objectives

Empower teams by way of training, information sharing, coaching, feedback, appraisals and delegation, to ensure the development of people, skills, teams and organizational capabilities.

Accountable for adhering to Colgate-Palmolive/ Hill’s standards and governmental regulations related to the area of responsibility for EHS and Quality

Accountable for Operational Excellence (EHS, Quality, FP&R) activities of the production area to deliver high levels of service to internal and external customers

Manages the people, materials, and equipment by the active presence on the shop floor to achieve the daily production schedule and deliver area KPI's

Reads and analyzes KPI’s, charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.

Responsible for time management and data entry for team members into Kronos payroll system

Provides indirect leadership for plant supporting roles (Maintenance, Quality, Automation) to ensure successful daily operation. Also ensures collaborative relationships with Leaders of employees in supporting roles.

Leads and coordinates the activities of Operation Staff engaged in the production to increase innovation, technical expertise, analysis, and problem solving skills

Identify actions to minimize financial variances associated with materials, finished products and other components of the plant’s conversion cost including labor cost and operating supplies

Support execution of new technology within the production area

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions.

Auto req ID

468746BR

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Job_Category

Operations

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology or Business related field

2 years of experience managing and leading teams in a manufacturing environment

Knowledge of SAP systems

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

5 years’ experience in manufacturing Food Related Production

Working knowledge of production and process equipment, preferably in a processing industry such as food, chemicals or pharmaceuticals

Ability to establish a specific course of action to accomplish goals through appropriate allocation of time and resources

Project Management Skills

2 years experience in performance analysis and reporting including Statistical Process Control

Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and manage in ambiguous situations

Proficiency with Google Suite collaboration tools (G-doc, sheets, slides, etc) or Microsoft Suite (Work, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)

Demonstrated strong written and verbal communications skills

Coaching and feedback skills

Compensation And Benefits

Salary Range $70,000.00 - $107,500.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

City*

Tonganoxie

State*

Kansas

Job Code

Operations_ Specialist

Affiliate Sponsor

Colgate-Palmolive

Salary Range

$60,000-$75,000

Salary : $60,000 - $75,000

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