Director of Operations

About This Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil, ‘all, Loctite, Snuggle, and Schwarzkopf and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel .

What You´ll Do

• Lead manufacturing operations for sealants and adhesives at the Cleveland site, ensuring alignment with Henkel’s strategic goals.
• Provide direct leadership across Manufacturing, Engineering, Materials Management, Lean, Safety, Health, and Environment.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and strategies to ensure operational efficiency, legal compliance, and financial performance.
• Manage budgets, capital planning, and resource allocation to balance strategic objectives with profitability.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean culture, innovation, and quality system adherence.
• Audit performance and operations regularly to identify variances and ensure corrective actions.
• Foster leadership development, professional growth, and a culture of diversity, and inclusion.
  
  

What Makes You a Good Fit

• The Director of Plant Operations must perform the essential duties and responsibilities in a highly effective manner. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Exceptional leadership skills that are demonstrated by achieving desired results through others and building an effective management team through coaching and mentoring.
• Have/Gain an in-depth technical understanding and knowledge to the applicable product lines. Proven strategic and tactical skills.
• Demonstrated problem analysis and resolution.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• Comprehensive business process and systems knowledge, such as ERP, and the ability to identify and implement best practices.
• An entrepreneurial spirit coupled with a strong ethic, and a commitment to high personal standards that link to exceptional business values and ethics.
  
  

Education And/or Experience

• B.S. or B.A. degree in Engineering, Operations or related technical field.
• 15+ years of experience in manufacturing and product development, including 10 years of senior leadership through plant/general management experience in manufacturing.
• Proven analytical, project management and systems background.
  
  

Some Benefits Of Joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
  
  

The salary for this role is $180,000.00- $200,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.