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Wet End Production Manager

Morton Salt

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Location
Rittman, OH
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Job overview

The Wet End Production Manager directs and coordinates Wet End Operations for industrial, food-grade, and pharmaceutical-grade salt, personally or through hourly bargaining unit employees. The role oversees operational performance, compliance, budgets, quality, reliability, and planned shutdowns. Morton Salt strongly prefers a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or alternatively ten or more years of relevant experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cross-Level CommunicationMS OfficeSAP

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related Technical Degree or 10+ Years Relevant Experience10+ Years Manufacturing Experience3+ Years Production/Technical/Maintenance Management Experience5+ Years Management Experience

Full job description

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments -- at home, at work and virtually everywhere in between. We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life. Job Summary: The Wet End Production Manager directs and coordinates activities of the Wet End Operations of Industrial, Food grade and Pharmaceutical grade salt by performing the tasks listed below either personally or through hourly bargaining unit employees. Duties and Responsibilities: - Ensures environmental, health, and safety (EHS), and General Management Practices (GMP) performance and compliance - Accountable for the Wet End Operations (including well fields, brine treating, pan house, filter room, and boiler). - Establishes and ensures achievement of all unit key performance indicators (KPIs). - Manages area budget/cost, volume, and quality. - Manages department project capital budget. - Manages equipment and process reliability. - Plans and manages Wet End boil-outs, annual FLAT outages, and other planned shutdowns. - Performs other related duties, as required. Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in engineering or other related technical degree is strongly preferred or ten (10) plus years of relevant experience. - Minimum of ten (10) years' manufacturing experience, including a minimum of three (3) years' production/technical/maintenance management experience. - Minimum of five (5) years' management experience. - Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization - Proficiency in MS Office - Proficient in SAP-preferred [ At Morton Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, colo ]{segoe="" ui",="" tahoma,="" sans-serif"=""}

How this job compares

Set against the 676 open Production Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$95–130K/yr331 salary ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 43 open Production Manager jobs in Ohio and 676 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Ohio
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Production Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 518 postings).
Education
176 of the 676 open Production Manager jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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