Distribution Team Lead - 1st Shift Kits - Romeoville, IL

Imagine yourself…

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.

• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.

• Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth.

At Hach (), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us:

We offer:

• Professional onboarding and training options

• Powerful team looking forward to working with you

• Career coaching and development opportunities

• Health benefits

• 401(k)

Reporting to the Distribution Operations Manager, the Distribution Team Lead-Kits is responsible forwork assignments that support an effective lean operation conforming to standardized work procedures, identifying improvement opportunities, and working with associates and management to solve operational workflow problems. General duties may include picking, moving, dropping, and assigning tasks.

This position is part of the Shipping/Receiving & Distribution (Kits Dept.) located in Romeoville, ILL and will be on-site.

Schedule: Monday through Friday from 6 am to 2:30 pm. Overtime and weekends may be required.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Participate in continuous improvement efforts in support of lean processes and lead problem solving teams or kaizen events.

• Understand daily expectations of the business and assist Area Manager in assigning work to team members which prioritizes the workload and equipment schedule to meet both internal and external customer demand.

• Resolve schedule problems throughout the day by closely coordinating with necessary departments.

• Responsible for order management. Provides information to Area Manager as well as cross functional departments regarding needed changes and adjustments.

• Ensure appropriate controls (KPI’s) and visual management tools are in place and up to date for effective operations within area of responsibility.

• Able to recognize points of failure in the flow of distribution and drive to implement countermeasures, escalate or recommend solutions

• Able to perform and/or train others to proficiently perform work assignments and help Area Manager to establish a depth at the area of responsibility.

• Provide performance feedback to Area Manager on team members.

• Use scheduling techniques to achieve increased flexibility, floor space and turnaround time by reducing work-in-process inventory and overall lead times.

• Cross-train others as needed to ensure back-ups are available and ready when needed.

• Periodically review work and assess conformity to standard work and critical to quality procedures.

• Other duties as assigned.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• HS diploma/GED or equivalent required

• Minimum 1 year of leadership experience

• Minimum 1 year experience in a distribution / production environment.

• Ability to read, write, and speak English is required. Bilingual language skills are a plus.

• Possess necessary computer skills to utilize and maintain required distribution software systems.

• Some areas will require the ability to work with manual and/or power equipment.

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility : where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

For Colorado roles only: We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.

US ONLY :

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $26.25 - $26.25 USD per hour. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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