Shift Manager

Henkel

Henkel

Bowling Green, KY, USA
USD 90k-105k / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 10, 2026
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 Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

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

What You´ll Do

  • The Shift Manager is a key member of the cell leadership team and will lead a team of Operators, Mechanics and Leads on your shift to deliver daily performance and build long term capability
  • Coach your shift Team to improve the key performance indicators (KPI’s) and deliver targets, including Safety, Quality, Production Plan, Cost and People
  • Development Lead and coach daily management systems (DMS), including line boards, defect tagging, PM schedules, center-lining and clean & inspect (CI) standards
  • Responsible for performance management of all direct reports by providing appropriate feedback, recognition, coaching and mentoring to motivate team members to grow and perform at optimal levels
  • Helps coordinate maintenance resources to resolve immediate reliability issues and plan and execute effective
  • Preventative Maintenance Identify and implement continuous improvement and cost savings opportunities through 5s, Lean manufacturing and TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) methodologies
  • Help develop standard work processes and procedures Establish a strong working relationship with the line teams, department/cell team and plant leadership team Inspire a collaborative and supportive team environment that reinforces the Henkel Code of Conduct and Company Values

What makes you a good fit

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field and/or 2-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, consumer products and packaging preferred
  • A strong leader, organized and a great communicator
  • The ability to multi-task with focus and the ability to make sound data driven decisions.
  • Direct supervision experience, including coaching, motivating, team building, performance evaluation, recognition, and time & attendance Strong technical problem-solving skills to help troubleshoot equipment failures and direct resources.

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 $90,000 - $105,000 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.