At Hill’s we have a purpose, every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through groundbreaking innovation, outstanding nutrition, and the best and brightest people.

If you’re interested in work that matters, fueled by passion for pets, we invite you to apply!

The plant will be located in Tonganoxie, KS - just 15 minutes away from Kansas City and Lawrence.

As a Production Planning Team Leader you will coordinate production planning and management activities within the organization and develops production plan and timelines according to production specifications. Settles production requirements based on plant capacity and production specifications and follows the 100% system driven principles and ensures effectiveness by applying the Production Planning FP&R standards.

What will you do?

• Lead the Production Planning standard and functions as a resource for scheduling, and planning to develop plans and timelines according to production specifications. Develops plans based on the plant capacity and develops strategies to leverage capacity constraints and opportunities.
• Coordinates releases and packing issues by working with Corporate Purchasing on packaging shortages, and providing direction for the packing release process. Liaisons between the plant and outside environment in coordinating direct shipments; works details with other plants in the transfer of product and packaging, and in transferring volume; and assists in the coordination of promotions affecting the facility.
• Develops long term and short term plans for plant volume based on current forecasts weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly.
• Functions as the plant contact for internal and external customers and communicates effectively with the operations team to ensure production schedules meet the planned strategies.
• Accountable for meeting or exceeding safety standards according to the published Hill’s Safety Policy at the Richmond plant.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or technical related field.
• Previous experience leading Operations teams.
• At least 2 years of work experience with development of asset utilization models or capacity utilization models.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law

Are you interested in working for Hill's Pet Nutrition? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets! At Hill’s we have a purpose. Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills' mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets.

HILL'S® Prescription Diet® therapeutic pet foods, HILL'S® Science Diet® and HILL'S® Ideal Balanceâ„¢ wellness pet foods are sold worldwide. Hill’s is a division of Colgate-Palmolive, a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, with sales of products in more than 200 countries. To learn more about Hill's and Colgate, please visit http://www.hillspet.com and http://www.colgatepalmolive.com, or find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law

Are you interested in working for Hill's Pet Nutrition? You can apply online and attach all relevant documents such as a cover letter and resume or CV. Applications received by e-mail are not considered in the selection process. Become part of our team. We look forward to your application.

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets!  At Hill’s we have a purpose.  Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills' mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. 

HILL'S® Prescription Diet® therapeutic pet foods, HILL'S® Science Diet® and HILL'S® Ideal Balanceâ„¢ wellness pet foods are sold worldwide. Hill’s is a division of Colgate-Palmolive, a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, with sales of products in more than 200 countries.  To learn more about Hill's and Colgate, please visit http://www.hillspet.com and http://www.colgatepalmolive.com, or find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.