Plant Director - Medical Devices

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The Role:

The Plant Director has full responsibility for establishing aggressive cost objectives, capacity planning, attainment of production schedule, productivity, quality and efficiency improvements, and the development and management of annual budget and financial performance. This role is responsible for all the capital investments, projects.

This role coordinates all plant activities with special emphasis to ensure both regulatory and quality compliance and that policies and procedures are in place to meet corporate, business, country and customer policies, directive, standards and expectations. This role has the responsibility for setting high standards to all associates regarding their performance of their duties as it relates to ethical conduct and compliance to agree referential and procedures. This role represents the plant as appropriate at all regional and local authorities.

Key responsibilities will include:

Site strategy: provide leadership and visionary concepts for development of strategies for the site that support business goals and objectives with a zero loss mindset.

Safety: foster and maintain a culture that prioritizes associate safety and create and operate systems to drive continuous improvements in this area.

People development: develop an environment that influences and encourages associate empowerment, development, involvement and commitment. Develop and implement resource development plan in support of the site development strategy.

Manage plant leadership team: provide proper coaching and management to the plant leadership team. Ensure that clear individual development objectives are defined and met and that required individual support is provided. Manage required changes if necessary, to support the site ramp up plan.

Ensure compliance with regulatory policies and standard: manage compliance activities to ensure that the facility meets all regulatory agency requirements on the local, state and international levels. Coordinate compliance programs PS and Corporate as deemed necessary to ensure proper direction and adherence to Company policies and procedures.

Meet with all regulation regarding facility management: responsible for the maintenance of all buildings, facilities and equipment in accordance with established company policies and governmental/local agency regulations. Ensure respect of all national, regional or local policies, procedures and other permitting process as it relates to facility and construction management.

EHS compliance: promote & maintain awareness and compliance of Environment Health and Safety rules and regulation in accordance with best practice and legal requirement. Direct the establishment of the yearly budgets and goals for all activities within each department. Communicate, monitor and control the budgets throughout the planned period, to ensure goals are met and variances are controlled. Responsible for the accounting and financial reporting.

Work closely with the WW Supply Chain organizations for establishing and meeting production capacity objectives for the plant. Ensure that capacity ramp up plan, product and/or technology project are performed on time.

Responsible for the overall quality of the products manufactured and ensure that products meet the customer/business specifications and requirement, ensure that audits are run in optimal manner and ensure that all CAPA are defined, captured and completed as promised. Promote and lead a culture of Quality within the plant. Other duties as required to support the needs of the business.

• Bachelor is required
  
• Master Degree is preferred
  
• 10 years broad experience in Medical Device Manufacturing
  
• Operation Management or plant management experience with a smaller operation
  

• 401k Matching
  
• Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
  
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
  
• Long & Short-Term Disability
  
• Identity Theft Plans
  
• Retirement & Pension Plans
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
• Employee Referral Program
  
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
  
• Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
  
• Parental Leave
  
• & More
  

Recommended Skills

• Accounting
• Auditing
• Capacity Planning
• Construction Management
• Development Planning
• Ethics