Senior Manager (Production) - medical device manufacturing - Galway
I am leading a search on behalf of a global medical device manufacturer who are seeking to appoint an experienced Manufacturing, Operations or Production Manager to this senior business leadership role.
The Senior Manager (Production)has full responsibility for leading a business unit (c.400 employees), ensuring Production, People, Quality, Customer Service and Cost goals are achieved while working closely with your senior level peers on strategic planning, new product introduction and process improvement.
The Person
On top of your strong production / manufacturing leadership skills and your experience of operational excellence and lean thinking, you’ll possess strong communication, relationship building and people development skills. You’ll be a strategic thinker, with good organisational awareness and business acumen and a good understanding of supply chain / capacity planning.
Key Responsibilities:
* Put in place a strategic plan for the Production Unit and oversee its delivery collaborating with your senior peers and team members.
* Leverage Lean initiatives as programs and procedures are implemented, improve safety, quality and customer indicators, reduce waste, improve processes and labour efficiencies, and reduce direct operating expenses.
* Partner with Finance, HR, Quality and Production to optimise performance.
* Partner with external sites & groups within the global network to realise optimum value for the wider business.
* Manage staff levels, schedules and resources through cross-functional team relationships.
* Develop and manages Business Unit budgets.
* Nurture a risk-taking environment and encourages employees to reach for new milestones.
* Champion a strong Safety & Environmental culture
Skills:
* Communication, relationship building, coaching and developing people
* Operational excellence and lean thinking, with a systems mindset.
* Change management especially in area of culture.
* Organisational awareness and business acumen.
* Strong manufacturing line layout and flow competencies.
* Project management skills.
* Strategic and critical thinker
* Supply chain and capacity planning competencies.
* Financial management
Education & Experience:
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Industrial Manufacturing discipline.
* At least 8/10+ years in an operations / production environment including 5+ years in a team leadership capacity.
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