Senior Director of Manufacturing

The Senior Director of Manufacturing will serve as the leader of a cluster of operational sites dedicated to product manufacture and delivery in one of the following product portfolios or technologies: Nucleic Acid Chemistry (NAC); Quality Measurement Testing (QMT); Instrumentation; Oligos; Workflows & Reagents. This individual is a key driving force often leading a set of manufacturing sites spanning multiple regions or countries to ensure effective people management alignment of manufacturing priorities and achievement of operational goals in support of the broader business and customers.

In partnership with respective HR local site operational leadership and crossfunctional stakeholders this individual is expected to foster a positive work environment and a culture of ownership continuous improvement and accountability.

To perform this job successfully you must be able to perform each of the following essential functions satisfactorily:

• Serve as the key leadership contact for operational site(s) under direct remit driving consistent business priorities across relevant manufacturing operations and leadership
• Lead relevant manufacturing cluster to deliver the organizations customer and operational activities while also ensuring compliance with applicable quality safety and regulatory standards
• Responsible for personnel activities of direct reports including budgeting staffing training performance evaluations mentoring and coaching and goal setting including setting employee objectives linked to business initiatives and other key performance indicators
• Develop and execute operational plans that will enhance productivity and profitability through the delivery of excellent standards of customer satisfaction
• Develop lean operational processes to reduce cost improve efficiency quality safety and demonstrable improvement in the customer experience
• Ensure manufacturing consistency quality conformance and compliance to all product specifications
• Ensure appropriate programs and features are in place to attract and retain professional talent required to achieve the organizations goals and objectives
• Motivate and engage workforce identify and nature critical talent to support business goals
• Ensure a culture that values and promotes compliance customer satisfaction safety quality teamwork and goal achievement
• Lead local and global projects outside of direct daily operational remit
• Develop and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with other functional leaders including but not limited to: Commercial Marketing Global Supply Chain Quality IT HR Finance

Qualifications :

• Proven knowledge in a relevant field of study (life sciences business engineering) ideally evidenced by a Bachelors degree from a certificated educational institution
• Demonstrated manufacturing operational experience and proven success leading and developing teams within a firstclass life science biotechnology or manufacturing organization
• Demonstrated experience and success in managing complex multidepartment operations preferably spanning multiple manufacturing sites
• Proven ability to operate in a global environment
• Demonstrated experience within multiple product manufacturing environments serving a variety of customers
• Previous success implementing or managing programs driving continuous improvements and efficiencies in operational processes and deliverables specifically regarding gross profit margin
• Prior management of annual multimilliondollar capital budgets
• Working knowledge of computer systems including Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint) and use of a web browser
• Ability to analyze data from financial reports and operational systems (ERP CRM) and develop appropriate solutions for action

Competencies & Behaviours:

• Proven decisive leader people developer and team builder
• Demonstrated autonomy: ability to selfstart and drive whilst recognising the appropriate time for stakeholder engagement
• Clear strategic thinker with proven critical relationship development skills
• An inspirational team leader who leads by example that seeks team collaboration and cooperation and achievement of financial quality and service target levels
• Assertive and decisive consistent and fair demonstrating selfconfidence and emotional strength. Highly motivated and energised by the current and future prospects for the Genomics business and able to motivate others to do the same.
• Confident and articulate speaker able to present to board level audiences
• Resultsoriented ensuring targets are met on time and on budget

Additional Information :

ABOUT LGC:

LGC is a leading global life science tools company providing missioncritical components and solutions into highgrowth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its highquality product portfolio is comprised of missioncritical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers products and workflows and are valued for their performance quality and range. 

OUR VALUES

• PASSION
• CURIOSITY 
• INTEGRITY
• BRILLIANCE
• RESPECT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES 

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age disability race color ethnic or national origin sex sexual orientation gender reassignment marital or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity religion or belief. Short listing interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender sexual orientation marital status color race nationality ethnic or national origins religion or belief age or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC please visit our website www.lgcgroup

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