Plant Manager, Medical Flexibles

Pleasant Prairie, WI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

To oversee provide direct leadership and continual evaluation of the Pleasant Prairie sites operating departments including the maintenance safety quality and compliance and fabrication manufacturing with the goal to improve throughput and productivity increase efficiency and profitability and optimize customer and employee relations.

Lead and oversee production quality safetymaintenance materials management and distribution ensuring an efficient safe and cost-effective operation.
Plan develop and oversee implementation of comprehensive operating plans with the goals of continually increased throughput consistent quality process control and on time delivery especially where needed to support increased demand from current accounts.
Evaluate and act on new purchasing/design/manufacturing/distribution ideas and champions.Continuous Improvement programs like 5S Lean 6 Sigma etc. looking always to improve our operations and processes in order to become more efficient.
Responsible for enhancing technical and functional competencies including ongoing review of needs and evaluation of all CAPEX spending related to the plant including ensuring on-budget on-time delivery of all approved capital projects.
Lead site management team in establishing long-term growth and profitability goals for the company as well as professional and leadership development in the organization. Vital contributor to assessment/selection for senior plant leaders and other critical plant positions.
Must shape the plant culture through example and key leadership events engaging enabling and energizing staff at all levels. Bring issues that may arise in a plant environment to prompt and fair resolution.
Identifies long-term planning and priorities to inform financial budgeting process to support the forecast prepared by sales and controls expenditures within approved budgetary parameters.
Utilizes a system of key performance indicators to measure plant performance to ensure that product demand is manufactured and delivered on time and in compliance recommending actions necessary to improve results.
Drives compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements in the safety quality and labor area and sets the tone for plant readiness and compliance for internal and external audits.
Supports transition of new product development to manufacturing through Production Readiness and Production Transfer phases. Ensure reliable revenue stream from funded Development projects with appropriate purchasing management through all design stages.
Promotes new product quotations and sustains current customer relationships acting as key contributor to pipeline opportunities and onsite customer visits. Enables the company to be able to secure new business from pipeline opportunities by supplying technical packages where required to accompany RFQ.
Performs other accountabilities as apparent or assigned.

Qualifications

Engineering Degree is highly recommended. Management Business and/or Appropriate experience may be considered.
Minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years of experience managing production of medical components and/or finished devices.
Candidate preferred to have knowledge and experience with materials used in medical extrusion and molding.
Candidate must have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of ISO13485 standards and experience in successfully passing customer third-party audits.
Leads communication initiatives with superior oral and written communication skills; creates new and different forums for communicating effectively.
Strong strategic skills with demonstrated experience helping the plant team prioritize and implement organizational objectives.
Inspiring leader willing to embrace change as a great opportunity for growth with ability to apply considerable judgment expertise and experience in handling problems and opportunities.
Physical Demands:
Must be able to assist Production activities as required.
Work Environment:
Office and Production floor.
Occasional travel required.

Required Experience:

Manager

DescriptionTo oversee provide direct leadership and continual evaluation of the Pleasant Prairie sites operating departments including the maintenance safety quality and compliance and fabrication manufacturing with the goal to improve throughput and productivity increase efficiency and profitabilit...

Description

Lead and oversee production quality safetymaintenance materials management and distribution ensuring an efficient safe and cost-effective operation.
Plan develop and oversee implementation of comprehensive operating plans with the goals of continually increased throughput consistent quality process control and on time delivery especially where needed to support increased demand from current accounts.
Evaluate and act on new purchasing/design/manufacturing/distribution ideas and champions.Continuous Improvement programs like 5S Lean 6 Sigma etc. looking always to improve our operations and processes in order to become more efficient.
Responsible for enhancing technical and functional competencies including ongoing review of needs and evaluation of all CAPEX spending related to the plant including ensuring on-budget on-time delivery of all approved capital projects.
Lead site management team in establishing long-term growth and profitability goals for the company as well as professional and leadership development in the organization. Vital contributor to assessment/selection for senior plant leaders and other critical plant positions.
Must shape the plant culture through example and key leadership events engaging enabling and energizing staff at all levels. Bring issues that may arise in a plant environment to prompt and fair resolution.
Identifies long-term planning and priorities to inform financial budgeting process to support the forecast prepared by sales and controls expenditures within approved budgetary parameters.
Utilizes a system of key performance indicators to measure plant performance to ensure that product demand is manufactured and delivered on time and in compliance recommending actions necessary to improve results.
Drives compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements in the safety quality and labor area and sets the tone for plant readiness and compliance for internal and external audits.
Supports transition of new product development to manufacturing through Production Readiness and Production Transfer phases. Ensure reliable revenue stream from funded Development projects with appropriate purchasing management through all design stages.
Promotes new product quotations and sustains current customer relationships acting as key contributor to pipeline opportunities and onsite customer visits. Enables the company to be able to secure new business from pipeline opportunities by supplying technical packages where required to accompany RFQ.
Performs other accountabilities as apparent or assigned.

Qualifications

Engineering Degree is highly recommended. Management Business and/or Appropriate experience may be considered.
Minimum of five (5) to ten (10) years of experience managing production of medical components and/or finished devices.
Candidate preferred to have knowledge and experience with materials used in medical extrusion and molding.
Candidate must have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of ISO13485 standards and experience in successfully passing customer third-party audits.
Leads communication initiatives with superior oral and written communication skills; creates new and different forums for communicating effectively.
Strong strategic skills with demonstrated experience helping the plant team prioritize and implement organizational objectives.
Inspiring leader willing to embrace change as a great opportunity for growth with ability to apply considerable judgment expertise and experience in handling problems and opportunities.
Physical Demands:
Must be able to assist Production activities as required.
Work Environment:
Office and Production floor.
Occasional travel required.