Director, Plant Operations

Job Description Summary

We are the makers of possible. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

We are the makers of possible. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

The Plant Director is responsible for all safety, quality, delivery, cost and people aspects at the Broken Bow, NE facility. This position leads all phases of the Broken Bow manufacturing operations in such a way as to provide the highest quality products at competitive price levels.

The site Director will ensure 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 (FDA compliance, ISO certification, OSHA, EPA, etc). The site Director will lead and inspire a cross functional leadership team establishing an end to end, growth and continuous improvement mindset.

It is the Director’s responsibility for setting high standards for all associates regarding the performance of their duties related to ethical conduct and compliance. This role has full responsibility for establishing and achieving safety, quality and cost objectives, capacity planning, production schedule attainment, productivity with a pipeline, efficiency improvements, and the development and management of annual budget and financial performance.

This role is responsible for all the capital investment and implementation projects at the Broken Bow plant. The Plant Director is responsible for promoting the culture of BD Excellence, a continuous improvement based on a zero-loss mindset and people engagement. This role represents the plant as appropriate at all regional and local authorities. Regular and consistent onsite attendance and visibility along with excellent and effective communication skills from the operator to executive are essential.

Ability to read, write and converse in English is required. Willingness and able to uphold BD Values is required.

• 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 and creates a robust and clear leadership pipeline of talent.
• 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.
• Ensure compliance with…