Plant Manager

Overview

Operational Management:
Develop and execute plans to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the plant, including production planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and maintenance activities. Coordinate plant activities through planning with department managers to ensure manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner. Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards. Ensure plant facilities are well-maintained for uptime and reliability.

Participates in maintenance planning to determine plant required projects, status of ongoing projects, and scheduling of future projects.

• Operational Management:
  Develop and execute plans to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the plant, including production planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and maintenance activities.
• Coordinate plant activities through planning with department managers to ensure manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards
• Ensure plant facilities are well-maintained for uptime and reliability.
• Participates in maintenance planning to determine plant required projects, status of ongoing projects, and scheduling of future projects.
• Safety & Quality Compliance:
  Ensure all safety protocols and manufacturing SOPs are strictly followed and that the plant complies with all regulatory requirements.
• Establish policies and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.
• Implementing and maintaining safety standards to ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and maintain a safe and healthy workplace.
• Promote environmental responsibility and support the company s ESG goals.
• Accountable for the EHS Management System.
• Responsible for FDA-readiness and site’s certification status.
• Process Improvement:
  Identify areas for improvement in production processes and implement strategies to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives and solve operational issues.
• Inventory Management:
  Monitor inventory levels of raw materials and finished products to ensure timely availability and minimize waste.
• Budget Management:
  Develop and manage the plant’s budget, ensuring cost-effective operations while meeting production targets.
• Responsible for implementing cost-effective systems of control over operating expenditures, workforce, wages, and salaries.
• Reduce costs of poor quality and manage inventories.
• Responsible for plant standard costs, work definitions, and capacity models.
• Manage inventories in partnership with Supply Chain and Planning.
• Manage within the approved Capex budget.
• Ensure judicious Capex spend to maintain and upgrade the facility for safety, compliance, quality, efficiency, and capacity.
• Team Leadership:
  Lead and motivate a team of managers, supervisors, technicians, and other staff members, providing guidance and coaching to improve performance and productivity, to foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Develop direct reports through teamwork, coaching, and innovation.
• Build a capable team with succession plans for key positions.
• Performance Management:
  Performance Management of all employees, including performance reviews, goal setting, production goals, disciplinary action, career development and succession planning.
• Champion people processes that prepare employees for success, establish performance expectations, and ensure a fair and equitable disciplinary process.
• Reporting:
  Prepare and present regular reports on plant performance, including production metrics, safety incidents, and financial results.
• Connect effectively with key stakeholders of Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and external customers as required by standard business processes and / or sales visits.
• Ability to report effectively to the company’s executive leadership.
• Utilize Oracle ERP systems and excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Weekly, monthly, and quarterly tracking, analysis, and reporting of plant KPIs.
• Establish…