Senior Operations Manager New

Senior Operations Manager

DIRECT REPORTS: Production Lead/ Production Team Leaders/Production Operators.

• Responsible for manufacturing company products at optimum cost, quality, delivery and customer satisfaction in accordance with defined schedule.
• Responsible for identifying & driving improvements in Quality, output and cost across all processes in the Fermoy Plant.

Responsibilities:

• Quality: Assure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements.
• Health & Safety: Ensure compliance with Health & Safety Legislation and Regulations.
• Leading a group of Production Leads, Team Leaders and Production Operators (140) according to established procedures and current world class Medical manufacturing practices.
• Responsible for manufacturing products at optimum cost, quality, customer satisfaction and delivery in accordance with defined schedule.
• Establish standards of performance for a hi-vol 24 x 7 medical manufacturing operation and monitor same against pre-determined standards.
• Responsible for Production planning, Product Line layout and staffing levels for proper operation.
• Provide positive leadership to a large multi-shift team, by interpreting company policy and management directives for Production personnel.
• Responsible for identifying & driving improvements in Quality, output and cost across all processes in the Fermoy Plant.
• Provide accurate and timely information to management as directed by ongoing business needs.
• Establish and maintain high level of employee morale.
• Ensure continuous reduction in absenteeism and attrition levels.
• Maintain sound disciplinary procedures in line with Company requirements.
• Supervise compliance with Health and Safety, Environmental and Security procedures.
• Continuous improvement in best practice manufacturing.
• Ensure all manufacturing team members are trained to optimum standards.
• Perform regular appraisals of all Production employees in compliance with company procedure and manage under performers.
• Quality: Assure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements
• Health & Safety: Ensure compliance with Health & Safety Legislation and Regulations.

Requirements:

Essential:

• 8+ years experience in the management of large number of personnel in a multi-shift structure, preferably in a world class medical manufacturing environment.
• Third Level Qualification is desired (Business / Technical).
• 3- 5 years experience in an Automated Manufacturing Process.
• 5+ years in identifying & delivering Process Improvements utilising LSS methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Leadership skills.
• 5 + years experience in MRP / Production Planning (IPICS).
• 5+ years experience in MES / Data Analysis.
• Proficient in Office Tools.