Plant Manager

Manufacturing Plant Manager (Medical Devices) Manufacturing Company

Job Title : Manufacturing Plant Manager

Reports to CEO

Job Location :- East Africa

The Plant Manager reports directly to the CEO and is expected to be a hands on results oriented manager that will manage the day- to-day activities of the manufacturing plant, operations, and production. The plant manager is committed to product quality, costs and driving continuous improvement, and puts customer service first.

Job responsibilities:

Implement, monitor and meet manufacturing team KPIs (i.e. on time delivery, supplier performance, product quality etc.)

Implement processes in alignment with business strategic initiatives; develop and present annual budgets to support the initiatives

Analyzes production and quality metrics and proactively implements improvements and solutions to issues that are identified

Ensure all quality and regulatory standards are met as applicable for ISO 13485 and other medical device standards; and compliance with all applicable legislation and codes in all areas of the site including WSIB, WHMIS, & Workplace EH&S.

Responsible for the business wide H&S including associated activities such as fire and evacuation plans, first aid responders and workplace audits

Plan, organize and run day-to-day operations to ensure materials and resources are available as required to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations.

Drive a culture of continuous improvement, responsibility and accountability through employee engagement and leading by example

Provide hands on leadership in lean manufacturing, including evaluating all existing systems, processes and metrics with a view to recommending and then implementing improvements which will minimize production costs and waste while maximizing production outputs

Establish, monitor and manage a supply chain of vendors and contractors to support manufacturing and product development rapid prototyping. Responsible for service level specifications, contracted deliverables and conflict resolutions protocols.

Maintain, manage and report on inventory levels

Implement and maintain tracking, shipping and inventory processes to ensure accurate, real time, information is always available; and ensure measures are in place to monitor inventory levels of supplies to avoid any interruption in operational processes

Support direct reports to troubleshoot and resolve problems as required; using problem-solving skills quickly ascertains a situation and decisive in solving it; escalate issues as needed to engineering and other departments

Responsible for all facilities management and the required outside services that are required

Job requirements:

A minimum of 5 years previous experience as a hands on manufacturing or operations manager in the medical device industry or other regulated high technology industry

Proven time management and organization skills required to meet production deadlines, shipping dates and projects; must possess a sense of urgency.

A proven track record of ensuring a strong focus on product quality, effective manufacturing processes and policies; hands on experience managing quality through NCRs, SCARs and CAPA processes

Sound understanding of manufacturing strategies, supply chain and materials management and financial operations management.

Hands on experience in the application of lean principles and Design for Six Sigma, 5S, visual management systems, standardized work, kaizen, etc.

Strong knowledge and problem solving skills to effectively solve manufacturing and technical problems

Proven success as an plant manager to engage and inspire their team to exceed expectations

Demonstrates effective organizational skills with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines

Demonstrates positive open interpersonal skills with proven ability to work constructively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders while demonstrating an acceptable level of assertiveness.

Ability to write reports and effectively present information

Facilitate regular meetings and updates to ensure the accurate and timely flow of information as required by the team and all other functions

Strong technical, computer and systems knowledge;

Excellent communication skills, written and oral