Manufacturing Plant Manager (Medical Devices)

Job Title: Manufacturing Plant Manager

Reports to Title: VP Operations

The Plant Manager reports directly to the VP Operations 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 KPI's (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.
• Develop and manage daily priorities that drive production schedules to meet inventory levels, cost, and quality goals.
• Analyze production and quality metrics and proactively implement 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 JHSC 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 pricing, service level specifications, contracted deliverables, and conflict resolution protocols.
• Maintain, manage and report on inventory levels.
• Implement and maintain tracking, shipping, and inventory processes to ensure accurate, real-time information is available at all times; and ensure measures are in place to monitor inventory levels of supplies in order 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 is decisive in solving it; escalate issues as needed to engineering and other departments.
• Provide input on feasibility or design for manufacturability of new product proposals.
• Responsible for all facilities management and the required outside services that are required.

Job Requirements:

• University graduate in engineering or manufacturing discipline.
• Certification to Lean and/or Six Sigma is preferred.
• ERP training and certification, Oracle is preferred.
• Quality and supply chain or industrial management training.
• Certified in Health and Safety.
• 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, 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 logistics, manufacturing, and technical problems.
• Proven success as an operations manager to engage and inspire their team to exceed expectations.
• Demonstrates effective organizational skills with the 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; hands-on experience with ERP and MRP systems and methods.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral.