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
• Develops and manages daily priorities that drive production schedules to meet inventory levels, cost and quality goals.
• 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 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 resolutions 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 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 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 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 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