Area Manager - Operations
Kings Lynn
Bespak is a leading developer and manufacturer of complex medical devices. Our service offering can be divided into three categories: proprietary devices and technologies, scale up and industrialisation of an already-designed device, and design and commercialisation of a novel device for an existing drug. As a high-volume manufacturer, we supply respiratory drug delivery devices, valves and actuators, injectable devices and medical check valves into major European and US markets, and our facilities are FDA-inspected and approved. Each year we mould around 2.6 billion components which are assembled into approximately 550 million devices, and every second over 1,000 patients use one of our devices to help them breathe. As Area Manager, I am responsible for delivery of the following operational objectives in designated area;Company and legislative health, safety and environmental standards met at all times.Quality and compliance standards met at all times.Delivery of workforce numbers, skills and development strategy to meet customer demand profile.Realistic annual budget defined and area costs controlled within budgetary limitsDelivery to customer OTIF requirements Effective liaison with NPI/NPD functions to ensure operations alignment with regulatory, statutory, quality standards, policies and procedures. Delivery of continuous improvement through effective daily loss accounting and tiered accountability processes.Achievements in role: Worked with HR team to define and implement effective assessment centre selection process for Shift Managers, enabling standardised selection at this level, across the business. Conducted SWOT analysis on departmental management structure, providing clear options for effective distribution of workload. Established effective tiered accountability process for managing daily improvement within operational area.