Lead, supervise and support a workforce of 200+ employees, 7 supervisors, 1 analyst and 1 Global Trainee within the operations department. Define and execute production schedules with a minimum compliance of 95%.Manage budgets, executive reports in addition to developing strategies to improve safety, efficiency and quality.Maintain and improve company KPIs. Reject Rate, Efficiency, Utilization, Cost, IFR, Head Count.Manage and execute performance reviews and feedback processes with subordinates and blue collars.Manage and execute training programs for production personnel (Standard operating procedures 5’s, Lean Sigma, Kaizen).Ensure efficient collaboration between internal and external customers including commercial front end, procurement, supply chain, human resources, safety and qualityFull responsibility for interviewing, hiring and develop workforce from entry-level position to high skilled operatorsOptimize utilization of machinery equipment and staff resources to maximize production and throughput.