Manufacturing Department Manager
CurrentResponsible for leadership to product centric departments to ensure objectives of safety, cost, quality, inventory, schedule compliance and team development are met. Provide direction to Production Supervisors, Technical Support Team as well as, prioritizing department activities to maximize performance on a daily basis. Facilitate weekly department operations meetings and plant operations meetings in the absence of Plant Operation Manager. Makes priority decisions for department, drives improvements to process capability and process variation in department. Coordinates capital planning process for department with Engineering and Finance Departments. Ensures project activities are on track communicates and reports department progress to plant staff quarterly. Represents the department in supply consensus meetings and participates in customer visits, FDA Audits and external/internal audits by customers. Coordinates with multiple function teams and systems to promote organizational effectiveness through innovations, equipment redesign, process control and change management efforts.