West Pharma Operations Manager Finishing 

United States, North Carolina 

604503865

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Management of HVP Finishing and associated key performance indicators.
• Ability to execute Finishing activities according to plans as scheduled and on time.
• Provide guidance and collaborate with the HVP Finishing Team (QA Engineer, Process Engineering and Supply Chain).
• Drive and lead the use of lean and six sigma tools and techniques in everyday problem solving and process improvement activities.
• Instill, promote and drive a process driven continuous improvement culture within existing businesses and establishment of appropriate structures and systems to deliver value to the customer.
• Provide and drive long-term solutions & error proofs to existing process related issues to prevent reoccurrence.
• Recommend measures to improve production processes/methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
• Ensure that all customer/production delivery deadlines are adhered to.
• Facilitate meetings with the customers/vendors both on and off site to determine the needs, requirements, and customer specifications. Establishes relationships with customer and assembly & automation suppliers in pursuit of exceeding collective business results.
• Define departmental objectives in line with business goals.
• Institute and ensure implementation of training programs to ensure personnel are proficient in performance of assigned duties.
• Routinely evaluate and review employee performance.
• Implement engagement plans & initiatives to motivate workers towards achieving established goals.
• Lead project teams and team meetings as required.
• Must have good communications skills to engage all levels of the business and the ability to simplify complex technical language, in simple, short, easy, mediums that provide credibility and understanding to the associated activities.
• Leverage best practice solutions from the Global Advanced Manufacturing platform.
• Ensure plant is in compliance with OSHA and local, state and federal environmental regulations.
• Ensure that the HVP Finishing area in its entirety is FDA ready at all times.
• Ensure all HVP Finishing initiatives align with active deployment and engagement of the Digital Lean Daily Management System in IoT. Enabling a single source operating system withing West.
• Influence leadership building through the Tier process. Active participation in Tier 1 and Tier 2.
• Identify staff resource requirements and communicate with the Sr. Manager, Production Operations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a business or technical discipline.
• Master’s degree preferred
• 5 years of experience in Medical Device/Pharma manufacturing
• Minimum of 3 consecutive years of leadership experience managing a team of 5 or more at the same employer maintaining the same title.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, workflows, production equipment and industrial techniques.
• Must have effective problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Good project management skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt.
• Facility and clean room systems management experience

Travel Requirements:

Estimated Amount

• Up to 15%.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to perform job duties as required with limited physical demands.