Director, Operations - Puidoux, Schweiz - Resonetics

Beschreibung

Aperçu:

The Director of Operations is responsible for optimizing the performance of the Puidoux site by working cross functionally within the site, as well as between the site and corporate headquarters.

The person in this position supports the implementation of organizational strategies, standards and practices to achieve best-in-class performance.

He/she will have facility level leadership responsibility to bring materials management / supply chain, engineering, program leadership, quality, manufacturing, customer support, human resources and administrative functions together as a team in a single plant environment with a combination of dotted line and straight-line reporting relationships.

The Director of Operations will have accountability for the safety, quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness performance, continuous improvement performance, employee engagement and teamwork of the facilities that they manage and will be responsible for the development of facility leadership team.

Owner of the financial performance of the site and is responsible for the Profit and Loss (P&L).


Responsabilités:

• Lead with a clear view of where the organization needs to be in 13 years; communicates strategic direction to employees and how it fits with the daytoday actions and results being driven ;
• Identify and drive continuous improvement efforts through standardized work to cut costs and improve productivity and quality ;
• Implement Lean Six-Sigma and 5S+1 methodologies and programs ;
• Set clear and measureable performance expectations, in line with operational goals; proactively analyzes and manages all relative performance metrics ;
• Ensure the site operates within the Company's ISO and FDA quality management system ;
• Lead the development and execution of annual facility Business Plans including the effective communication and cascading of objectives ;
• Develop process documentation consistent with company policies ;
• Manage employee conduct or performance problems in a manner consistent with Company policies ;
• Work with Quality to design, implement, and monitor quality awareness and improvement programs ;
• Ensure that the Company's environmental, health and safety guidelines are followed ;
• Determine production needs based on forecasts of customer demand and ensure resources are available to achieve demands ;
• Ensure alignment with functional leadership (e.g., finance, human resources, LSL, quality) on performance management and talent development ;
• Manage operations departments including: Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Facilities ;
• Building & Grounds; act as main POC for Property Manager ;
• Responsible for site specific contract management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field, preferably engineering or life sciences and Lean, Six-Sigma green or black belt certified ;
• Minimum of 10 years' experience manufacturing environment ;
• 5 years' experience managing an independent manufacturing organization in a technical environment ;
• Experience working within a Lean and Six-Sigma organization ;
• Business Acumen including business plan creation, budgeting and variance analysis ;
• Product costing and quoting ;
• Fluent in french and english ;
• Strong management and leadership skills ;
• Communication and organization proficiency ;
• Strong problem solving and analysis skills.