Production Unit Manager

LFHPUM0524
  • €85,000 - 100,000
  • Galway, Republic of Ireland

About Your New Employer

You will work for a company that helps save a life every 5 – 8 seconds across the world. Not only that, but they also offer excellent benefits and amazing, structured career development plans.

About Your New Job   

  • Works with the Engineering Manager and Quality Manager to put in place a strategic plan for the Production Unit and through all of the sites key systems, delivers the plan through a collaborative approach with the resources in the Production Unit.
  • Leverages Lean initiatives as programs and procedures are implemented within the Operational areas / Value Stream to improve safety, quality and customer indicators, reduce waste, improve processes and labour efficiencies, and reduce direct operating expenses.
  • Partners with Finance, Human Resources, Quality and Production Planning to optimise department performance. Champions effective employee relations and communication within the department.
  • Determines appropriate staff levels, schedules, and resources.  Establishes cross-functional team relationships. Works cross-functionally in identifying and resolving technical issues.
  • Establishes clear accountabilities for direct reports and staffs to motivate and develop through understanding, personal development, and lifelong learning.
  • Develops, manages and monitors department budgets.
  • Plans and allocates resources to ensure optimisation of customer service targets, inventory levels, procurement delivery and costs.
  • Fosters and recognises continuous improvement initiatives within the department.
  • Nurtures a risk-taking environment and encourages employees to reach for new milestones.
  • Ensures department adherence to regulatory and GMP requirements.
  • Promotes quality and customer satisfaction as a way of life in all department activities.
  • Intuitively identifies technical risks and acts proactively to reduce negative impact on product and projects.  Ensures compliance in all of our practices and procedures.
  • Use the tools and resources available to meet customer production needs based upon sales forecast.
  • Develops, manages and monitors department budgets.
  • Drives functional excellence initiatives, delivers high quality functional deliverables.
  • Possess a broad in-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes and systems and has demonstrated the ability to specify appropriately.
  • Works with EHS to identify significant environmental impacts of BSIL operations and to establish goals and targets around significant environmental impacts.

 

What Skills You Need

  • Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing/engineering field. Masters preferred.
  • Minimum Experience: 8/10+ years in an operations environment. Experience working in a polymer processing environment (extrusions, injection over-moulding, balloon-forming) a distinct advantage.
  • 5 years + in leadership capacity.

What’s on Offer

  • Bonus
  • Health Insurance for you and dependents
  • 22 days annual leave
  • 8% pension

What’s Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button or call me, Lauryn Flanagan on +353 91 455306

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