Plant Manager

We are searching for an experienced Plant Manager at our new Johor Bahru, Malaysia facility.

Position Summary

The Plant Manager will ensure the safe and efficient delivery of quality product to internal and external customers globally. The Plant Manager directs and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, engineering, facilities/maintenance, planning, and warehousing.

Primary Responsibilities

Safety

Maintain and improve a safety culture that provides a low risk work environment and the employee commitment to behave in a safe manner at all times.
Ensure that all local regulatory requirements are met for training, documentation and reporting.
Ensure all local and state environmental regulations and requirements are fulfilled.

Quality

Deliver Six Sigma levels of quality to internal and external customers. Enthusiastically drive the company’s quality standards to comply with cGMP and ISO 13485.
Work closely with the engineering, technical, and quality teams to support and maintain the Validation Master Plan.
Leverage the company standards for work instructions, document management, and training.
Reduce patient safety risk through supporting the development and use of FMEAs and control plans.
Visit customers or host plant visits as necessary to create and maintain relationships.

Delivery

Meet or exceed lead time and On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) goals.
Work with planning, scheduling and purchasing to ensure the efficient and effective scheduling of production.
Balance the need to reduce inventories, meet customer promises, and optimize the productivity of the operation.
Support commercial team in developing capabilities and capacity necessary to grow the business.

Productivity

Lead the Management Operating System (MOS) to deliver continuous improvement in manufacturing KPIs. Audit compliance to the system and monitor results.
Create Capital Expenditure Requests (CERs) and coordinate the efficient and effective installation of plant upgrades and new equipment with suppliers and sub-contractors.
Drive productivity to best-in-class levels through targeted improvement and process control efforts, work standards, robust training, statistical process control, error-proofing, rapid changeover methods, and thoughtful scheduling.
Work cross functionally to provide the information needed to maintain accurate Engineering Masters and Quality Documentation.

Morale / Leadership

Model the company values to create a culture of open communication, data-driven decisions, relentless preparation, winning as a team, and over-delivering.
Communicate and share business reality with the workforce and prepare people for change. Use Key Performance Indicators to communicate goals and progress.
Develop the workforce’s technical, and communication skills to ensure operational performance can be sustained over time and disruptions to customer needs are prevented.

Management

Manage site-specific operations including Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, Warehouse, and other site-specific departments.
Work with the Global Operations team to set and communicate the operating strategy.
Prepare thoughtful operational plans, key performance indicator (KPI) targets, and budgets.
Drive continuous improvement efforts to eliminate waste and improve operational performance.
Work with the financial team to deliver improvements in site operating profit and cash flow rolling up to the regional P&L.
Provide direction, development and leadership to Production Team Leaders, Process Engineering Manager, Maintenance/Facility Manager, Master Scheduler and Warehouse Team Leader.

Basic Qualifications

Education

B.S. in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations or closely related field

Experience

5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience

5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience

Interpersonal Skills

Strong speaking and writing skills
Demonstrated ability to cultivate a continuous improvement culture
Self-starter, results oriented, initiative, sense of urgency, good communications skills, and ability to work with details
Possesses strong tendencies to work in partnership with both colleagues and customers

Technical Skills

Knowledge of Lean Sigma and history of optimizing manufacturing processes
Computer skills, including proficiency with MS Office
Skilled at technical writing

Other Skills

Ability to effectively plan and organize
Ability to work under pressure and maximize efficiency

Working Conditions

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
Must be able to lift up to 10lbs.
Daily visits to manufacturing floor

Special Requirements

Ability to travel (Internationally)
Ability to work evenings and/or weekends