Site Leader, Bedford

Role Purpose

The Site Leader is responsible for the overall operation, safety, and performance of the Bedford Plant.  This role oversees production and maintenance operations and coordinates with engineering and other staff functions to achieve plant cost, quality, and service objectives while meeting all safety, health, and environmental requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop an operating plan aligned with division, business, and manufacturing strategies to meet key performance objectives.
• Lead execution of operating plan to meet manufacturing and commercial objectives.
• Assure manufacturing capability and performance improvement in support of division, business, and manufacturing strategies.
• Provide focus and direction to plant personnel to assure knowledge and support of plant manufacturing priorities and requirements.
• Maintain and assure efficient operation of all plant assets and equipment.
• Meet all safety and environmental regulatory requirements. Create and maintain a safe working environment for all employees.
• Assure growth in talent and capability of the plant operations staff.
• Build effective relationships within the business, plant staff groups, and with key customers and suppliers where required.

Travel Requirements:

• Minimal travel

Hours of work/work schedule/flextime:

• Standard business hours, Monday through Friday

Experiences/Education - Required

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Biological sciences or bio-medical engineering degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of leadership experience in manufacturing or life sciences industry
• Experience in biological sciences is a plus.
• Track record of delivering results.
• Broad manufacturing experiences.
• Progressive responsibilities in operations and/or engineering leadership, including operations or engineering department supervisor experience.
• Experience in leading teams and departments in meeting continuous improvement goals, step change performance improvements, innovation, expanding technical capability, work redesign or other change efforts.
• Experience coordinating activities within functional responsibility and collaborating with other groups to achieve results.
• Demonstrated track record of growing talent.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP)
• Key metrics: Lowest Cost Manufacturing, Inventory turns, Gross Margin, Return on invested capital, Product Quality, Service Delivery (Ship to Promise, Lead times, Plan Compliance), Safety, Health and Environmental performance metrics, and other.

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Experience with multiple manufacturing processes for biological products.
• Experience in staff or project roles such as Quality or Applications Engineering, Supply Chain, or a project assignment
• Exposure to global manufacturing and business through work or project assignments.
• Exposure to and understanding of the corporate network and resources.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Promotes an inclusive work environment where all employees feel valued and heard.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on data-driven decision making,