Position SummaryThe Plant Directorhas the responsibility for leading all aspects of operations a multi-campus or complex facility, including safety, production, quality, engineering, supply chain and customer service. The plant director has full P&L accountability and drives continuous improvement initiatives to ensure operational excellence, customer satisfaction and profitability. This role ensures achievement of key business objectives by fostering a safe, high-quality, and efficient work environment while meeting regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction.Principle ResponsibilitiesFoster a culture where safety, quality, delivery, and cost are prioritized with a continuous improvement mindset.Develop and execute strategic plans aligned with company goals, including compliance with ISO, FDA, HSA and other regulatory requirements.Lead and manage New Product Introduction (NPI) execution, ensuring on-time, on-quality, and on-cost results.Ensure effective allocation of resources to meet customer-driven priorities and optimize operational efficiency.Oversee financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue planning, cost control, and profitability improvement.Identify opportunities to reduce costs in direct and indirect labor, manufacturing overhead, and inventory levels while enhancing operational efficiency.Establish and regularly review key operational metrics and performance indicators to ensure alignment with business objectives.Build, coach, and mentor a high-performance team, fostering morale and professional growth across multiple functions.Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, regulators, and corporate teams.Qualification RequirementsBachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field. MBA preferred.10+ years manufacturing operations leadership experienceDemonstrated track record of significant performance improvement through the successful development of a lean culture, and implementation of the tools.Strong developer of people and teams, believing it a critical component in driving organizational change and effectiveness.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Highly customer responsive and entrepreneurialResourceful, combining strong manufacturing and technical abilities with good overall management acumenStrong financial acumenAbility to create followership and lead an organization through significant change and improvementTough‐minded but a welcome team memberStrong communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to effectively communicate throughout all levels of the organizationPossesses a high sense of urgencyThinks expansively/innovatively and targets breakthrough performance, not simply incremental gainIs highly autonomous and self‐directedHigh degree of credibility to be convincing and persuasiveExperience in medical device sector is highly desirable.Understanding of Irish employment law and best practices is advantageous.Experience working within IDA-supported or Enterprise Ireland-backed facilities is a plus.
#J-18808-Ljbffr