Director of Operations

Your Role

Purpose of Position: Our site in Pennsville has been part of the Siegfried family since 1928 and has around 180 employees. It is our drug substance manufacturing site for the US market and provides spray drying operations globally, with focus on pilot and commercial manufacturing of drug substances (APIs) and related. In the past months, we have undertaken significant projects and implemented strategic initiatives aimed at unlocking the full potential of the site.

Your responsibilities

• Ensure that all plant operations are conducted in accordance with applicable federal and state laws to promote the safety of the plant employees
• Cooperate closely with development to design processes that fit the manufacturing capabilities and ensure that all new production processes are safe and in compliance with all relevant environmental regulations
• Establish and drive a culture of "first time right" for all production activities
• Lead all current and new production activities through supervision and delegation to ensure that all production requirements are met, till the conclusion of the campaign
• Lead through management teams (shift supervisors and operations managers) a broad operations team with training, continuous improvement and operational excellence as key foundations
• Collaborate closely with Compliance to implement all process validations, equipment qualifications, and rework/reprocessing activities as well as review and approve any deviations or investigations associated with production
• Coach and develop teams to next levels and in turn ensure similar development of indirect reports. Define the succession plan for Operations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to benchmark and then improve cycle time, capacity, yield, labor utilization, efficiencies, process reliability, and production costs
• Carefully coordinate all DEA activities to ensure that all CFR regulations are met. Manage implementation and adherence to all applicable DOT, IATA, IMO, SHE, DEA and cGMP regulations

Your Profile

• Knowledge and experience:
• Engineering or Chemistry Degree
• 5+ years of experience in a similar leadership role in chemical synthesis type manufacturing preferably within the pharmaceutical or life science industries.
• 10+ years of work experience within the pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing industry.
• A proven track record in applying structured problem solving approaches such as Lean and Six Sigma is key to support improvements and cultural change in the operational organization.
• Relevant experience in managing a unionized team is a plus.
• Soft Skills:
• Proven ability to lead and manage by example, coach, and motivate employees, clearly communicate job requirements and effectively manage the performance of the assigned tasks, with a "hands-on" approach.
• Ability to identify and analyze issues, providing solutions, and forward-thinking through solid problem-solving and a data based approach.
• Excellent written, verbal and listening communication skills with the ability to communicate and form relationships at all levels, from entry level to Executive Committee.

Your Benefits

• Competitive performance-based bonus
• Employee Share Matching Plan
• 401(k) Match
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Offerings
• Life, Sickness and Accident insurance, and Long-term disability
• Increased Voluntary Life Insurance (employee and family) (optional)

Pay

The anticipated salary for this role will be between $158,000 - 197,000

Schedule

Full time