Director of Operations

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Responsibilities:

Provide leadership to meet or exceed all operations KPI’s, including KPI’s related to productivity, quality, cost, safety and customer satisfaction. 

Ensure that an effective operations management system is implemented and maintained, in line with lean manufacturing and Growtth® principles. 

Develop and achieve annual operating plans for the operations function, such plans being aligned with the business AOP.

Manage resources and foster cross-functional teamwork to allow for Operational Excellence targets and Policy Deployment goals to be achieved. 

Plan and achieve continuous improvement targets by utilizing Lean Systems and Six Sigma (GROWTTH) for all operating activities.

Support the Talent Management process to continuously improve performance and develop personnel skills and behaviors.

Ensure that the Operations team has the required capabilities and competencies.

Instill and maintain a positive team atmosphere.  Ensure that people management issues are effectively resolved in accordance with company policies and procedures. 

Provide leadership to ensure compliance with the requirements of all applicable safety and environmental agencies, including Freudenberg’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System (HS&E) requirements.

Provide leadership to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Quality System.

Develop and execute plans for capital expenditures in support of current and future production requirements. 

Provide leadership to ensure the flawless launch of new derivative products, technologies and  processes into production.

Maintain adherence to Company policies, safety/ergonomic standards and good housekeeping practices.

Adhere to Plant Safety requirements and Health & Safety requirements relating to your work, assuming responsibility for those aspects of the OH&S System over which you have control to ensure the health and safety of yourself and others.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or related field.

Masters degree desirable.

Lean operations experience is desirable.

A minimum of ten years of progressive experience with medical device and/or healthcare products manufacturing in an engineering and production environment, with seven or more successful years in a leadership position.

Experience with Annual Operating Plans including budgeting and capital planning and execution.

Successful experience leading and developing cross-functional teams and organizational talent.

Experience with SAP ERP software.

Experience in a metric driven culture.

Experience with good housekeeping practices and ISO standards including ISO 13485:2016.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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