Manufacturing/Plant Manager

For our site in Dreieich, Germany, we are looking for a Manufacturing/Plant Manager - Immunohematology (m/f/d) - 100%.

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Ensure yearly production plan and avoid product shortage
• Ensure quality of products, customer satisfaction as well as compliance to GMP, corporate guidelines (FCPA, SOX), regulatory and international authority requirements (FDA, ISO, TÜV, GMED, etc).
• Trend, report and improve manufacturing KPIs
• Drive and improve manufacturing financials: standard cost, manufacturing variance, spending, scrap, inventory target & turns
• Lead and develop a team of 6 direct reports with a scope of approx. 90 indirect reports.                                                  
• Drive process optimization             
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by use of appropriate methodologies (5S, DMAIC, 6 Sigma, Kaizen, VSM…)                                                               
• Responsible for CAPEX investments and budgets
• Manage the Manufacturing infrastructure and premises: ensure clean, safe, well-organized and well-maintained manufacturing operations, and support EHS initiatives
• Part of the Site Management team, and representative in front of work council, governmental authorities, clients, suppliers, etc.
• Partnership with key stakeholders, ensuring effective collaboration and good business partnership within Bio-Rad

What you bring: 

• 15+ years experience of Manufacturing production and Supply Chain, with experience operating in a GMP and FDA regulated environment (In Vitro Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Device)
• 10+ years of leadership/management experience in a matrix organization
• Experience and knowledge of quality systems, materials management, planning, production, cost reduction initiatives, project management, engineering/automation, new products introduction, product transfer, and production scale up.     
• Lean/continuous improvement expertise
• Strong leadership skills 
• Experience collaborating with work council
• Fluent in German and English