Production Manager - Wausau - Human Health

Location:USA : Wausau

State:Wisconsin

Country:USA

Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity's biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It's how we've gotten so far. And it's how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We're here to better our world with biology.

Join us as our new Production Manager

This position works under limited direction and is primarily responsible for ensuring the safe manufacture of probiotic end consumer goods in a dietary supplement environment through meeting quality standards, commercial needs and customer delivery requirements at the lowest possible cost.

In this role you'll make an impact by:

• Taking a leadership and proactive role in employee and workplace safety and environment; leading from the front. Having an active and visible role for safety and environment.
• Staying curious and creating a community of trust by championing continuous improvement in production using the Novonesis internal CI processes (elements of LEAN, Six Sigma, Toyota Production System).
• Being responsible for product quality and food safety for the manufacturing process. Taking a proactive and leadership role in quality.
• Coordinating and adapting to larger or critical production activities with planning, procurement, maintenance, engineering, and quality to obtain optimum production and utilization of resources.
• Overseeing the entire production process from Blending through Finished Goods Production.
• Implementing and ensuring adherence to policies and procedures for manufacturing operations to align key performance indicators and capabilities with the long-term strategy of the business unit.
• Championing current and future customer needs through new project participation, complaint investigations and corrective actions, strategy development participation, and execution.
• Developing leaders within production to help build ownership, take action to drive value, act with integrity, and inspire and grow together.
• Developing and encouraging the growth of employees through training and other development processes and opportunities.
• Being responsible for business case development for large capital projects within the Production area and executing select small capital projects.
• Participating in and leading cross-functional teams for the continuous, ongoing improvement of methods and processes.
• Acting as a technical resource to manufacturing, commercial product development, and quality.
• Being responsible for production cost center budgets and spend; developing an understanding of unit costs and driving to improve.
• Working closely with Planning, Maintenance, and Engineering to maximize the use of downtime and minimize the effect on service. Being responsible for production activities for plant/area shutdowns.
• Carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

To succeed you must hold:

• Strong verbal, written, communication, analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills required.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment. This position has both direct and indirect reports.
• Ability to make administrative, procedural or employment-related decisions in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to work in local and global cross-functional environment.
• Experience with Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma, Toyota Production System preferred
• Knowledge of dry production processes and related quality and safety activities
• Experience in working with SAP or JDE. Preferably the production and material related modules.
• Experience within a regulated industry (i.e. Food, Processing, Medical Device, Pharma, Supplements)
• Proficient with Excel and Statistical software tools. Use of data historian front ends preferred, such as Aveva PI Vision.
• These characteristics are normally acquired through a bachelor's degree in a technical field and five plus (5+) years of operations management experience.
  
  

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

Application deadline: 10/31/2024

At Novonesis we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. We recommend you not to attach a cover letter to your application. Instead, please include a few sentences in your resume/CV about why you are applying. To ensure a fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your resume/CV.

Novonesis is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, or veteran status.

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