Senior Director, Manufacturing

1 week ago

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland Edwards Lifesciences Gruppe Full time
Senior Director, Manufacturing

Location: Ireland-Limerick, Ireland-Shannon

Time Type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Yesterday

Job Requisition ID: Req-36920

Manage team to ensure smooth and continuous operations in manufacturing.

How Will You Make An Impact?

- Direct team members and manufacturing activities with overall responsibility of developing systems, planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, recommending and implementing changes to methods through several department managers. Drive manufacturing culture, engage staff morale, and ensure employees' safety.
- Develop a robust talent development and succession planning in alignment with functional growth strategies across the manufacturing organisation.
- Collaborate with network leadership to develop operational strategy. Partner with cross-functional groups/resources to achieve tactical execution of business objectives.
- Set and lead the implementation of strategic processes that align with key business strategies.
- Oversee the implementation of multiple strategic manufacturing project portfolios activities (e.g., BEx initiatives and plant projects) including prioritizing and selecting appropriate projects. Lead in identifying risk, developing complex mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolving issues, etc. in collaboration with cross functional groups.
- Identify and lead efforts to optimize business processes, define and implement core competencies, by assessing business needs and developing, proposing and implementing solution options.
- Collaborate and align with other plant leadership in driving standardized manufacturing operations programs.
- Responsible for meeting operational performance and strategic objectives (e.g., finance, absorption, manufacturing cost, quality, safety, environmental compliance, MPS targets, capacity).
- Responsible for site operators technical training team in collaboration with COE.
- Drive a value stream mindset and culture of continuous improvement based on lean and Six Sigma principles and EW Production System (EPS).
- Other incidental duties.

What You Will Need?

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.
- Demonstrated track record in operations management Required.
- Experience working in a regulated industry Preferred.

What Else We Look For?

- Proven successful project management leadership skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel and manufacturing systems.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives.
- Expert understanding of manufacturing procedures while looking beyond existing methodologies and own discipline to define and resolve complex problems.
- Expert understanding of related aspects of manufacturing processes and/or systems.
- Expert knowledge of financial acumen as it relates to manufacturing.
- Demonstrated ability to direct teams and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations.
- Ability to develop and integrate metrics into the projects and operations that clearly demonstrate the value of manufacturing to the business.
- Serve as core partner to senior leaders in Business Units, Functional Groups, Regions and IT.
- Strict attention to detail.
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organisation.
- Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma.
- Interacts with senior management, and others concerning matters of significance to the company.
- Conduct business and technical briefings for senior and top management and for external representatives.
- Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers; interactions frequently involve special skills, such as negotiating with customers or management or attempting to influence senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organisation.
- Dedicated to quality client service and pro-active and responsive to client needs.
- Develop peer, cross functional and cross business relationships to maximize best practice sharing and team effectiveness.
- Provide leadership and direction to large cross-functional teams to successfully implement global enterprise systems and related solutions.
- Develop relationships and leverage them to influence change.
- Support and solicit input from team members at all levels within the organisation.
- Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g. Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.

About Us

Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world's leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences has extensive operations in North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America and Asia and currently employs over 15,000 individuals worldwide.

For us, helping patients is not a slogan - it's our life's work. From developing devices that replace or repair a diseased heart valve to creating new technologies that monitor vital signs in the critical care setting, we focus on helping patients regain and improve the quality of their life.

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