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The Multi-site Plant Manager will lead all aspects of continuous improvement at Saint-Gobain Life Sciences' manufacturing locations in Clearwater and Largo FL, along with a separate warehouse location. Both are multi-product operation that services multiple business unites within Life Sciences.
Will manage the manufacturing facilities to achieve operations goals and objectives regarding plant safety, profitability, capital investment, cost reduction programs, operations planning, and maintaining employee engagement and a positive employee relations culture.
The Plant Manager holds the leading responsibility for the plant facilities and its operations. Managers of the Engineering, Materials Management, World Class Manufacturing (WCM), Finance, Quality, Human Resources and HSE functions report directly to the Plant Manager, while the plant manager also leads the Production team. Plus indirect leadership/advisement of Customer Service, R&D & Marketing / Product Support provided in support of these locations.
Key Accountabilities:
Planning and Operations:strong> Manage, direct and coordinate all operations directly related to production and shipment of all products produced by the facilities: Materials Management, Manufacturing and Manufacturing Systems, Facilities Engineering/Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Shipping and Receiving, Process Engineering, Purchasing. Manage, direct and coordinate Plant staff (Human Resources and Finance) functions. Prepare operational plans and budgets, and report to appropriate Management on actual performance vs. those plans.
Personnel Development: Design and administer effective Human Resources programs to equip employees to achieve business goals and to foster career development and organizational succession plans. Establish a succession plan within the facilities for key positions for plant operations.
Technology Leadership: Identify inefficiencies in plant operations and drive systematic cost improvement and state-of-the-art processing through WCM program. Prepare and submit CAPEX projects to support the efficiency improvements.
Safety and Communications: Ensure that the facilities are operating safely and in full environmental compliance. Serve as principal facility communications liaison with other FLS, Company, and external contacts.