Manufacturing Manager

• Communicates the production strategies, objectives, policies and processes to teams while maintaining oversight of the department's operational and financial status.
• Develops materials management strategies and approves Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and best practices.
• Reviews the production master plans and promotes collaboration and efficiency efforts to meet productivity objectives and targets.
• Plans and manages the end-to-end production operations within the manufacturing facility and should be well-versed in Quality and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standards and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs).
• Works in a production facility that needs to comply with highly regulated standards.
• Makes important decisions fast and possesses excellent leadership and resource management capabilities.
• Considers a broad range of factors to arrive at optimal decisions to ensure business continuity especially during unforeseen production delays.
• Possesses flexibility to work under changing demands of production targets and is adept at building capabilities in the teams under his/her care towards common objectives.

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts required to deliver quality and compliance performance for the functional area.
• Initiate, manage and make decisions which impact product quality.
• Model and promote behaviours that ensure delivery of high quality products for our customers while championing compliance with Abbott policies and procedures, meeting all local and statutory requirements.
• Preparation and active participation in internal and external Quality audits and incident investigation and reporting, coupled with timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Model and promote a thorough understanding of what drives product costs, profitability and cash flow while operating within fiscal constraints, material utilization and CIP goals.
• Lead and champion efforts required to deliver all financial performance metrics including meeting or delivering the functional area budget.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders in development of budgets and standards including update and CIP.
• Establish performance metrics for OEE, labour, downtime and material usage.
• Model and drive continuous improvement programs utilizing operational excellence tools and methodologies.
• Lead and model the organisation’s value and drive a culture of engagement by providing effective leadership, direction, development and support to the team. Establish a communications framework that assures timely and relevant transfer of information to and from all levels and functional areas of the department.
• Lead and champion efforts required to deliver the EHS performance for the shift/ line of accountability.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Coaching and development skills.
• Influencing and collaboration skills.
• Change management leadership skills.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Finance and budgetary management accountability.
• Project management skills.
• Strategic planning skills.
• Knowledge and Utilization of Proactive management skills.
• Green Belt certification/ Black Belt Skills and Tool Usage.
• Black Belt certification is an advantage.
• Project Management Certification is an advantage.
• Proven leadership capabilities.
• Strategic planning & execution experiences.
• Process control management experience.
• Leading organizational change projects.
• Demonstrated financial acumen.
• Continuous Improvement Project Delivery.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, science, food technology or engineering with 5 to 7 years of experience in manufacturing and 2 years of people management experience.