Manufacturing/Plant Manager

Bio-Rad Laboratories•Portland, ME

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Manufacturing/Plant Manager, you will oversee management of all areas of manufacturing to produce products and direct activities so that approved products are manufactured on schedule within quality standards and cost objectives. This position must be based in Portland, Maine and requires the employee to be located within commuting distance of the office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Chemistry, Biology or related field.
12+ years manufacturing production experience and process/engineering roles, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
10+ years of leadership/management experience preferred.
Experience in a regulated environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for allocation of resources to support manufacturing activities and division manufacturing projects.
Within established guidelines, approves material purchases, capital investment, facility improvement, and operating expenses.
Monitors operational progress and makes adjustments as needed; reports key metrics to Division Management.
Analyzes, resolves, and implements solutions to manufacturing execution issues to ensure a consistent pipeline of manufactured products to meet customer demand.
Sets operational budgets and controls and analyzes manufacturing operation costs including labor utilization, standard costs, scrap, waste, yields, material usage and rework.
Establishes and maintains plant policies related to safety, quality standards, production processes necessary to meet ISO and other quality certification, regulatory and industry requirements.
Implement new technologies and processes to improve manufacturing efficiencies.
Creates and/or oversees quality and continuous improvement activities utilizing quality tools and systems such as Lean, Six Sigma, and 5S with the goal of increasing yields, product quality, delivery performance, customer satisfaction, and reduced costs.