NAC Consumables Production Manager

• Department:
  Production and Skilled Trades

With manufacturing sites across the US, UK, Germany, and Denmark, LGC Biosearch Technologies has plans to continue growing. We deliver critical genomics to our diverse customer base in molecular diagnostics, pharma/biotech, and agrigenomics. Our coordinated portfolio of products, services, and expertise supports our purpose of Science for a Safer World, and we have embodied our mission by working with customers to enable research into life-altering treatments for disease and illness worldwide.

We are currently seeking candidates who are up for the challenge of operating in a high-growth, hard-working organization.

At our site in Alexandria, Minnesota, we design, manufacture, test and provide service support of LGC, Biosearch Technologies laboratory instrumentation and consumables. Products produced and distributed from this location enable scientists to make the world a safer place and enables customers in areas such as developing and identifying new plant hybrids, testing and tracking of food products for food safety, and research to support human diagnostic testing.

The Alexandria site represents a centre of excellence for Biosearch Technologies in the areas of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Field Service by supplying and supporting customers and team members around the world. Our services are accredited to the ISO 9001 quality standard.

This role is responsible for leading a cross-functional team focused on Column Consumables Manufacturing to meet the manufacturing needs of the Alexandria site. Products manufactured by this teams will be supplied to both internal and external customers. This position works directly with the Site Director to ensure that the operations of the team align with all company procedures and external regulatory requirements.

This position directly supervises and supports the assigned staff, leading by example, and ensuring that all tasks are prioritized and completed successfully and with highest quality. The Consumables Manager – Columns interfaces with many branches of the company (both inside and outside of the Alexandria site), along with external customers. This position is also responsible for communicating and helping to monitor the On Time in Full (OTIF), Turn Around Time (TAT), and Right First Time (RFT) metrics for the group and driving improvements in process and methods to effect positive changes to those metrics.

This position is responsible for planning of workspace, equipment and personnel needs, interfacing with associated groups, and management of a team focused on manufacturing and Quality Control.

In the role of a people manager at LGC this position is responsible for overseeing a team of employees and is responsible for specific deliverables for the business. The individual in this role executes decisions and judgement based on the outputs or needs of the department, site, and organization. This position drives business results by working closely with team members; communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring and appraising individual performance;

coaching and taking corrective actions when situations dictate. As a people manager this position maintains staff by recruiting, hiring, familiarizing, and training employees, fostering personal growth opportunities and talent managing team and individual performance.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential duties:

• Participate in or manage the process of the hiring of staff as needed to complete assigned work
• Ensure staff is appropriately trained on all required procedures prior to performing and verify training as needed
• Manage the priorities of each team, ensuring that the changing needs of the company and customers are reflected in those priorities at all times
• Ensure manufacturing priorities are completed by; managing shop orders and due dates, properly scheduling employees, appropriately scheduling maintenance activities, verifying equipment is functioning and properly maintained
• Effectively communicate and coordinate with internal customers, internal suppliers, and team members to ensure the most efficient use of time and resources
• Ensure appropriate work instructions are in place and up to date for all processes to support standardized work, clarity of expectations for all processes, and continuous improvement of processes
• Provide effective leadership through; performance…