Director, Manufacturing

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Manufacturing
. This position creates and directs an integrated team that provides superior products and service to Bio-Rad life science's customers worldwide. Works closely with other Operations and business leaders to ensure development and execution of business processes, including order fulfillment, materials management, quality, engineering, manufacturing, and new product development and transfer. Provides leadership for customer satisfaction, process and cost improvement, flexibility, innovation, regulatory compliance and development of team members through involvement, coaching and empowerment.

Develops and implements manufacturing plans in support of the business plan. Decisions and recommendations are made in the face of uncertain and dynamic conditions, where errors in judgment may seriously impact customer or supplier relationships, result in substantial loss of scheduled production, or deterioration of product/service quality.

• Leads a high complexity consumables manufacturing plant.
• Develops manufacturing strategies to meet division(s) goals for new products, gross profit margin, inventory and delivery, plant utilization, in source versus outsource decisions, quality and capital investment.
• Establishes cost reduction programs to lower costs, reduce inventory, and improve quality.
• Creates and monitors plant policies to ensure that sales demands are met, safety is maintained and quality standards are enforced to meet ISO 13485 and other quality certification, regulatory and industry requirements.
• Ensures compliance with worldwide regulatory requirements.
• Plays a key role in the division's P&L deliverables.
• Directs and integrates three or more broad business processes, each focused on providing customer service, through managers with overall responsibility for the direction of assigned groups.
• These key processes are Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Project Management.
• Oversees the coordination of cross functional short/long term strategic and tactical business plans and monitors progress, making adjustments as necessary to maximize business performance at the site.
• Formulates and recommends manufacturing policies, procedures, and programs.
• Takes the lead in creating an environment that encourages the involvement and commitment of everyone in the organization, aligned to satisfying customer needs and achieving business objectives.
• Directs the development of budgets and product/service cost goals for all activities within Manufacturing.
• Monitors and controls budgets through the planned period to ensure that goals are met and variances are controlled.
• Responsible for allocation of resources to support manufacturing activities and division manufacturing projects.
• Determines inventory levels, production plans and priorities.
• 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 GSC Management.
• Implements new technologies and processes to improve manufacturing efficiencies.
• Leads automation activities to improve plant efficiency.
• 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.
• Partners with Division Management on new product introduction to ensure an efficient and timely launch process through the manufacturing organization.
• 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.
• Ensures that…