Head of Production Unit

Company Description

Gerresheimer is the global partner for pharmaceutics, biotech, healthcare, and cosmetics with a very broad product range for pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging solutions and drug delivery systems. The company is an innovative solution provider from concept to delivery of the end product. Gerresheimer achieves its ambitious goals through a high level of innovative strength, industrial competence and concentration on quality and customer focus. In developing innovative and sustainable solutions, Gerresheimer relies on a comprehensive international network with numerous innovation and production centers in Europe, America and Asia. Gerresheimer produces close to its customers worldwide with around 11,000 employees and generated annual revenues in 2022 of EUR 1.8bn. With its products and solutions, Gerresheimer plays an essential role in people's health and well-being.

Gerresheimer Peachtree City L.P. was established in 1993 in Peachtree City, GA, as part of the Plastics & Devices Division manufacturing and assembling a variety of precision molded plastic parts for various applications in the medical industry. The subsidiary operates in an 132 K sq. ft. production facility with 200 employees. 

Job Description

Management and control of a production area (production unit) to achieve the specifications (sales, earnings, inventories, rejects, personnel costs, quality, etc.) with constant further development of all influencing factors (personnel, processes...)

1. Ensuring the onboarding, assessment and further development of employees by the subordinate managers
2. Long-term planning in terms of personnel, machine capacity, processes, etc. (e.g. OPSP, CAPEX)
3. Independently ensuring effective customer communication
4. Proactive cooperation with internal and external interfaces (e.g. plant management, quality, HR, customers) and sister departments and plants
5. Planning and optimizing investments for production expansion and optimization independently
6. Ensuring up-to-date and audit-compliant production documentation
7. Responsible for continuous improvement (technology and organization of work) and coordination of GMS activities
8. Cost center responsibility
9. KPI responsibility and ensuring reporting

Relevant KPI:

• Daily performance / performance reporting (OEE)
• Sales volume
• Rejects/ good parts
• Complaints
• Order change / time expenditure
• Personnel deployment (Manning)
• Occupational safety
• 5 S audits

Qualifications

1. Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and/or 7+ years in experience in a comparable position with personnel and budget in a manufacturing environment
2. Expert knowledge of managing and controlling a production area, including budget, cost and personnel responsibility
3. Expert knowledge in personnel management and qualification
4. Expert knowledge in the areas of resource and operational planning
5. Good knowledge of production processes
6. Good user knowledge in the field of (production) indicator systems
7. Good written and spoken English knowledge
8. Good IT user knowledge (e.g. MES / SAP, MS Office)
9. Very high leadership motivation
10. Very high performance and organizational motivation
11. Very high action orientation, conscientiousness and flexibility
12. Strong sociability and team orientation
13. Very high emotional stability, resilience and self-confidence
14. Performance management (KPI, performance/goal control)
15. Moderation and conduct of negotiations
16. High end entrepreneurial thinking and acting
17. Knowledge of problem-solving methods (KT, Six Sigma, etc.)
18. Safe application of quality methods (FMEA, Ishikawa, Lean, CIP, etc.)

Additional Information

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