Vice President, Operations

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

The Vice President, Operations is responsible for leading multiple complex and efficient manufacturing facilities, globally, to ensure manufacturing of quality products that meet all internal and external requirements. Each location operates independently, and the role encompasses oversight of manufacturing as well as leadership of support functions such as supply chain, quality, continuous improvement, finance, and human resources at each site. 

The Vice President of Operations will develop and execute strategies that meet stakeholder and Customer needs while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. This individual collaborates directly with business and operations leaders to establish operating strategies, align objectives and KPIs, evaluate each location’s performance, proactively manage risk, and enforce accountability. Additionally, the Vice President of Operations oversees multiple plant budgets, capital requests, and inventory optimization.
 

What You’ll do as a Vice President of Operations

Strategic Planning and Execution

• As a member of the senior Operations leadership team, actively and collaboratively develops and executes strategies in alignment with overall business strategies and goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholder business leaders to identify business needs and objectives, followed by regular, proactive interaction and communication.
• Proactively identify potential risks or gaps and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
• Lead cross functional teams to execute initiatives.

 

Operational Excellence, HSE, and Continuous Improvement

• Drive successful operations of designated manufacturing locations/areas of responsibility with a focus on Safety, Sustainability, Quality, Cost, and Delivery while supporting continuous improvement initiatives and strategies in alignment with company standards of operational excellence. 
• Lead and hold Operations leaders accountable for meeting or exceeding operational performance linked to Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Contributes to the KPI process for other functions. 
• Foster and promote a safety culture and work environment consistent with OSHA, EPA and other applicable in-country and company standards. Ensures for each facility that all potential or real hazards and injuries are reported, work practices are properly followed, all appropriate PPE is used, and all applicable safety training is received.
• Ensure that operations are carried out through the lens of sustainability and towards a reduction of negative environmental impact.
• Collaborate with Continuous Improvement team members to leverage and ensure implementation of CI strategies.
• Ensure each location adopts a continuous improvement culture, methods, strategies, and approach to manufacturing operations.
• Lead, implement, and support continuous improvement methodologies, initiatives, and practices for optimal operational efficiency.
• Drive consistency and standardization throughout each facility. 

 

Communication and Collaboration

• Regularly communicate with, align with, and support Corporate shared functions (e.g. Quality, Regulatory, Business Transformation/CI, Human Resources, Finance, IT, etc.) in the development and implementation of short-term and long-term plans to meet business objectives. 
• Collaborate and communicate with, on an ongoing basis, key business leaders and stakeholders regarding current status on plant performance, initiatives, special projects, and other key actions that could potentially impact Customer delivery, safety, quality, cost, or morale. 

 

Financial Management and Operational Performance

• Oversee development and maintenance of plant Operations annual budget and operational plans, monitor performance against plan, and take corrective actions to ensure all objectives are met. Business planning includes requirements for staffing, capital equipment, materials, facilities, etc. that will result in meeting Customer demands and network optimization.
• Ensure application of company procedures and requirements including but not limited to Quality and Regulatory, HR, Finance, Code of Business Conduct, and STERIS’s standards of operational excellence.
   

What You’ll do Continued

Quality and Regulatory

• Ensure all locations are operating within appropriate Quality and Regulatory requirements and standards.
• Ensure that action is taken to correct or mitigate Quality or Regulatory issues.
• Ensure that applicable Quality and Re