Associate Director – Operations

Goals:

• Set goals and targets and utilizes KPIs to monitor and improve performance of the Manufacturing and Engineering departments.
• Interface with Site Director as a supportive member of the Abbott Nutrition manufacturing management team.
• Develop Supplier resilience in collaboration with the SQA team and Supply chain teams
• Work closely with the quality fraternity for improvement projects/tasks
• Ensure good communication and cooperation by encouraging knowledge sharing and the open exchange of ideas within manufacturing and Engineering departments
• Promote and foster good human relations within manufacturing and Engineering departments.
• Liaise with Human Resources in the recruitment and selection of personnel, in full compliance with company policies and procedures and local recruitment legislation.
• Ensure continued implementation of goals, performance reviews and growth plans as scheduled.
• Provide leadership with respect to best practice initiatives such as Class A, CAPA, HACCP and ISO systems.
• Actively support preparations for internal finance, quality and EHS audits and external audits to achieve successful results.

Responsibilities:

• Interpersonal skills in order to have healthy relationship with colleagues working in different functions at site.
• Communication skills in order to understand and provide necessary feedback or solutions to Peers and internal customers.
• Strategic thinking in order to go in depth understanding of Manufacturing and Engineering operations and related complex issues and provide the best feasible solutions at all levels
• Decision making skills in order to handle the different problems in operations

Education:

• Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Science, Engineering or related discipline
• Lean/Six Sigma credentials (e.g. Green Belt/Black Belt) an advantage

Background:

• Good grasp of manufacturing finance processes.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Good human relation skills in dealing with employees at all levels
• The ability to organize, motivate and develop people.
• A demonstrated commitment to compliance.
• 15 years experience in operations positions in a manufacturing environment.
• 5 years experience at a senior operations management situation.
• Background and experience needed to make sound quality-related decisions