Head of Small Batch Production

Company Description

Gerresheimer is a leading global partner to the pharma and healthcare industry. Since its foundation in Germany in 1864, the publicly traded company now operates worldwide with 10,000 employees and generates revenue of €1,4 billion. Gerresheimer’s product portfolio includes pharmaceutical packaging and products for the safe and simple administration of medicines, i.e. insulin pens, inhalers, pre-fillable syringes, injection vials, with manufacturing facilities in Asia, Europe and North-and South America.

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 87,500 sq. ft. production facility with 200 employees

Job Description

• Management and control of the Small Batch Production organization (SBP) with responsibility for results and disciplinary leadership of all employees as well as reporting to the site management
• Responsible for pilot production (injection molding and assembly) in terms of cost, quality and schedule
• Work equipment planning / resource planning
• Implementation and fulfillment of group goals
• Ensure effective communication to the customer as well as to the internal project team.
• Ensuring up-to-date and audit-compliant production documentation
• -        Responsibility for the technical support of the product range of all projects in the Small Batch Production area over the entire product life cycle (internal/external)
• Partially taking over the role of the production side member in the project core team yourself
• Personnel management with all included individual tasks (initiate disciplinary measures, appraisal of employees, personnel development, etc.)
• Proactive collaboration with internal and external interfaces (e.g. plant management, project, quality, HR, customers) and sister plants
• Responsible for continuous improvement (technologies and work organization) as well as coordination and implementation of GMS activities
• KPI responsibility and ensuring reporting
• Ensure onboarding, appraisal and development of subordinate employees
• Ensuring the smooth deployment of staff based on vacation and additional shift planning
• Ensure safety and hygiene briefings are conducted at least annually and as required
• Ensuring compliance with and enforcement of internal regulations (e.g. company agreement or collective agreement)
• Coordinating production processes in MES and SAP
• Monitoring and checking the PMF and the master data stored in SAP
• Set-up and maintenance of the machine park
• Monitoring and optimization of process data and material / energy supply as well as machinery and its maintenance
• Coordination and communication with the customer

Qualifications

• Knowledge as acquired in the course of at least 3 years of technical (specialist) university studies (e.g. mechanical engineering, production and automation technology) and extended by means of additional qualifications in the production and management environment.
• The function requires at least 7 years of experience in a comparable function with personnel and budget responsibility.
• Manufacturing process injection molding and assembly
• Planning and control of a production department
• Creation and presentation of management level SBP KPIs (dashboard)
• Business administration skills

Additional Information

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