Vice President of Operations – North Shore

Vice President of Operations – North Shore, MA
Medical Device Manufacturing

SUMMARY: Responsible for quality, on-time delivery, safety, productivity and implementing continuous improvement by incorporating Lean techniques for all operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The incumbent may be required to perform all, or a combination of the following essential functions as determined by business necessity.
 

1. Lead & provide direction to the operations team including production, supply chain and manufacturing engineering groups to meet total manufacturing requirements.
2. Develop high level goals and objectives based on business needs and growth across all operations functions.
3. Set priorities of project efforts and conflicting needs.
4. Ready the organization for product introductions, partnerships and acquisitions.
5. Develop strategic initiatives that result in cost reductions, capacity increases and innovative manufacturing to meet customer demand and improve margins.
6. Using Supply Chain, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, R&D and other relevant resources to develop projects, starting with low margin products, to increase profitability.
7. Develop and implement plans for adding additional production lines to spread overhead over more products.
8. Evaluate and, as appropriate, engage contract manufacturers to enhance production output as needed.
9. Seek out latest technologies and, where appropriate, develop plans and incorporate into the production process.
10. Monitor and guide team to achieve delivery of high-quality products to include performance, reliability, cost, and on-time delivery.
11. Provide operational metrics (on-time delivery, inventory levels and turns, lead times, operational non conformances, OEE, etc.), monitor data and take appropriate corrective action where needed.
12. Ensure staff are meeting expectations.
13. Ensure all operational functions are executing risk mitigations.
14. Partner with head of quality and regulatory to ensure operations is compliant with all regulations.
15. Ensure the operations organization updates procedures and policies to meet changing regulatory requirements.
16. Ensure all operational objectives are successfully met.
17. Manage expenditures to ensure financial goals are met.
18. Monitor and manage spending for all operations departments.
19. Develop capital spending plans in conjunction with company objectives and policies to meet operational needs and maximize production performance.
20. Develop and execute on Lean and continuous improvement activities.
21. Responsible for overseeing safety and environmental requirements for the facility.
22. Member of the Executive Management Team.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: In addition to the essential functions listed above, the incumbent may be required to perform other non-essential functions. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. BS degree in Engineering or equivalent experience. Advanced degree is preferred.
2. Minimum of 10 years progressive Engineering experience in the medical device industry.
3. Minimum of 7 years of experience in assembly manufacturing operations.
4. Demonstrated strong planning and organizational skills.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization.
6. Strong problem solving skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis.
7. Experience in M&A is a plus.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.