Vice President, Operations

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The Vice President of Operations (f/m/d), F&B (Food and Beverage)/EMEA is responsible for manufacturing operations in EMEA for all Pall business units and global manufacturing operations for Pall’s F&B business unit. The Vice President of Operations defines the overall operations strategy, structure, and processes to ensure customer requirements are met for assigned business units. The successful incumbent will work with the sites to drive effective and sustainable processes around Safety, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, DBS (Danaher Business Systems), Supply Chain, Design Transfer, Manufacturing Engineering, and Associate Engagement.

The role is based in Bad Kreuznach (greater Mainz).

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

- Ensure the manufacturing objectives align with sales and shipment goals, for both short-term and long-term agreements with customers, to assure capacity, manpower and technology are in place to support all requirements. Strategic “make/buy” decisions, and specific manufacturing location decisions will result from the careful analysis of data to ensure maximum efficiencies and cost controls are maintained.
- Accountable for promoting and deploying Danaher Business Systems (DBS) to achieve break-through performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. Actively manage a DBS kaizen funnel to provide visibility of events, focus on gap closure, and sustainment. Schedule, charter, and facilitate events according to the phases of this funnel.
- Directly provide formal and informal DBS training and coaching. Augment with additional resources (DBSO, outside resources) where applicable, and improve DBS training and facilitation by pursuing certification in DBS tools for yourself and others.
- Ensures inventory and shipping/receiving functions at manufacturing plants are operating at levels that meet customers' needs and established financial benchmarks. Formulates and recommends manufacturing policies and programs which guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and the profitability of the operation. Directs activities so that approved products are manufactured on schedule and within quality standards and cost objectives Responsible for achieving optimum labor, and least amount of overhead and raw material costs. Works with Strategic Sourcing teams on vendor development programs and PPV initiatives.
- Partner with BU Presidents to align and provide consistent leadership to ensure effective and efficient execution of assigned projects and growth initiatives. Drive an engaging team culture through leading the Plant Managers and Operations team to achieve delivery of distinctively high-quality products and services; to include performance, reliability, cost and on-time delivery. Identify and close skill gaps in the Operations teams while also guiding and mentoring.
- Responsible for the compliance and implementation of Process and Operating Instruction (briefings) congruent to those of the Corporation.
- Ensure compliance with Special Worker Safety-relevant Legal Requirements (Labor Protection Law, Industrial Constitution Law etc.) for the region and per corporate HSE guidelines. Most maintain a conscious and proactive HSE culture moving away from occurrence toward avoidance.
- Lead Performance and Development Process for all direct reports, including providing coaching and development opportunities that will allow everyone’s potential to be maximized.
- Responsible for ensuring all Design Manufacturing and Manufacturing Engineering objectives such as NPI, and VAVE are achieved on time and within budget.
- Oversee operations budgets for assigned areas to ensure compliance with organizational expenditure requirements. Including providing accurate forecasts to finance ensuring we meet or exceed our targets.
- Recurring analysis of the Capital Expense plans to ensure manufacturing capabilities are maximized with presentable returns on invested capital. Ensures fixed assets are preserved. Initiates recommendations on purchases of new equipment and improvements to plant property.
- Ensures sta