Operations director - plastic manufacturing industry
personal attributes experience required
- guarantee production (preforms, bottles, special containers) delivery in full, on time and in specifications, required by customers, at the most competitive cost
- lead safety, quality and continuous improvement processes, to reach production volume, cost improvement, quality and service levels, with ultimate profitability goals
- lead preventive and predictive maintenance processes, based on reliability, to guarantee the service levels established
- define operational financial goals, to maintain and improve conversion costs and ebit results for production centers
- develop plans for new projects and sustainable growth, considering times, costs and impacts to business processes, to comply with commercial contracts and customer specifications
- customer focus - engage people and teams - business acumen - set priorities and drive results - managerial courage - dealing with ambiguity - process management - influencing others - strategic mindset - cultivates innovation
- strategic and tactical balance - approachability - strong
interpersonal skills in multicultural environments
- strong customer viewpoint - passion and drive for integrating
with commercial and supply chain - can effectively influence, inspire
and motivate others - collaborator & team builder - very well organized and set
priorities effectively - change agent and leader - a continuous improvement and
'can do' attitude
- 15+ years of experience in progressive responsibilities in production, engineering and/or operations in multi-location manufacturing organization
- lean manufacturing management, with focus on continuous improvement in quality and service levels, as well as equipment and machinery reliability
- p&l management - inventory management - strategic planning and execution - project management
'must haves'