Padagis
Director of Operations
Padagis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
Description
Padagis is hiring for an Operations Director to provide leadership direction to our pharmaceutical production facility (manufacturing and packaging operations, to include: plant operations, production engineering, maintenance/calibration, and site EHS and CIE/technical operations), in New Hope, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul area).
Duties:
Manages all operations of the assigned pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging facilities, ensures that all operations comply with current Good Manufacturing Procedures, reviews and approves Standard Operating Procedures for plant operations and related functions, and monitors training and enforcement to ensure SOPs are followed.
Provides leadership in process improvement, working with engineers, supervisors, other production support staff and other departments to improve procedures and/or evaluate equipment.
Ensures compliance with company policies and rules of conduct and addresses performance issues appropriately.
Directs R&D and technical operations support departments to ensure that new product developments and existing product improvements are ensured.
Develops staffing and cost proposals for the fiscal year and strategic planning cycle, monitors and controls costs and productivity throughout the year to ensure production goals are met.
Works with lead supervisors to monitors production schedules and adjust staffing to meet these schedules.
Provides leadership to safety efforts within the plant, monitoring safety performance and ensuring coaches provide appropriate training and direction to provide a safe working environment.
Directs engineering and maintenance resources to execute capital project, drive improvements, assure customer service, maintenance operations and facilities and maintain cGMP standards.
Monitors all training and provides development opportunities to plant staff and coaches.
Required qualifications:
Twelve or more (12+) years of increasingly responsible experience in a large corporate environment
Demonstrated success in overcoming business challenges
University Degree
Preferred qualifications:
Continuous Improvement experience
High-speed manufacturing experience
Demonstrated experience/skill in high accountability model
About us:
At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people's lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in "extended topical" medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It's a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We've already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.
What's Next:
At Padagis a real recruiter AND the hiring manager will review your application, not just a bot. This means we pay special attention to each application submitted for the position. While it could take a couple of days for us to get back with you, please know that we appreciate you applying for the open position and ask that you monitor your email for updates.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Padagis is hiring for an Operations Director to provide leadership direction to our pharmaceutical production facility (manufacturing and packaging operations, to include: plant operations, production engineering, maintenance/calibration, and site EHS and CIE/technical operations), in New Hope, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul area).
Duties:
Manages all operations of the assigned pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging facilities, ensures that all operations comply with current Good Manufacturing Procedures, reviews and approves Standard Operating Procedures for plant operations and related functions, and monitors training and enforcement to ensure SOPs are followed.
Provides leadership in process improvement, working with engineers, supervisors, other production support staff and other departments to improve procedures and/or evaluate equipment.
Ensures compliance with company policies and rules of conduct and addresses performance issues appropriately.
Directs R&D and technical operations support departments to ensure that new product developments and existing product improvements are ensured.
Develops staffing and cost proposals for the fiscal year and strategic planning cycle, monitors and controls costs and productivity throughout the year to ensure production goals are met.
Works with lead supervisors to monitors production schedules and adjust staffing to meet these schedules.
Provides leadership to safety efforts within the plant, monitoring safety performance and ensuring coaches provide appropriate training and direction to provide a safe working environment.
Directs engineering and maintenance resources to execute capital project, drive improvements, assure customer service, maintenance operations and facilities and maintain cGMP standards.
Monitors all training and provides development opportunities to plant staff and coaches.
Required qualifications:
Twelve or more (12+) years of increasingly responsible experience in a large corporate environment
Demonstrated success in overcoming business challenges
University Degree
Preferred qualifications:
Continuous Improvement experience
High-speed manufacturing experience
Demonstrated experience/skill in high accountability model
About us:
At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people's lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in "extended topical" medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It's a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We've already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.
What's Next:
At Padagis a real recruiter AND the hiring manager will review your application, not just a bot. This means we pay special attention to each application submitted for the position. While it could take a couple of days for us to get back with you, please know that we appreciate you applying for the open position and ask that you monitor your email for updates.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)