Planning and Production Manager

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At West, we're a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West's indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

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Job Summary

In this role, you will oversee all production and manage the Area Managers and Planning Staff. You will help develop and communicate short through long-term visibility of production requirements ensuring that customer requirements are built into site strategy. Responsible for analysing performance against schedule, planned costs, and targeted improvements creating an effective PDCA system. You will liaise with Supply Chain Management and other tooling partners to prioritise production. Support the Senior Site Manager in meeting safety, quality, cost, customer and service objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage Production Planning Staff
  • Oversee all scheduling, forecasting and planning activities
  • Oversee all procurement and ensure purchasing is cost effective and timely
  • Ensure the Shop Floor Data Collection system is effectively managed to provide accurate information
  • Interface with external stakeholders including plants and other tooling functions to supply and receive information related to Bodmin tooling
• Manage Area Managers
  • Oversee all production activities and output
  • Ensure LDMS reporting structure is adhered to and creates value for the organisation
  • Ensure all machinery is suitable and sufficient for high quality production, in conjunction with the Engineering Manager and Area Managers
  • Provide managerial leadership and direction to all direct reports to ensure objectives are fully understood and met
• Ensure effective performance management throughout planning and production teams
• Deputise for and support the Senior Site Manager
• Support Global Tooling Group alignment
• Support the Engineering Manager in driving continuous improvement
• Ensure quality meets the company's and customer's expectations and work with the Quality Manager to promote a quality culture
• Drive production and planning activities to ensure Health, Safety & Environmental compliance
• Support introduction of new manufacturing processes and ensuring best practice is shared within the Tooling Group
• Ensure all priorities are clearly identified and that personnel are deployed appropriately to meet the priorities
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications

• Formal Tool Making apprenticeship and/or other relevant Engineering qualification

Work Experience

• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in Engineering and/or Tooling
• Minimum of 5 years of tool making experience
• Minimum of 2 years in a management or supervisory role in a manufacturing or tooling environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required:

• CIEH Supervising Safely Level 3 certificate or equivalent.
• Formal supervisory training NVQ level 3.
• Experience in conventional toolroom machinery (mills, lathes, surfaces grinders) and measuring equipment.
• Knowledge and experience in all processes involved in the manufacture of mould and press tooling
• Knowledge & Experience of Microsoft Office suite and ERP systems

Desirable:

• 6 Sigma Green Belt
• Experience in auditing QMS and HSE systems
• Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target

Travel Requirements

10%: Up to 26 business days per year

Physical & Mental Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal, team leadership, and project management skills
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and drive consistency in practice between tool shops
• Make independent and sound judgments
• Multitask, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritise
• Excellent communicator with ability to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts and ambiguity
• Ability to use written and verbal communication skills effectively
• Read and interpret data, information and documents to analyse and solve problems
• Learn and apply new information and new skills

West embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We foster an environment where all individuals are safe, treated fairly, valued and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Where permitted by law, employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of post-offer background screening and/or drug screening.