Director of Operations

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Strathroy; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Director of Operations in Strathroy, Ontario. This role is accountable for manufacturing processes, ensuring safety standards, and delivering financial objectives. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of operations management experience in manufacturing, a Bachelor's in a relevant field, and strong leadership skills. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefit Package

Pension Plan with employer contributions

Professional development & tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in operations management, in manufacturing environments.
• Experience in pharmaceutical and/or GMP facility is a plus.
• Demonstrable leadership experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for delivering manufacturing plan and safety operations.
• Manage financial objectives, forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Lead recruitment, training, and performance appraisals.

Skills

Management skills

Negotiating skills

Organizational skills

Leadership experience

Budgeting experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering

MBA or Master of Engineering preferred

Tools

Automation systems knowledge

Job description

Overview

Director, Operations

Position Summary:

• Work Schedule: 8:00 AM-4:30 PM or 8:30 AM-5:00 PM with a 30-minute unpaid lunch
• 100% on-site

The Director, Operations role will be located in Strathroy, Ontario, one of two sites located in Canada offering softgel development and manufacturing capabilities for the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health industries. We have a broad range of integrated formulation, manufacturing, analytical and packaging services to offer full-service turnkey solutions.

Reporting to the General Manager, Consumer Health Canada, the Director of Operations is accountable for the manufacturing processes at the Strathroy site and leading corporate business objectives by directing staff, planning, implementing, and evaluating project and business operations for Manufacturing, CI and Engineering.

The Role:

• Accountable for the successful delivery of the manufacturing plan at the Strathroy site, including on time delivery and accountable to meet and exceed targets for operational areas, including scrap, yield, labour costs.
• Accountable to ensure the safe operations of the manufacturing production areas, ensuring safety and environmental targets are met and accountable for successfully delivering in budget Continuous Improvement products and targets, and Engineering project deliverables.
• Achieve financial objectives by forecasting functional requirements, prepare an annual budget, schedule expenditures, analyze variances, initiate corrective actions, analyze and recommend information and trends for senior executive decision making.
• Service customers by establishing critical service factors such as maintaining quality service/operations; analyzing, defining, developing, and providing systems/resources; and assess results/anticipate trends.
• Comply with legal requirements by enforcing company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Create alignment by establishing functional objectives aligned with corporate strategy.
• Provide leadership by implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplinary programs for the site. Communicate values, assigning accountabilities, planning, monitoring, and appraising job performance.
• Must be able to work extended hours, weekends as needed, especially when problems occur or when deadlines must be met.
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering or related field; MBA or Master of Engineering preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in operations management, with both technical and managerial responsibilities within manufacturing environments.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, pharmaceutical and/or GMP facility an asset. Experience with established pharmaceutical manufacturer or contract manufacturing organization is preferred.
• Excellent management, negotiating and organizational skills and demonstrated ability to lead a team and achieve results.
• Experience in budgeting and proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of automation systems an asset.
• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.
• Currently Catalent participates in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) on a limited basis

The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary within this range 140,000 – 190,000, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a global employer, and this salary range does not reflect positions that work in other countries

Benefits and Additional Information

• Why you should Join Catalent:
• Comprehensive Benefit Package (Health, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance)
• Group Retirement Savings – Registered Pension Plan (RPP) with employer contributions.
• Employee Reward & Recognition programs.
• Opportunities for professional and personal development & growth including tuition reimbursement.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

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