Head of Manufacturing

Discover International; Idaho; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover International is seeking a hands-on Head of Manufacturing to own production across two business units in the Mountain West. You will report to the President & CEO and shape operating culture from the ground up.

This role offers true ownership end-to-end, with visibility into throughput, yield, cycle time and on-time delivery. You will develop supervisors into leaders and embed standard work and visual management.

Qualifications

• GMP/cGMP leadership experience in pharma/biopharma/medical devices.
• Proven turnaround of underperforming operations with measurable results.
• Hands-on continuous improvement with practical results.
• Experience leading managers, supervisors and frontline teams.
• Strong knowledge of deviations, CAPAs, change control, validation and audit readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations including planning, scheduling, staffing, capacity and delivery.
• Coach frontline leaders to own their results and build a high-accountability culture.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen to reduce waste and improve quality.
• Ensure deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls and batch records are owned by Manufacturing with Quality as partner.
• Support scale-up, tech transfer, validation, NPI and facility improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Continuous improvement

People leadership

GMP/cGMP knowledge

Deviations & CAPAs

Job description

Head of Manufacturing | Radiopharmaceutical & Medical Device | Mountain West, US (Onsite, Relocation Provided)

Are you the operator who walks the floor, fixes what's broken, and leaves behind systems that keep working long after you've moved on? This one's for you.

I'm partnering confidentially with a growing radiopharmaceutical and medical-device manufacturer that's looking for a hands-on Head of Manufacturing to take full ownership of production across two business units. You'll report directly to the President & CEO and have a real mandate to shape the operating culture from the ground up.

Why this role stands out

• True ownership: you run manufacturing end to end, with executive-level visibility and influence
• Build something that lasts: develop your supervisors into strong leaders and embed the standard work, daily accountability and visual management that sustain performance
• Meaningful work: products that support patient care in one of healthcare's most exciting and fastest-growing fields
• Visible impact: your results in throughput, yield, cycle time and on-time delivery will be felt across the business

What you'll do

• Lead daily operations: planning, scheduling, staffing, capacity and delivery
• Build a high-accountability culture and coach frontline leaders to own their results
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen to cut waste, variation, rework and material loss
• Make sure Manufacturing owns its deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls and batch/device records, with Quality as a partner rather than the default owner
• Support scale-up, tech transfer, validation, NPI and facility improvements

What you bring

• Significant manufacturing leadership in a GMP/cGMP environment (pharma, biopharma, med device, diagnostics or similar)
• A proven record of turning around an underperforming operation, with measurable results
• Hands-on continuous improvement experience (practical results matter more than certificates)
• Experience leading managers, supervisors and frontline teams
• Solid working knowledge of deviations, CAPAs, change control, validation and audit readiness
• A direct, grounded leadership style that earns credibility on the floor

Nice to have:

sterile, cleanroom, isotope, nuclear or hazardous-material operations; medical-device DHR experience; multi-site or multi-product leadership; Lean/Six Sigma certification.

No radiopharma background? That's okay.

Strong GMP manufacturing leadership and a record of practical improvement matter more.

Location:

Onsite in the Mountain West, with full relocation support. The area offers a lower cost of living and outstanding access to the outdoors.