Manufacturing Operations Leader – Life Sciences

Vida Group International; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vida Group International in Irvine, CA seeks a Senior Plant Operations Leader to drive manufacturing and distribution integrity, advance safety culture, and align regional plants with company goals.

You will boost productivity, manage budgets, and collaborate with senior leaders to meet quality, cost and on‑time delivery targets. A degree and 10 years of managerial experience are required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to build on a data-led culture in operations and act as a change driver.
• Degree in a relevant discipline is required or preferred.
• Ten years of managerial experience with budget responsibility in consumer/electro‑mechanical industries.
• Experience in lean manufacturing with strong ops focus, CI and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and standards.
• Regulatory compliance focus is a plus.
• Proven management in process plant environments.
• Ability to deliver with limited resources (people and money).
• A track record of innovative solutions for single train or multi-product facilities.
• Proven leadership to motivate and develop others.
• Strong talent development and succession planning capabilities.
• Experience with reliability best practices and process improvements.
• Ability to measure performance and achieve objectives.
• Excellent written and oral communication, influencing across all levels.
• Evidence of ongoing senior-level training and development.

Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing and distribution operations meet safety and environmental rules and regulations.
• Instill a plant safety culture to drive world-class safety performance.
• Establish strategic goals for manufacturing and technical centers aligned with company values.
• Build collaborative relationships with business leaders and stakeholders.
• Drive productivity and efficiency by monitoring processes and leveraging technology.
• Develop plant strategies to meet safety, quality, cost and on-time delivery goals.
• Create metrics and evaluate efficiency of procedures, applying data-driven improvements.
• Collaborate with plant managers on budgets to promote profitability and monitor margins.
• Manage and develop staff including performance appraisals, hiring and training.
• Communicate with business units to meet company objectives.
• Lead change management for the area of responsibility.
• Coach and mentor teams, fostering global collaboration across regions.
• Provide process technology expertise to operations teams.
• Support process safety programs and sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Data-led culture

Change management

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Safety culture

Process improvement

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Team development

Lean manufacturing

Continuous learning

Performance metrics

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Vida Group International in Irvine, CA seeks a Senior Plant Operations Leader to drive manufacturing and distribution integrity, advance safety culture, and align regional plants with company goals.

You will boost productivity, manage budgets, and collaborate with senior leaders to meet quality, cost and on‑time delivery targets. A degree and 10 years of managerial experience are required.