Plant Director

Movement Search & Delivery; Florida; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Movement Search & Delivery seeks a Plant Director to lead multi-campus operations in the medical device sector. You will own safety, quality, production, engineering, supply chain, and customer service with full P&L accountability.

You will drive strategic plans, regulatory compliance to ISO/FDA/EPA/OSHA, and NPI execution while building a high-performance team across functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years manufacturing operations leadership experience.
• Demonstrated track record of significant performance improvement through lean culture.
• Implementation of lean operating culture forms the basis for sustainable competitive advantage.
• Strong developer of people and teams driving organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Foster a culture prioritizing safety, quality, schedule, and cost with continuous improvement.
• Drive improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost metrics.
• Oversee daily plant operations with focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory.
• Develop and execute strategic plans, ensuring ISO, FDA, EPA, OSHA compliance.
• Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) to meet on-time, on-quality, on-cost goals.
• Allocate resources to meet customer-driven priorities and optimize efficiency.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, revenue planning, cost control, and profitability.

Skills

Lean culture

P&L accountability

NPI execution

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

Our client is a global Medical Device manufacturer.

Position Summary

The Plant Directorhas the responsibility for leading all aspects of operations to a multi-campus or complex facility, including safety, production, quality, engineering, supply chain and customer service. The plant director has full P&L accountability and drives continuous improvement initiatives to ensure operational excellence, customer satisfaction and profitability. This role ensures achievement of key business objectives by fostering a safe, high-quality, and efficient work environment while meeting regularly compliance and customer satisfaction.

• Foster a culture where safety, quality, schedule, and cost are prioritized with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Drive rapid, significant, and sustainable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost metrics.
• Oversee daily operations of the plant, ensuring optimal safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory performance.
• Develop and execute strategic plans aligned with company goals, including compliance with ISO, FDA, EPA, OSHA, and other regulatory requirements.
• Lead and manage New Product Introduction (NPI) execution, ensuring on-time, on-quality, and on-cost results.
• Ensure effective allocation of resources to meet customer-driven priorities and optimize operational efficiency.
• Oversee financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue planning, cost control, and profitability improvement.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs in direct and indirect labor, manufacturing overhead, and inventory levels while enhancing operational efficiency.
• Manage capital expenditure planning to align with company technology needs, capacity, and cash flow requirements.
• Establish and review key operational metrics and performance indicators to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Drive a Lean Operating System culture (5S, SMED, TPM, etc.) and lead the roadmap to achieve breakthrough performance.
• Conduct regular KPI reviews with the plant team to ensure goal attainment and prioritize implementation strategies.
• Continually benchmark and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and performance.
• Build, coach, and mentor a high-performance team, fostering morale and professional growth across multiple functions.
• Develop leadership and management capabilities within the team to sustain long-term success.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, regulators, and corporate teams.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, engineering, and other functional teams to deliver exceptional products and customer satisfaction.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field. MBA preferred.
• 8+ years manufacturing operations leadership experience
• Demonstrated track record of significant performance improvement through the successful development of a lean culture, and implementation of the tools.
• Demonstrates implementation and/or ongoing development of a lean operating culture forms the basis for development of a sustainable competitive advantage.
• Strong developer of people and teams, believing it a critical component in driving organizational change and effectiveness.