Associate Vice President, Plant Manager, Wilson Operations

Job Description
Responsible for directing the development and execution of the plant site mission, vision, and objectives. Assures primary and secondary packaging of product that is of the highest quality, optimal cost, and delivered on schedule. Responsible for promoting safety and environmental awareness throughout the workplace and for directing the development and application of personnel policies and programs for the maintenance of sound employee relations and communications. Responsible for maintaining an empowered culture for all Manufacturing employees that aligns responsibility, authority, and accountability to assure continuous improvement in every aspect of the site operations. Primary Responsibilities: Directs through the Packaging Integrated Process Teams the coordination, execution, and control of activities concerned with primary and secondary packaging at the site.
Ensures all products packaged (small molecule pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Biologicals) meet all customer requirements (US and International Markets) and in compliance with cGMP and Safety, Environmental, Labor, and Industrial Health regulations.
Directs through Plant Maintenance & Utilities activities involving facility utility and maintenance, site environmental health and safety, facility construction, security services, and property maintenance.
Directs through Materials Management activities focused on forecasting, planning, scheduling, procurement, warehousing, and all site systems relating to information management. In addition, directs through this position the long-range planning modeling, capital planning/administration, and contract manufacturing management. Material management also directs the logistics team to ensure all shipping, receiving and staging activities are conducted in line with compliance and business expectations.
Directs through Employee Development activities focused on employee training, employee development and talent management.
Directs through Quality Operations activities assuring Manufacturing quality standards are maintained in the processing, testing, and inspection of raw material and finished product/packages. In addition, directs cGMP activities focused on meeting regulatory compliance requirements.
Functionally directs Human Resources in handling of company programs for salary/ benefit administration, employee relations, recruiting, medical services, and diversity awareness.
Functionally directs Financial Services in preparation of annual Profit Plan, standard cost development, capital estimate justification, and financial assessments associated with projects.
Functionally directs Global Technical Operations, Information Technology, Environmental Health and Safety and Procurement organizations in Wilson to meet site and functional commitments.
Responsible for representing the company as chief spokesperson in community, government, industrial and employee relations. Serves on community and civic organizations to represent the best interest of the company as required.
Responsible for assuring conformance of operation with local, state, and federal regulations of governmental agencies.
Directs continuous improvement and employee engagement efforts across the site.
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science equivalent
Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of Good Manufacturing (Packaging) Process (GMP) experience
Minimum of 5+ years of experience in more than one functional area, such as Operations, Quality, Technology at a GMP manufacturing/packaging experience
Role(s) in a major health authority inspection, ie subject matter expert, back room etc.
Leading enterprise directives/initiatives accountable for delivering measurable outcomes requiring negotiation and influence outside of direct management
Cultivating continuous improvement mindset: delivering annual productivity, adapting to industry trends and fostering a culture of innovation
Managing significant changes that require integration of people, intent and delivery to produce measurable results
Skills: Navigating digital systems to extract and approve information.
Critical Thinking / Analysis - ability to interrogate data, summarize and draw conclusions.
Problem Solving - ability to determine root cause, contributing factors and appropriate solutions.
Resilient - ability to focus on what matters, block out distractors, while having a sense of urgency with calm energy
Communication - Clear concise information flow oral and written between group, divisions etc. and levels.
Time Management - Ability to manage conflicting priorities and multiple activities.
Conflict resolution - Ability to resolve a problem or dispute in a positive way.
Competencies: Strategic Planning - obtaining information and identifying key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal; committing to a course of action to accomplish a long-range goal after developing alternatives based on logical assumptions, facts, available resources, constraints and organizational values.
Execution Excellence - Translating strategic priorities into operational realty per compliance standards; establishing high standards, communication, accountabilities, resource capabilities, internal processes and ongoing measurement systems to ensure that strategic priorities yield measure and sustainable results.
Change Catalyst - Driving organizational and cultural changes needed to achieve strategic priorities; catalyzing new approaches to improve results by transforming organizational culture, systems or products/services; helping others overcome resistance to change.
Talent Growth - Establishing systems and processes to attract, develop, engage and retain talented individuals; creating a work environment where people can realize their full potential, thus allowing the organization to meet current and future business challenges.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Establishing and supporting organizational systems, policies and practices that enhance diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as leverage the capabilities and insights of individuals with diverse backgrounds, cultures, styles, abilities and motivations.
Networking and Partnering - Initiating and maintaining strategic relationships with stakeholders and potential partners inside and outside the organization (e.g., customers, peers, cross-functional partners, external vendors, alliance partners) who are willing and able to provide the information, ideas, expertise and/or influence needed to advance understanding of business issues and achieve business goals
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If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor. Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). -Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
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