Country United States
City Pennsville, New Jersey
Functional Area Operations
Job Group Production
Employment Type Permanent Contract
Working time Full-time
At its locations around the world, Siegfried offers employees exciting career opportunities in international settings. We cultivate multidisciplinary cooperation and encourage our staff to actively shape and influence their careers. This approach, coupled with our dynamic working environment, make Siegfried an attractive employer.
Your role
SUMMARY: The OPEX Director will be responsible to develop the OPEX strategy in the site. The role will be able to benchmark operational excellence concepts to be applied in the Pennsville site for increased efficiency. The role will be able to lead and influence without authority and be able to challenge the status quo across functional teams in all departments, but not limited to manufacturing, supply chain, business processes like procurement, HR and finance, with the sole purpose to increase performance. The role will drive and influence all continuous improvement efforts, will increase the performance and develop and apply optimization tools across all the site's departments. This role will develop and implement the Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing strategy and culture to enhance operational effectiveness in the site. The roll will identify opportunities and implement improvements by utilizing best practices in the industry with respect to Operational Excellence and best-in-class concepts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
• Proficient in leading Kaizen events, GEMBA walks, 5S audits, Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
• Proficient in leading Root Cause Analysis Methodologies in any context across the site
• Proficient in Production Systems
• Proficient in procurement, finance and SAP for analysis of COGs and financial variances to find opportunities, develop strategy and achieve increased validated improvements
• Proficient in leading Value Stream Mapping, process mapping, Six Sigma, DMAIC, etc.
• Proven experience in Lean Manufacturing, six sigma methodologies and their application
• Advanced problem-solving strategies
• Proficiency in MRP software, MiniTab or similar
• Familiarity with CMMS
• Experience with FIFO and Supply Chain concepts for inventory improvements
• Experience in Kanban, JIT and other concepts used in Lean
• Proficiency in energy consumption analysis and improvements
• Proficient in waste reduction in the site • Experience in calculating OEE (overall Equipment Efficiency) and apply it for Technical Availability increases and quality improvements and debottlenecking.
• Drive the development and implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and monitor effectiveness of operational processes.
• Conduct thorough analyses of existing processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement by utilizing statistical principles and make proposals based on analysis
• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to gather and analyze data, create proper metrics and implement improvements to increase operational performance.
• Identifies and implements cost reduction projects
• Design and implement improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and improving overall productivity.
• Regularly report on global and local performance metrics and provide insights to leadership for informed decision-making.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to identify and eliminate waste, streamline processes, and enhance overall operational effectiveness.
• Adheres to personal moral, ethical, legal, and behavioral conduct that is in compliance with the Siegfried Code of Conduct.
• Implements and adheres to all applicable SHE, DEA, and cGMP regulations.
• Experience with Sustainability practices including EcoVadis qualification and validation
Your profile
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field with 10+ years of relevant experience
• MBA is preferred
• Must have excellent role model/leadership capabilities.
• Ability to organize data, construct visual data-analysis, infer/interpret data to propose actions for continuous improvement
• Black Belt Certification
• Proficiency and proven track record on process mapping tools and statistical analysis.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
• Demonstrate proficiency in the following:
o Verbal and written communication skills.o Cultural acumen and collaboration.o Time management and organization skills and detail-oriented.o Self-motivated and self-starter.o computer skills (word, spreadsheet, presentation, SAP, MiniTab).o Lead complex projects/issues simultaneously.o Financial exposure to IRR, Net Present Value, Payback periods and other financial measures
• Knowledge of cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), and manufacturing procedures and standards
• Relevant pharmaceutical experience
Working at Siegfried
Siegfried's work environment is dynamic and international. With a highly professional and motivated team, the company operates in a future-oriented business field. Siegfried possesses a unique culture that leverages cultural differences to create a competitive advantage. Siegfried places highest priority on providing a flexible, diverse and discrimination-free working environment in which employees can develop personally and professionally, advance innovation and deliver superior performance. We strive to provide a work environment where employees can take on challenging jobs and associated responsibilities that best serve their personal and technical development and can benefit from the success of our company. The company regulations in respect of compensation and career development opportunities apply to all Siegfried sites. Additional conditions of employment are governed by location-specific circumstances, legislation and customs.
Who we are
In the Midst of People’s Lives – Across the Globe
The Siegfried Group is one of the world’s leading Custom Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) developing and producing active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), intermediates and finished dosage forms. As our core competence, we successfully integrate chemical and pharmaceutical capabilities into a single business model.
The Siegfried name stands for highest quality, efficiency, flexibility and safety. Present in Europe, Asia and North America, we serve a broad global customer base from major international pharmaceutical companies down to small biologic-pharmaceutical organizations. For them we develop and produce product innovations on a large scale to finished products. We integrate our offer seamlessly into the customers’ value chain. Our comprehensive services range from early-stage Research & Development services such as synthesis, scale-up, formulation development, stability studies and method development all the way through to manufacturing services, ranging from preclinical R&D material for clinical trial purposes to commercial production.
We are able to produce about 200 of the approximately 1500 registered drug substances used in medicine. Moreover, we produce 20 percent of global demand for caffeine. Consequently, nearly 1 billion individuals come into contact with Siegfried products.
What we do in Pennsville
Pennsville is our drug substance manufacturing site for the US market and provides spray drying operations globally.
Main activities
- Pilot and commercial manufacturing of drug substances (APIs) and related