
Director of Production
Position Title: | Director of Production |
Department: | Production |
Reports To: | Vice President & General Manager |
Job Type: | Full Time |
Shift: | Monday - Friday 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM |
Exempt / Non-Exempt: | Exempt |
Purpose:
The Director of Production is responsible for overseeing all production staff and all production activities to ensure continuity of production to support organizational goals.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Direct and oversee the manufacture of products, ensuring production, performance, and quality standards are consistently met in accordance with established procedures and in alignment with the organizational strategy and goals.
- Provide business after-hours or on-call support remotely or on-site as needed for production support, environmental monitoring alarms, personnel issues, and/or emergency events.
- Oversee management of production schedule to support distribution/sales forecasts,.
- Establish production metrics and provide routing reporting to executive management.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate lean process improvement initiatives.
- Organize and maintain department structure and teams for optimal, efficient operations.
- Support development of management structures for operational support departments.
- Direct and oversee department training program for new employee onboarding.
- Support executive management with long-term operating goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new technology.
- Drive department accountability for quality and efficiency.
- Maintain a working knowledge of FDA 21 CFR 1271, FDA 21 CFR 820, AATB, other regulations (as appropriate), and industry standards.
- Author, revise, and maintain procedures in accordance with FDA, AATB, and other regulations (as appropriate).
- Oversee management of equipment qualification plan development.
- Review and approve equipment and process validation/verification/qualification protocols, execution data, and summary reports in accordance with FDA, AATB, and other regulations (as appropriate).
- Collaborate with Product Development/Management to establish/support project timelines.
- Plan, direct, and drive implementation of new production processes in collaboration with Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs.
- Integrate shared leadership and foster collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.
- File and maintain records in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- Support internal and external audits.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including vendors, customers, and employees.
- Participate in proposal presentations and face-to-face interactions with clients and customers.
- Develop and implement department budget.
- Manage direct reports.
- Establish and monitor objective annual goals for direct reports.
- Provide constructive feedback and guidance to develop leadership in direct reports and department management.
- Conduct performance reviews and establish performance improvement plans as needed.
- Recruit, interview, and select personnel for hire.
- Travel domestically up to 15% to attend offsite meetings, conferences, and support business initiatives.
- Start job duties on time, stay on the job throughout the assigned shift to complete duties properly, and attend all scheduled meetings and appointments.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.