Sr Production Manager

Sr. Production Manager

The Sr. Production Manager is responsible for the leadership and direction of manufacturing for Women's Health and Liquid Media businesses at the Mebane, NC plant. This position coordinates the utilization of direct manufacturing, packaging, warehouse and material handling labor to ensure plant goals are accomplished and are in alignment with business objectives. The Sr. Production Manager is accountable for Safety, Quality, Delivery and Financial performance, enhancing organizational capability through BD Excellence (Lean), and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Leads and drives all production activities and establishes manufacturing priorities to achieve quality, cost, and customer service results within a safe working environment.
• Develops budget and manages financial performance for areas of responsibility.
• Develops strategies to drive efficient and effective use of capital and labor. Provides on the job coaching to direct reports. Helps identify areas of opportunity and implement changes to improve performance.
• Provides tools and training for areas of responsibility.
• Collaborates cross functionally with Safety, Quality, Engineering, Planning, Product Support, CI, HR and Finance to implement processes and deliver results.
• Creates and fosters a Culture of Quality throughout the manufacturing organization to ensure that customer and regulatory requirements are met.
• Establishes a working environment that fosters continuous improvement. Provides communication to the Manufacturing and Warehouse teams on the state of the business, plant goals and business strategies.
• Implements recognition, performance appraisal, and accountability systems. Actively participates on plant leadership team and drives the behaviors aligned with the BD Way

Job Dimensions:

• Must demonstrate excellent communication skills, fluency in interpreting and modeling the BD values, ability to seek input from others, ability to relinquish control, and knowledge of current and anticipated customer needs.
• Works closely with all department leaders that directly or indirectly support Manufacturing.
• Job requires independent thought and execution, with little supervision.
• Success depends on the ability to work effectively in a highly cross-functional and matrix-oriented environment, leveraging the knowledge of functional experts within BD as appropriate.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business, management, or a technical field.
• 8+ years progressive experience in technical and management roles.
• Previous experience in an FDA-regulated (cGMP) industry.
• Proven experience in people development and leading cross functional teams
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write English fluently.
• Experience with TPM, Lean manufacturing and/or Six Sigma

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in business or management
• Experience with SAP: eCOMMS, MRP, Manufacturing and Maintenance modules
• Knowledge and experience with Quality Management System or equivalent
• Knowledge of technical writing

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Will supervise a group of individual contributors, leads, and supervisors or managers across multiple shifts.
• Must be available to come in on night shift periodically.

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company's receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD's Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.