Site Director

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers - and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Job Purpose and Function:
In this key role, the Site Director oversees the day-to-day operations of High Purity New England (HPNE). The director works to ensure optimized CoGS, lead time and end-to-end production flow within HPNE operations. This position manages the leaders of Production, Production Support, Warehouse, Logistics, Procurement/Materials and Customer Service departments. This leadership position is responsible for setting the operational strategies, improving performance, managing the workflow, setting and adhering to budgets, leading negotiations with vendors and suppliers, ensuring compliance, and maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead, motivate, evaluate, and support teams across functions within a time-sensitive and demanding environment
• Ensure all operations are carried out in an appropriate, compliant, and cost-effective way
• Improve operational management systems, processes, and best practices
• Communicate customer issues with the teams and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolution of problems and complaints
• Manage inventory planning and control, order fulfillment, and storage optimization
• Oversee and optimize operational efficiency through Getinge's Manufacturing Excellence program
• Ensure equipment is properly maintained and upgraded as needed
• Ensure the organization's processes remain legally compliant
• Formulate and execute strategic and operational objectives
• Examine financial data to optimize processes, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and improve profitability
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure company procedures and operational workflows are being followed
• Manage budgets
• Handle changes in resource allocations
• Oversee all strategic ERP workflows

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Proven track record of production leadership
• Solid understanding of operation management and organizational effectiveness
• Strong understanding of lean supply chain management, logistics, and demand planning principles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data-driven decision-making
• Manage multiple priorities and shift demands as needed
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work well with all levels of management and staff
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Strong conflict resolution skills

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or other related field required
• Advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 5-8 years of related operations experience required
• Minimum of 5 years managing experience
• Experience with managing complex and high variation production flow
• Knowledge of industry regulations and compliance standards (GMP)
• Understanding of cleanroom production
• Experience with ISO 9001 required
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience of lean and flowbased production
• ERP experience (Epicor experience - preferred)

Supervision/Management Of Others:

Responsible for Production, Production Support, Warehouse, Logistics, Materials, Client Services and ERP Team Members

Salary range: $210-220k plus bonus targeted at 30% (depending on overall company performance)

About us

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Benefits at Getinge:

At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.