Plant Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Sirtex Medical is a global leader in healthcare, with offices in the U.S., Australia, Germany, and Singapore, dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

Our mission is to be at the forefront of minimally invasive cancer and embolization therapies. By partnering with physicians, we aim to provide innovative products that enhance patient outcomes and simplify treatments. Achieving this ambitious goal requires passionate and talented individuals who are committed to making a difference. Our flagship product, SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres, is a targeted radiation therapy for liver cancer. To date, we have delivered over >150K doses across 50+ countries, significantly impacting patients' lives worldwide. Our success is fueled by our dedication to serving the medical community, maintaining professionalism, fostering a collaborative work culture, nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit, and continuously pursuing innovation and improvement.

At Sirtex, we are committed to creating a great workplace. We offer a range of benefits, programs, and services to support our employees, ensuring they have opportunities to contribute to our success and advance their careers. Join our inclusive community, where you can collaborate with talented colleagues, bring your ideas to life, and advance your career, all while delivering innovative healthcare solutions to patients.

This position is required to report to the Wilmington, MA location weekly

• Develop and lead the execution of the site manufacturing strategy for both the SIR-Spheres and Lava value streams. Align site goals with Senior Leadership and Corporate objectives.
• Team Performance Management: lead, develop and mentor manufacturing team members.
• Manage production schedules, ensuring resource availability and capacity to meet demand, working closely with the Supply Chain team, using optimal schedules to minimize overall costs.
• Lead Continuous Improvement efforts, identifying process, equipment, product, and other opportunities, that reduce cost, improve quality and safety at the site.
• Full responsibility for developing and managing to site budget.
• Ensure resource and equipment capacity to ensure efficient and reliable manufacturing.
• Set site target KPI’s managing OEE, Labor Efficiency, Scrap, Equipment Utilization, etc.
• Ensure product is built to specification and in compliance with all Quality System requirements.
• Manage the site engineering team to ensure equipment and processes are robust and meet all manufacturing requirements. Manage PM strategy and ensure that execution is completed on time.
• Support the Quality Department, working with on site Quality team members to ensure that compliance with all areas of the Sirtex QMS are being followed. Identify opportunities for improvement and work to implement them directly in the QMS.
• Work in conjunction with HSE/Facilities Department to ensure a safe working environment for all employees and that the facilities is maintained, and compliant with regulatory requirements for both the handling of radioactive materials and medical device manufacturing.
• Manage all shipping, receiving and warehousing activities. Ensure timely material receipt, inventory accuracy is maintained, and products are shipped on time.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related discipline such as Chemistry or Biomedical field required
• 5+ Years experience working in medical device or pharmaceutical industry required
• Prior experience working with radio isotopes preferred
• 3+ years of site management experience, with 10+ years of leadership experience
• 6 Sigma Green belt preferred. Experience using 5S and Lean principles is preferred

The target base salary range for this position will range from $136,000 to $171,000 annually. Individual compensation for this job requisition will be based on non-discriminatory factors, including your geographic location, skills, experience, education and other factors as they relate to the position requirements. Actual compensation may vary depending on the confirmed job-related skills and experience.

In addition to the expected base compensation, this role is eligible to participate in Sirtex’s incentive programs (target bonus of 15% for this position) and benefit plans, which include paid sick and vacation time, health insurance and a generous 401k matching program .

Do you want to be part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the globe making a real difference to the quality of people’s lives. Sirtex recognizes that well-being, financial health, and work-life balance are crucial for our employees to achieve personal success.

Sirtex offers qualified candidates:

• Diverse and flexible work arrangements to achieve the optimum balance between work and personal responsibilities.
• A culture of respect, diversity, collaboration, and innovation fostering inclusiveness and superior performance.
• Attractive compensation and benefit packages which are practical, robust and equitable.
• A commitment to support ongoing professional growth through career development, on the job experiences and training opportunities.
• Challenging work which supports the development of new and better ways to improve clinical outcomes for oncology treatment around the world.
• An unwavering commitment to company values, employee safety and excellence in everything we do.

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion fosters belonging, growth and success. Sirtex believes that it takes multiple perspectives and voices to create a culture and workplace which fosters engagement, teamwork, and employee satisfaction to perform our best and deliver on commitments. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, included, and can share their ideas so that we can exceed even our own expectations.

Sirtex is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Sirtex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.