Director, Operational Excellence

1 week ago


WhitchurchStouffville, Ontario, Canada Tevapharm Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director, Operational Excellence to join our team at Teva Pharmaceuticals. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for leading the development, execution, and maintenance of Operational Excellence/Continuous Improvement initiatives across our sites.

Key Responsibilities
  • Identify, prioritize, lead, and execute improvement projects across all functions of the business.
  • Build Operational Excellence capabilities across Teva Canada Sites.
  • Oversight and ownership of Gross Margin Enhancement activities across Teva Canada Sites.
  • Engage cross-functionally at all levels to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Own site metrics to identify opportunities to drive improvement.
  • Ensure the adoption of fundamental OPEX principles across Teva Canada Sites such as 5S, Gemba, visual factory, standard work, etc.
  • Train campus personnel on Operational Excellence principles.
  • Manage and develop direct reports and indirect (if applicable) reports.
  • Responsible for completing all training requirements and maintaining 100% compliance with all assignments.
  • Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP's), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and Batch Record instructions.
  • Responsible for performing additional related duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a scientific or engineering discipline, or equivalent education.
  • 10+ years relevant progressive experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • 5+ years' experience as a change agent/leader in a lean environment, preferably pharmaceutical production. Preferred: Operational Excellence experience in a regulated industry such as pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or food processing industries.
  • Computer proficiency with comprehensive working knowledge of MS Office products (365).
  • Excellent Excel Skills, Project management and advanced presentation skills.
  • Experience in and working knowledge of a variety of functions such as manufacturing, quality, validation, and supply chain. Experience with and an in-depth knowledge of cGMP and other applicable industry regulatory requirements.
  • Experience in Pharmaceutical or Food industry.
  • Travel between Teva Canada sites located in different geographic locations (~25-30km apart) within the province of Ontario. Travel to other Teva North American sites as well.
  • Self-directed with ability to organize and prioritize work and reporting requirements.
  • Ability to motivate, influence and lead others with and/or without direct supervisory authority.
  • Ability to positively manage conflict, provide difficult feedback and negotiate resolution.
  • Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships between teams, departments, and business units.
  • Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and decision making.
  • Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and provide coaching, mentoring and encouragement to help others improve their knowledge or skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to interact positively and collaborate with co-workers, management, and external partners.
  • Ability to analyze information and create metrics relevant to the business objectives.
  • Proactively works on problems of a complex scope where evaluation of contributing factors requires the analysis of situations or data and an in-depth knowledge and evaluation of various known and unknown factors.
  • Seeks out all resources when selecting methods and techniques for obtaining results.
  • Acts independently and proactively to direct method and procedure for problem resolution.
About Teva Pharmaceuticals

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. We are a diverse and inclusive workplace that values and respects the contributions of all employees. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.



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