Site Leader, Verona

Site Leader, Verona The Site Director position will be responsible for directing the manufacturing operations in a manner that is compliant with all applicable international, federal, state and local laws and regulations. The Site Director is responsible for end-to-end process, equipment, materials, and employees within the assigned location. The Site Director is accountable for delivering uninterrupted and unconstrained flow of compliant products, while meeting cost of goods standards, quality standards, and regulatory standards (domestic and international as applicable) for all products. This role is also responsible for developing teams that will aid in defining and driving site transformation linked to company and site level long term strategic objectives, near term business targets, and improvement of existing processes at the Ceva Bio Site located in Verona, Wisconsin. This role will be integrated into the Leadership Team of the Ceva Lenexa Bio Campus and aid in the development of long term production planning, strategic manufacturing initiatives, establishing quality mindsets, and advancing the cultural change of operational excellence. This will be achieved by serving as the subject matter expert in large-scale vaccine manufacturing, as well as demonstrating collaborative and cross-functional teamwork with Quality, Regulatory, Facilities, I D, Continuous Improvement, and all other support functions both locally and throughout the Ceva corporation. This position will report directly to the Chief Operations Officer of the Ceva Bio Campus in Lenexa KS. Responsibilities: The Site Director will be expected to work both independently and collaboratively within the local and global Ceva organization. Applicants must be highly self-motivated, have solid communication skills, have demonstrated abilities to work in a team environment, and demonstrated leadership abilities. Key responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following: Leadership: Provide a clear vision for the integration of the entire site into Ceva corporation, and Ceva U.S. Lead effort to align organization goals with the Site goals (People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) Inspires, motivates, empowers and encourages engagement of team members to achieve the Site goals Lead by example. “Roll up sleeves” and demonstrate the required behaviors of Ceva and the Lenexa ProductionSystem (LPS) by performing the work needed to drive a high performing organization Develop Leaders within the Site to ensure a robust pipeline of talent for succession planning Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to all teams. Support the leadership team of the Ceva Lenexa Bio Campus in deployment of any transformation changemanagement initiatives, strategic long term planning, and annual budget planning across the site throughcoaching, mentoring, and full engagement across all functions. Sponsorship: Drive continuous improvement by leveraging the cross functionality of the Site and the Network to developeffective solutions, identify and remove obstacles, and share/implement best practices Drive Go See and Kaizen Event activities, including identification of opportunities that are aligned with keybusiness goals Prioritizes and evaluates continuous improvement opportunities based on their impact to the Site Organizationgoals Provide timely recognition for demonstrating continuous improvement behaviors and outstanding results Ensure compliance to all regulatory agencies while ensuring manufacture of products with a Quality and Safetyfocus. This would require the support, and full involvement with, internal and external Quality and Regulatoryaudits. Ensure all processes and procedures related to the Site are in full accordance to our local and global systems and policies. Management: Ensure that the information exchange process between all Tier levels is efficient and effective Lead the efforts for trending, analyzing and finding root causes of issues Identify required resources to ensure that improvement actions are implemented timely and correctly Identify skills, competencies and staffing gaps, and put a plan in place to close those gaps Accountable for the advancement and sustainability of the Tier Board process, including team participation, tier board walk-throughs, standard agendas and improvement actions Actively demonstrate and encourage full commitment for the health, safety and well-being of all employees Ensure that all employees place a high priority on the quality, compliance, and regulatory requirements of all our products, processes, materials, and equipment Responsible, either directly or indirectly, for the management of the site teams to include hiring, training, coaching, performance management, time and attendance management, etc. Full responsibility and accountability for the regulatory compliance of Select Agent manufacturing and testing at the Verona facility Coaching: Coach, develop, and drive the Site members to: Embrace and leverage the Tier Board process for improving communication, making problems visible, and solving problems Establish and use meaningful working level metrics Utilize continuous improvement methodology tools (Kaizen, A3’s, Go See, Process Maps, fishbone, and others) Embrace the Hoshin Kanri – management of objectives process Coach individuals on how to resolve interpersonal conflicts limiting team performance Additional Responsibilities: Follow all safety guidelines and comply with all company policies Core Competencies: Shape solutions out of complexity - Develops models to challenge the status quo Client focus - Puts customers satisfaction as the point of focus Collaborate with empathy - Looks for collective effectiveness Engage and develop - Make team grow around changes Drive ambition and accountability - Pushes oneself and others to attain challenging goals Influence others - Creates conditions for the buy in of others Technical Competencies: Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build, teach, coach, and mentor cross-functional teams Strong leadership through demonstrated resilience and persistent drive for achieving established goals Proven abilities in change management, including ability to support and drive transformational change Demonstrated ability to build effective cross-functional teams that will drive continuous improvement Excellent communication skills, both written and oral Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment which demands flexibility and adaptability to changing targets Demonstrated track record of tangible improvements. Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills Strong visible presence, and engagement, with shop floor employees and procedures Qualifications: Education - B.S. /M.S degree or the equivalent with more than 10 years' experience in human or animal biopharma manufacturing Minimum of 5 years of management / leadership experience within a Bio Technology environment Demonstrated performance in Change Management, including evidence of successful implementation improvement initiatives impacting people, products, and processes Other (consider certifications, specialized knowledge and/or training, etc.) Physical Requirements: Able to read, write and communicate in English Visual Inspection Travel Required: 10%