Job Description

If you are driven to build teams, share your drive for excellence and innovative spirit, and focused on results, The Nature’s Bounty Co. is where you want to be! We are building an organization of passionate people committed to the health and wellness of our customers and to the success of our culture and company.

We are seeking an experienced Department Manager (DM) to join our team at our Bohemia, NY facility. As a member of the Plant leadership team, the DM will be responsible for production operations, working cross functionally, building team capabilities and promoting a high performance culture. This is a great opportunity that offers future career growth within our Supply Chain, Quality, Distribution, and Integrated Planning functions.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Ensuring an efficient and productive manufacturing process that meets customer requirements
Directly managing a team of supervisors across all shifts
Planning production, short/long-term capacity, and forecast inventory in order to achieve targeted fill rates
Coordinating schedules with component suppliers, brand managers and procurement.
Liaising with Merchandising, Planning and Inventory, QA, logistics, procurement, to develop/adjust required inputs for detailed production planning
Understanding future capacity/supply constraints (manufacturing, raw materials, packaging) affecting production by engaging stakeholders throughout the planning process, and lead the development of recovery plans
Organizing workflow to meet specifications and deadlines
Ensuring output meets quality standards
Enforcing health and safety precautions

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in a high-speed consumer goods environment, i.e. pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food/beverage, cosmetics, leading large production teams across multiple shifts
Bachelor’s degree preferred or other closely related discipline with extensive significant experience can be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree; Military experience a plus
Strong production planning background
Experience working within a cGMP facility
Understanding of quality systems and health & safety regulations
Experience in reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Demonstrated ability to build a high performing culture (HPS) and to build organization capability; teamwork based system experience a strong plus
A focus on the personal growth and development of team members via coaching methods
Strong continuous improvement process experience and working knowledge of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and Lean Manufacturing and the ability to utilize these tools to create and operate a high performing organization
Strong problem solving capabilities and strategic thinking
Solid organization, communication and collaboration skills
Business results driven

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