Sr. Director, Plant Manager - Sandy

This role directs the BD Sandy Plant in the manufacturing of infusion therapy catheters and other medical devices. The position is responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction, driving continuous manufacturing improvement, supporting new product launches, and developing employees through training, education, and engagement.

The role also supports the Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain in developing manufacturing strategies and participates in platform and core teams to achieve business and operational objectives.

Living the BD Way

The BD Way represents the organization’s purpose, values, leadership commitments, and focus on excellence and accountability.

• Purpose: Advancing the world of health

• Values: Standards guiding behavior

• Leadership Commitments: Expectations for leading self, work, and teams

• BD Excellence Mindset: Continuous improvement focus

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Site Strategy: Provide leadership and strategic direction to support business and operational goals with a zero-loss mindset.

• Safety: Establish and maintain a culture focused on employee safety and continuous improvement.

• People Development: Foster an environment that promotes employee empowerment, development, and engagement. Implement workforce development plans aligned with site strategy.

• Leadership Management: Lead and coach the plant leadership team. Ensure clear development goals, provide support, and manage organizational changes when required.

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all local, national, and international regulations and company policies.

• Facility Management: Oversee maintenance of buildings, equipment, and infrastructure in accordance with regulatory and company requirements.

• EHS Compliance: Promote environmental, health, and safety compliance aligned with legal standards and best practices.

• Financial Management: Develop and manage annual budgets, monitor financial performance, and ensure accurate accounting and reporting.

• Plant Representation: Represent the Sandy plant in legal, regulatory, and community engagements. Maintain a positive organizational image.

• Supply Chain Coordination:
  Partner with global supply chain teams to meet production capacity and ensure timely execution of projects.

• Quality Management:
  Ensure products meet quality standards and customer requirements. Support audits and ensure timely completion of corrective actions (CAPA).

• Additional Duties: Perform other responsibilities as required to support business needs.

Supervision

This position is responsible for supervising a small team consisting of approximately 1 to 10 individuals. The role primarily focuses on overseeing people leaders within the organization rather than directly managing exempt or hourly associates.

Deliverables

• Maintain a safe working environment

• Achieve organizational goals and commitments

• Meet targets related to safety, cost, quality, and production capacity

Education and Experience Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, Engineering, Industrial Management, or a related field

• Preferred: MBA or Engineering graduate degree

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience (medical device industry preferred)

• At least 8 years in leadership roles, including multi-level management

• Experience with Lean, Kaizen, or continuous improvement methodologies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong manufacturing and business knowledge

• Effective communication skills

• Coaching and leadership capabilities

• Sound decision-making and judgment

• Knowledge of regulatory standards (OSHA, EPA, ISO, GMP)

• Team-building capability

• Lean or Six Sigma expertise

• Ability to take decisive action

• Ability to adapt to challenges