Director of Manufacturing - NZ

Position Summary : To lead the Supply Chain Manufacturing activities for all New Zealand sites. SEE manufacturing : Safety, Production, Process Engineering, New Product Introduction, Warehousing, Strategic Planning, and S&OP. Supply Chain responsibilities for :

• the New Zealand P&L.
• Industrial Relations including negotiation of wage agreements, and
• Organizational restructures.

• Identifies and develops a plant operating plan that is consistent with and supports the business plan.
• Determines what resources are required to successfully execute the plan.
• Develops, monitors, and reports on operating cost within functional areas.
• Develops and initiates the direction and necessary resources to establish leading edge safety and environmental performance objectives.
• Leads and directs the development and deployment of key operational initiatives for world class manufacturing (factory utilization improvement, process capability enhancement, customer satisfaction, employee involvement, etc.

• Sets the standards, communicates and achieves clear and measurable expectations of performance for the operation as well as direct reports.
• Takes the lead as agent for positive change, including raising the bar on objectives to attain and sustain World Class Manufacturing performance.
• Develops a culture that leverages customer relationships / satisfaction, encourages active communication, employee engagement, and talent development.
• Commitment to excellence inspiring, supporting, facilitating and communicating to others the drive toward zero injuries, zero waste, growth with customer, and financial achievement through leading edge operational practice.

• Organisation design, restructuring experience
• Delivery of business improvement projects and initiatives
• Corporate management environment
• Strong Communication Skills, both written and verbal
• Industrial relations & HR experience
• Strong business acumen