Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations (Upstream Processing)
jfo_jfm_manufacturing-operations-production-supervision-upstream-processing · M6 — M6 — Vice President · Management
Senior executive leader accountable for all upstream manufacturing operations across a site or network, setting production strategy and ensuring reliable, compliant supply.
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What this role is
Senior executive leader accountable for all upstream manufacturing operations across a site or network, setting production strategy and ensuring reliable, compliant supply. At the Vice President (M6) level, the role owns a major function or division, enterprise priorities and external factors, and drives division-wide / organization-wide. Leads the leadership of a division.
What this level does
- Lead upstream manufacturing across multiple departments or divisions through senior managers, with decisions carrying long-term effect on company supply capability
- Define long-term upstream operations strategy for abstract, cross-functional problems spanning network capacity, technology adoption and regulatory posture
- Negotiate with executives and external partners on critical matters of capacity expansion, technology transfer and supply commitments
- Influence company manufacturing policy and standards, embedding Lean/Six Sigma and digital-production practices as enterprise capability
- Own the strategic capital and workforce roadmap that scales upstream production to meet future business growth
- Knowledge applied
- Defines long-term upstream strategy across departments/divisions, leading through senior managers.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Tackles abstract, cross-functional problems shaping network capacity and technology direction long-term.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Negotiates with executives and external partners on critical matters; influences company manufacturing policy.
- Typical experience
- 12–15+ years of deep leadership across departments or divisions.
Skills at this level
- Upstream Process Execution
- — Executes cell-culture/fermentation batch records, work instructions and SOPs with a right-first-time discipline, monitoring each process step to keep runs within specification.
- Production Scheduling & Workflow Control
- — Plans and assigns daily upstream tasks and output goals against the production schedule, and maintains workflow by monitoring process steps and equipment availability.
- Mechanical & Equipment Knowledge
- — Applies knowledge of bioreactor and production equipment design, use, repair and maintenance to keep upstream lines running and to diagnose stoppages.
- Lean / Continuous Improvement
- — Uses lean manufacturing and Six Sigma tools to eliminate waste, reduce deviations and implement cost-reduction measures across the upstream operation.
- Statistical Process Control
- — Analyzes upstream process and yield data with SPC and quality-analysis software such as Minitab to detect drift and control batch quality.
- Safety & Regulatory Adherence
- — Practices and enforces safe work habits and equipment-operation protocols, maintaining compliance with standards such as OSHA on the production floor.
- Manufacturing Systems Proficiency
- — Uses ERP and manufacturing/inventory software (e.g., SAP) to record production, track consumables and order-process against the upstream schedule.
- Team Leadership
- — Coordinates cross-functional teams and skilled operators under tight production schedules with a results-driven mindset, training and directing shift staff.
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- — Collaborates with maintenance, quality control and supply chain to resolve equipment and batch issues and align capacity to the production plan.
- Operations Budgeting
- — Makes budgetary recommendations on capital expenditures and direct/indirect labor for the upstream area and manages variance against the operating plan.
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- — Applies digital production-monitoring tools and yield metrics to prioritize corrective action, set operational strategy and justify capital investment.
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