What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Operations Manager position at Lonza?
**About Lonza**
Lonza is a global leader in life sciences, operating across five continents. Our greatest scientific solution lies in talented people working together to devise ideas that help businesses serve people.
The Director of Media Manufacturing plays a significant role at Lonza Walkersville. Reporting into the site head, this position is responsible for Safety, Quality, and profitability of Media manufacturing. This includes continuous improvement, asset availability, and strategic investments in the area.
Key responsibilities include ensuring manufacturing performance meets expectations regarding safety, quality, productivity, and on-time-in-full delivery while maintaining all-time inspection readiness. The incumbent will lead a cross-functional asset team including Quality, MSAT, and site supporting functions to drive asset performance.
As a member of the site leadership team, the Director will support overarching site development beyond departmental structure. Responsibilities also include managing manufacturing organization, including hiring, coaching, qualification, performance review, and management, as well as asset strategy development and deployment aligned with business needs and goals of the Bioscience Business Unit.
Additionally, the Director will be responsible for capacity- and cost-management impacting asset- and site P&L, effective management of the SIOP process, execution of Media improvement project portfolio including CAPEX projects to achieve department innovation goals and drive culture of continued improvement.
The successful candidate will represent manufacturing in cGMP inspections and customer visits. Key qualifications include extensive knowledge in manufacturing leadership, with a strong background in biologics or small molecules manufacturing in a highly regulated environment (CDMO, GMP).
