Plant Director (w/m/d)

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At Pall Corporation, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.

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The Plant Director is responsible managing, planning and coordinating the main functions of Crailshaim Ceramic Plant, an organization of approximately 50 employees. This role encompasses operations and production management, financial reporting, customer agreements, and HR policy implementation to support the achievement of strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities include ongoing management and goal setting for department managers, team leaders, and staff, as well as initiating and implementing new organizational activities, procedures, and systems at both operational and managerial levels. The Plant Director also coordinates activities and supervises the fulfillment of tasks by unit supervisors and employees, supports and develops the management team and their direct reports, and ensures that all necessary resources are provided for the effective execution of processes required by the quality management system.

This is an onsite position that is part of the global operations organization and will be located in Crailsheim, Germany.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Deploy site goals and targets by aligning global targets for team.

• Manage full plant processes, project management, and project execution by working with site team and cross site cooperation mainly within EMEA region but as well Globally.

• Align product settings make to order or available on stock, close cooperation with integrated supply chain.

• Close cooperation with Business Unit team for Energy +

• Assign SMART goals to teams, align them globally working all necessary departments.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• University degree, preferable in Engineering

• Economics or MBA Upper intermediate education level acceptable If managerial experience is delivered.

• At least 5 years at a managerial position in an international production company

• Production enterprise management and project lead.

• English - advanced level.

• 5+ years of working with ERP Systems based on MRP.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Knowledge of the Global Marketplace with experience ideally in filtration and separation processes or related disciplines.

• Experience in developing business strategy, and leading strategic initiatives in support of functional and business objectives.

• Good record of KPIs improvement, on-time delivery, lead time, cost and Inventory reduction, Supplier development, etc.

• Leadership predisposition, resistance to stress, highly skilled in communication, basic knowledge of ISO and QSR norms, experienced with Lean Manufacturing.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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