Plant Manager

Position Title: Plant Manager Location: Chattanooga, TN Business Unit: Sanofi Consumer Healthcare US (formerly Chattem) is a leading marketer and manufacturer of a broad portfolio of branded over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products, in such categories as allergy, upper and lower gastrointestinal, skin care, topical pain care, oral care and other OTC toiletry products. The US CHC portfolio includes well-recognized brands such as: Allegra, Nasacort, Xyzal, Dulcolax, Gold Bond, Cortizone-10, Icy Hot, Aspercreme, Rolaids, ACT, Unisom, and Selsun Blue. POSITION OVERVIEW: SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Demonstrates Servant Leadership as they lead all Plant personnel in continuous improvement journey to include culture, talent development, safety, quality, performance, cost, internal controls, customer service and innovation. Ensures efficiencies within the facility via Sanofi Manufacturing Systems and TPM development, training and execution. Enables development of plant personnel via training programs for both exempt and non-exempt employees which will foster team concept understanding and participation in problem solving. Develops and fosters environment of employee safety, peer-to-peer coaching, zero safety defect mindset and injury elimination. Ensures facility operates in compliance with “Current Good Manufacturing Practices” during day-to-day operations. Must ensure all FDA regulated processes, procedures, and equipment are validated and that production is accomplished within FDA compliance. Makes strategic and tactical staffing decisions within Plant 4 boundaries. Prepares Plant 4 budget, determines department operating expenses, and controls actual department costs. Responsible for continuous profit improvement initiatives through improvements in labor/materials productivity, operating efficiencies and employee cost awareness through education and training. Support new product and/or packaging development and implementation. Serves as a member of Sanofi Chattanooga’s Operational Lead Team. DUTIES: GMP/Regulatory: Verify all Plant 4 activities are compliant with Regulatory (FDA, OSHA, EPA), Company and Site level expectations. Prepares or directs preparation of all departmental records and reports. Establishes and maintains compliance to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). Provides necessary training and supervision of personnel to correctly perform Standard Operating Procedures for all aspects of operations including material flow, cleaning and sanitization of equipment, and internal control procedures. Initiate/facilitate/complete cleaning validation and IQ/OQ/PQ requirements for all relevant equipment and systems on site. Including design, planning and implementation of validation documents and procedures. Conduct packaging trials to support new product introduction and packaging development. Budget/Profit Improvement: Prepares plant operating budget. Establishes specifications of expense items used to support operations. Approve expenditures submitted by direct/in-direct reports. Ensures inventories and control of expensed purchased items including equipment maintenance, building/facility maintenance, and operating supplies. Analyze budget reports for effective management of expenditure and allocation of resources. Prepares and submits productivity and yield improvement plans/actions/results. Identifies and implements Profit Improvement Projects and Capital Expenditure Requests. Develops annual goals and objectives to improve strategic position of the company and personal development. PERSONNEL REPORTING TO SITE MANAGER – PLANT 4: Direct Reporting Responsibilities: Solid Dose Packaging Manager Secondary Packaging Manager Packaging Supervisors Maintenance Supervisor Indirect Reporting Responsibilities: Packaging Area Personnel Temporary Packaging Personnel EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE: Undergraduate degree in Management, Engineering or related field preferred along with a minimum of six (6) years experience in supervision with increasing responsibility in regulated manufacturing or 10 years of commensurate regulated manufacturing leadership experience. Preferred experience to include processing, packaging, technical, budgetary, validations and demonstrated cultural improvement in fast-paced regulated consumer goods manufacturing. As a healthcare company and a vaccine manufacturer, Sanofi has an important responsibility to protect individual and public health. Although not required at this time, all Tennessee based roles are encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of your job responsibilities. Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law. #GD-SA #LI-SA At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. 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