Interim Site Leader at a global packaging material supplier for the pharmaceutical industry
Interim Site Leader to bridge vacancy
Company:
not public
Role:
Interim Site Leader to bridge vacancy
Industry:
Pharmaceutical Supplier
Revenue:
> 300 Mio. €
Employees:
Global: approx. 1000
Site: 350-400
Timeline:
08/2021 – 02/2022
Situation:
Since 2019 owned by Private Equity
24/7 Operations
Increase production output during Covid pandemic
Improvement of the safety situation
Location:
South of Germany, close to Freiburg
Responsibility:
- > 20 Mio. €
- 350 – 400 Employees
Context:
- Ensure monthly production volume is achieved and shipped on time
- Improve efficiency in operations
- Increase safety level at the site
- Develop and implement strategy to grow the business including investment planning and execution
Actions:
- Focus operational staff on constraint areas, develop new organization structure for operations
- Adjustment of the daily direction setting processes within and beyond operations – to maximize utilization of existing resources
- Implementation of regular safety meetings, extend involvement of shop floor staff in safety activities, safety responsibility shared more widely in organization
- Successful implementation of project management process for existing (expansion projects >15 Mio. €) and future projects
- Analysis to optimize various areas of the site (e.g. slitting) through capital investments and/or process improvements
Result:
- Increased production output with existing capacities realized through loss elimination
- Improved alignment and focus within operations as well as with sales achieved
- Number of recordable incidents reduced from 1/month to 1/6 months
- New investments to extend the capacity planned and funding secured
Special Challenges:
- People and material availability constraints due to covid pandemic