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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
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