Factory Manager - Wiscasset

Location: Wiscasset, Maine

Are you a strategic, hands-on leader with a passion for operational excellence?

Molnlycke is seeking a dynamic Factory Operations Manager to lead and elevate our manufacturing site in Wiscasset, Maine. In this pivotal role, you'll drive performance and culture by optimizing resources, streamlining processes, and championing high-impact initiatives that align with our mission and values. As a key member of the local leadership team, you'll collaborate across departments-particularly with Finance and Corporate teams-to ensure our site's success is both operationally sound and financially sustainable. This is more than a leadership role-it's an opportunity to make a measurable difference in the lives we touch through innovative healthcare solutions.

What you'll do:

• Champions site-wide performance by driving operational efficiency, organizational alignment, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensures clear communication of business goals, policies, and performance metrics to align and empower all levels of the organization.
• Develops and mentors the management team to foster leadership growth and support a high-performing, results-oriented culture.
• Models and reinforces Molnlycke's high-performance behaviors, setting the tone for collaboration, accountability, and excellence.
• Oversees site financials, ensuring budgetary goals are met or exceeded while identifying opportunities for cost optimization.
• Promotes transparency and engagement by leading quarterly (or more frequent) site-wide communications around achievements, priorities, and business performance.
• Actively contributes to the Local Management Team and leads the Expanded Operations Team to align site strategies with broader business goals.
• Leads best practice initiatives in safety, quality, and production-partnering cross-functionally to drive Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and operational excellence.
• Collaborates closely with the US Manufacturing Director to enhance overall performance across the U.S. manufacturing network

Compensation & Benefits:

Offers of employment consider various factors including experience, education, location, and role-specific requirements. Beyond competitive pay, Molnlycke Health Care offers comprehensive benefits and fosters a supportive, inclusive culture that prioritizes employee well-being and professional growth.

Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life harmony:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans are available from your first day of employment and provide extensive coverage through multiple options so you can find the right fit for you and your family.
• Financial benefits include a robust 401(k) plan with company match, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, life insurance and both flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
• Molnlycke offers generous paid time off, paid parental leave, an Employee Assistance Program and lifestyle perks like discounted access to entertainment and travel

What You'll Bring to the Role:

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience leading production teams of 30+ employees in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years in a production leadership or similar operations role.
• Strong background in manufacturing processes and operational execution, with a hands-on approach to performance improvement.
• Demonstrated success in deploying LEAN methodologies, problem-solving frameworks, and root cause analysis.
• Experience working in regulated industries-medical device preferred, but pharma, food, or aerospace experience also considered.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field (preferred).
• Working knowledge of industrial engineering principles, labor regulations, and a proven ability to manage and support employee relations effectively.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations with a strong track record of building high-performing teams and driving operational excellence.

Our approach to diversity and inclusion

At Molnlycke, diversity is not just a vision, but our strength. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that values and celebrates the power of diversity. At the heart of our commitment is the belief that diversity fuels innovation, creativity, and problem-solving. We invite you to be a part of a team where authenticity is embraced and every employee, regardless of background or any other traits, experiences a true sense of belonging. Your attitude, drive, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn are just as important to us as the requirements for the role.

About Molnlycke

Molnlycke is a world-leading medical products and solutions company that equips healthcare professionals to achieve the best patient, clinical and economic outcomes.

Our business is organized into four business areas: Wound Care, Operating Room Solutions, Gloves and Antiseptics. Customer centricity, sustainability, and digitalization are at the heart of everything we do.

Molnlycke employs around 8,400 people. The company headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide. Since 2007, the company has been part of Investor AB, an engaged owner of high-quality, global companies which was founded by the Wallenberg family in 1916. For more information, please visit www.molnlycke.com and www.molnlycke.com/careers