AddressJob Description
Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a "Safety First, Quality Always" mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.
Our Production Systems (MPS) is an integrated production system for how we design, manage, and continuously improve our operations and supporting business processes, enabled through the development of our people. Our Manufacturing Division Production Systems Team is responsible for driving throughout the organization to enable change in the operating systems, management systems, and mindsets, behaviors and capabilities of our people to produce product at the highest quality, for the lowest cost, and in the shortest lead time. Under the direction of the Global Site Support Director (USA), you will work with leaders and sites across the USA but will also connect with sites in Europe and Asia Pacific . Approximately 50% of the time will be spent on the floor providing direct, hands on support of activities, while 25% will be spent coaching leaders. Due to the nature of the work and diversity of sites, expected travel will be 50-70%.
Position Description:
Partner with and consult functional leaders, plant managers and their leadership teams to develop plans and execute performance improvement activities.
Influence and link improvement objectives to the highest division priorities
Develop Lean management and people development processes and plans
Manage end-to-end processes and projects to drive results and realize intended business benefit
Utilize various Lean tools and techniques, analyze and improve business processes
Provide teaching and coaching to effectively transfer Lean skills into the organization for the development of Lean Leaders for our Manufacturing Division MPS Associate Director Responsibilities & Capabilities:
Provide guidance for our Company structure and operations and identify key business opportunities through utilizing financial data and industry knowledge and trends.
Proactively recognize and mitigate barriers to cross-functional initiatives and can act as an intermediary across divisional, geographical, and cultural boundaries.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement and challenging the status quo, while driving departmental/regional strategies that align with our Company long term strategy.
Manage teams to mitigate risk, allocate resources, and drive on time completion of initiatives.
Mentor others on effective communication and active listening techniques to fuller understand client/customer needs and expectations.
Lead value deep process analysis through value stream mapping to measure stagnation of inventory and information and can lead kaizen to increase capacity and improve process performance.
Develop visual controls and framework to make problems visible and responds with urgency to effectively break down complex problems, lead root cause analysis, and develop effective countermeasures.
Lead and coach kaizen with a team to achieve multiple target conditions to achieve an overall challenge.
Lead kaizen to improve standardized work.
Can design balanced work to takt time, with smooth flow and leads kaizen to reduce lead time, inventory, and change-over time.
Apply scientific method problem solving methodology (8-step) to solve complex problems with multiple independent variables.
Able to engage sponsors and clients, lead major changes, and effectively coach senior leaders and E2E/IPT Managers.
Build trust and develop new relationships with internal and external clients to effectively collaborate and achieve successful outcomes at a regional/global.
Education Minimum Requirement:
Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
Required Experience and Skills:
Minimum of 10 years of Lean Experience
Experience analyzing complex end-to-end supply chains and driving process improvement
Hands-on application of Lean tools and techniques: standardized work, scientific problem solving, value stream mapping, mistake proofing, SMED, 5S-Visual Factory, Tier , Leaders Standardized work and other lean applications.
Experience applying consultative skills: ability to influence decision making, ability to interact with all levels of the business (senior leaders to shop floor working teams), project management skills (demonstrated experience in managing large teams), solid business acumen, proven team building skills, exceptionally good listening skills, results oriented, strong analytical skills, and prior process improvement experience.
Coaching, Teaching, and driving a High Performance Organization. Proven experience in coaching and teaching others to think, behave and apply lean methods and tools. Experience enabling and leveraging diverse perspectives, talents, etc. to achieve business outcomes.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
Preferred experience within a manufacturing environment
Extensive Lean application experience, deep understanding and successful application of a continuous improvement system, such as The Toyota or our Company Production Systems).
Excellent skills using IT applications to organize and analyze data.
Experience in operations management, manufacturing, or related disciplines.
Experience in a Vaccines or Sterile pharmaceutical environment preferable
Secondary degree in supply chain or business administration
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$103,800.00 - $193,300.00Available benefits include bonus eligibility, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. For Washington State Jobs, a summary of benefits is listed here.
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Job Posting End Date:05/21/2024
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Requisition ID:R292175
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