Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Supply Chain team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.
Support the implementation, and maintenance of the culture of continuous improvement with focus on people, quality, delivery and cost. Develop productivity improvement solutions and implement LEAN tools and systems across the Site.
How you'll make an impact:
• Develop and lead the optimization of manufacturing processes, using SIX Sigma and LEAN methods for design/re-design of processes, equipment, tools, fixtures, workstations and layouts. Train and coach lower level team members in these areas.
• Lead change management and the adoption of standard Lean Mgmt Systems practices (e.g. Leader Std Work, Tier Mgt Mtgs, Gemba Walks, Stop&Fix, ideas system) in partnership with cross-functional leaders to drive problem solving visibility and effectiveness
• Lead and facilitate complex training and workshops for cross-functional, cross-site project teams (e.g. Lean and Six Sigma Methods, VSM, PM, Kaizen events, 3P, layout) while teaching/coaching lower level team members on training materials
• Lead the development and execution of complex action plans to achieve BEX (business excellence) goals in collaboration cross functional teams
• Other incidental duties
What you'll need (Required): Education and experience requirements
Bachelor's degree in engineering or Scientific field, minimum 4 years of experience Required or
Master's Degree or equivalent minimum 3 years of experience Required or
Ph.D. or equivalent in no experience including either industry or industry/education Required
Certification Yellow Belt or Green Belt Required
Certification Black Belt Preferred
Previous experience working with lab/industrial equipment Required
What else we look for (Preferred): Relevant skills
• Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite; CAD (if applicable) experience preferred
• Strong documentation, communication and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills
• Working knowledge and understanding of statistical techniques
• Substantial understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Engineering
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Substantial understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work
• Good leadership skills and ability to influence change
• Knowledge of and adherence to related systems
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and key contact representing the organization on contracts or projects
• Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control