Associate Director, BD Excellence MDS

Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•San Diego, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are the makers of possible. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health ™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. Job Description Summary: Lead BD Excellence capability development at 4-6 sites. Cost to Win (CTW) initiative: Focuses primarily on initiatives to improve Plant’s operational performance. Ensures all plants in scope have 3-year funnel, delivering required impact annually in CI. Mentors/coaches plant OPEX managers. Work closely with plant managers, plant OPEX managers, finance, category managers and other CTW leadership to ensure CTW savings are realized. Work with Plant Managers and Site OPEx Manager to support the development and implementation of the improvement strategy for their BD Excellence Maturity. Shape and deploy BD Excellence roadmap, coordinate and/or lead specific breakthrough Kaizen events and/or initiatives to achieve the Plant’s targeted performance improvement through the practical application of Lean Tools and Principles. Leverage Lean Academy as capability building mechanism, to ensure consistent approach and development excellence. Conduct periodic review of KPIs and actions for all plants. Facilitate and coach plant associates to ensure performance goals are achieved. On site coaching and assessments. Conduct Zero Loss Workshops. Certified or recognized as an experienced Lean Production System practitioner, teach and coach associates to develop and grow BD Excellence capability. Help site leadership teams create strategic vision, ensure alignment through cascading Key Performance Indicators (KPIs’) top down and bottom up. Lead focused improvement efforts at key sites / to support critical initiatives (e.g., drive OEE, OLE) or other critical projects. Target multiple breakthrough events each year. Challenge existing paradigms, help accelerate impact of key initiatives. Support global component centers-of-excellence (COEs). Help develop standards and best practices. Optimize methodologies for different manufacturing technologies. Develop and leverage best practices, drive best practice development and adoption. Ensure deploying sites establish and maintain appropriate component KPIs, maintain and promote visibility of global component impact. Support maturity assessment program across multiple business units. Develop and grow BD Excellence impact through deployment of progressively advanced aspects of component methodologies. Own and drive the process to collaborate with the Business Units (Engineering/Manufacturing) and other functional departments to generate and maintain a multiyear portfolio of plant related operational cost saving projects based on Zero Loss to meet plant objectives. Proactively lead multiple teams to the desired results. Prioritize cost savings projects. Manage to savings and timeline completion. Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time to company-owned manufacturing plants within the U.S.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any), Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field of study
five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation in which the required experience was gained.
Demonstrated experience with Lean and Six Sigma business systems
Demonstrated experience with project or program management
Demonstrated experience with operating a production system
Demonstrated experience with driving TPM Autonomous maintenance/Professional maintenance on critical lines/sites
Demonstrated experience with TMS (tier management system 1-4) implementation on defined # of lines/sites
Demonstrated experience with leading Kaizen projects in a manufacturing industry
Demonstrated experience with loss tree analysis, percentage of each loss identified per line
Demonstrated experience with OEE line improvement, percentage of efficiency increase
Demonstrated experience with waste management reduction in dollars/percentages

Responsibilities

Lead BD Excellence capability development at 4-6 sites.
Focuses primarily on initiatives to improve Plant’s operational performance.
Ensures all plants in scope have 3-year funnel, delivering required impact annually in CI.
Mentors/coaches plant OPEX managers.
Work closely with plant managers, plant OPEX managers, finance, category managers and other CTW leadership to ensure CTW savings are realized.
Work with Plant Managers and Site OPEx Manager to support the development and implementation of the improvement strategy for their BD Excellence Maturity.
Shape and deploy BD Excellence roadmap, coordinate and/or lead specific breakthrough Kaizen events and/or initiatives to achieve the Plant’s targeted performance improvement through the practical application of Lean Tools and Principles.
Leverage Lean Academy as capability building mechanism, to ensure consistent approach and development excellence.
Conduct periodic review of KPIs and actions for all plants.
Facilitate and coach plant associates to ensure performance goals are achieved.
On site coaching and assessments.
Conduct Zero Loss Workshops.
Certified or recognized as an experienced Lean Production System practitioner, teach and coach associates to develop and grow BD Excellence capability.
Help site leadership teams create strategic vision, ensure alignment through cascading Key Performance Indicators (KPIs’) top down and bottom up.
Lead focused improvement efforts at key sites / to support critical initiatives (e.g., drive OEE, OLE) or other critical projects.
Target multiple breakthrough events each year.
Challenge existing paradigms, help accelerate impact of key initiatives.
Support global component centers-of-excellence (COEs).
Help develop standards and best practices.
Optimize methodologies for different manufacturing technologies.
Develop and leverage best practices, drive best practice development and adoption.
Ensure deploying sites establish and maintain appropriate component KPIs, maintain and promote visibility of global component impact.
Support maturity assessment program across multiple business units.
Develop and grow BD Excellence impact through deployment of progressively advanced aspects of component methodologies.
Own and drive the process to collaborate with the Business Units (Engineering/Manufacturing) and other functional departments to generate and maintain a multiyear portfolio of plant related operational cost saving projects based on Zero Loss to meet plant objectives.
Proactively lead multiple teams to the desired results.
Prioritize cost savings projects.
Manage to savings and timeline completion.