Sr Manager, Operational Excellence/PPI Business System

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Allentown, PA

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About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Operational Excellence/PPI Business System will lead initiatives to implement lean manufacturing practices and facilitate continuous improvement projects within the Clinical Trials Division. This role focuses on enhancing productivity, mentoring site teams, and driving ownership of continuous improvement activities to align with business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Master's degree in engineering, biology, chemistry, business or related field.
• 5-10 years of operational excellence/continuous improvement experience preferred.
• 5+ years working experience in a manufacturing environment with ISO quality standards preferred.
• Leadership or supervisory experience is a plus.
• Experience working in recognized Lean business system and a solid understanding of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing/Enterprise philosophies.
• Certification as a Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, and/or Lean certification preferred.
• Experience coaching alignment between strategic business plans and lean improvement plans.

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills focused on coaching and influencing.
• Ability to effectively lead project teams through entire improvement cycle, starting with project definition and ending with standardization of solutions.
• Experienced in advanced data collection, measuring, analysis, improvement and control.

Responsibilities

• Implementation of lean manufacturing practices (5S, Visual Controls, A3, SMED, Flow, GEMBA's, Standard Work, etc.)
• Facilitate continuous improvement projects and Kaizen events to improve productivity and accelerate growth.
• Provide leadership in the areas of PPI and Lean by mentoring site teams to deliver results.
• Provide guidance for chartering of kaizen events.
• Collect & record training and help coordinate the measurement, idea generation, tracking and reporting of PPI savings impact monthly.
• Identify, prioritize, and lead PPI initiatives that are aligned with Value Stream business objectives.
• Assist in developing site improvement goals and objectives and coordinate and champion activities to meet or exceed those goals.
• Own the Productivity Funnel process for the value streams to ensure that projects have clear ownership within the business to drive execution.
• Partner with management to drive ownership of CI activities within the site.
• Ability to train site resources in the areas of PPI and lean principles implementation.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• Annual incentive plan bonus
• Healthcare
• Range of employee benefits
• Career and development prospects
• Innovative company culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 10,001+ employees