Sr NPI Production Manager

Intuitive Surgical•Sunnyvale, CA

32d

About The Position

Primary Function of the Position The Senior Production Manager is responsible of managing production activities of a Value Streams to deliver products/ services that meet quality specifications, achieve, or exceed service level and cost targets while ensuring employees safety, complying with applicable regulations and company policies. Under direct supervision works with the Director of Manufacturing to establish long term strategies to assure meeting SIOP production goals as well as product/ process transfer, employee engagement, culture deployment, and continues improvement processes. This role require collaboration with local and corporate departments to ensure alignment and flawless plan execution. Responsible to maintain an effective work model through the implementation and monitoring of process indicators in terms of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Staff and Productivity.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in medical industry (Production, Engineering, Planning, Quality) preferable.
5+ years of proven leadership as Production Supervisor, Superintendent, or people leader (Coaching and Talent Development)
Excellent oral and written skills in English with the ability to do effective presentations for different organizational levels.
Knowledge of the Quality System requirements such as ISO-13485 and MDSAP
Knowledge of the Environmental System requirements such as ISO-14001
Ability to identify opportunities for improvement through Continuous Improvement methodologies (Lean Sigma, Root Cause problem solving techniques)
Knowledge on Product, equipment validation (IQ, OQ, PQ) 2+ years of experience with Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Systems (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, etc.), Project Management, Product Transfer / NPI
Medical Device external regulatory audit exposure (FDA, ISO, ANVISA, etc.)
Excellent leadership, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
Ability to manage complexity
Experience with ERP and planning systems (SAP, Agile, o9)
BS in Engineering or Business Administration
Green Belt / Black Belt Certified in Lean-Sigma

Nice To Haves

Experience building teams for new departments
Project management certification
Production and capacity planning experience
Financial expertise
2+ years of experience with Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Systems (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, etc.), Project Management, Product Transfer / NPI
Medical Device external regulatory audit exposure (FDA, ISO, ANVISA, etc.)
Excellent leadership, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
Ability to manage complexity
Experience with ERP and planning systems (SAP, Agile, o9) preferred.
People development track record
Master's degree is preferred

Responsibilities

Participate in Goals deployment process, measure production metrics (KPIs) to monitor performance and coordinates actions to ensure improvements.
Review production plan and coordinates manufacturing resources to ensure timely delivery of products and components, while be sure to comply with Quality System requirements
Interacts and collaborates with other departments to solve any restriction that may stop or slow down production, including material, personnel, equipment, and process issues.
Participate in planning budget and control expenses applicable to production area to comply or exceed department financial targets
Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level (Safety, People, Quality, Service and other)
Identifies and coordinates cost reduction projects including labor productivity, inventory optimization, material scrap and defects reduction, using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools to drive improvements on department KPIs
Monitor inventory and cyclical counts of raw material
Promote the implementation of Safe work conditions by performing /coordinating root cause analysis for safety hazards and/or security incidents or accidents
Promote the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Order and cleanliness (5S's) and Health and Hygiene campaigns
Provides timely and effective support for new products introduction and existent process transferences
Validate Engineering Changes (ECO's)
Ensures to comply with quality system (QSR), Standards (ISO) and Environment, HS requirements, as well as all applicable company procedures and policies
Coordinate quality audits random to the production process
Responsible for ensuring subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition
Participate in the Health and Safety Commission, making tours to identify unsafe conditions
Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
As part of the responsibilities includes perform interviews, hire, and train employees, plan, assign and manage workload to monitor their development plans (TAPs, OTPs), reward and discipline employees, manage conflicts
Partnership with Human Resource department to address personal related activities
Ensure that your staff complies with the training program certifications.
Ensure that corrective actions generated by quality notifications (VR's, PL's, NCR'S, DN's, EE's) are closed in accordance with the quality system.
Perform semiannual evaluation process (C.I.P and MERIT), giving feedback to supervisors
Foster respect and morals among the members of the work team in compliance with the company's code of conduct
Drive our Culture Strategy by fostering our mission, founding principles, individual and leadership expectations