Nordson
Senior Manager, Operations
USA - Alabama - Arab · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago
ForecastingSupply ChainProcess ImprovementERPCustomer SupportFDA RegulatoryMedical DevicesLeadershipCommunicationCritical ThinkingMentoringOSHALean Manufacturing
About the role
- Nordson Medical, a global leader in Interventional Solutions, Fluid Components, and Surgical Solutions, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team.
- Summary of the role As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.
- The Senior Manager, Operations is responsible for implementing the divisional strategy through operational execution.
Responsibilities
- Proven ability to drive and implement process and change management, value stream execution, and continuous improvement activities
- Manages resource utilization to ensure timely production and quality standards are achieved daily.
- Utilizes ERP system to optimize throughput.
- Utilizes NBS Next to plan, facilitate, and/or lead continuous improvement with focus on safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost ensuring best-in-class operational processes.
- Demonstrates strong talent management focusing on building a high-performance culture through hiring, coaching, directing, and developing employees while increasing engagement.
- Ensures facility operates within, and maintains compliance with, applicable regulatory requirements such the FDA regulated Quality System, OSHA, ISO, etc.
- Increases customer satisfaction via enhanced availability of key products, and reduced lead times while simultaneously minimizing the value of raw material, work in process, and finished goods inventory.
- Manages manufacturing engineering team to assure process improvements, new product development, production safety features and cost reduction concepts, while simultaneously providing production and R&D support.
- Manages facilities team in the preventative maintenance & repair of building site and production equipment.
- P&L responsibility including developing, forecasting, and management of the budget.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in operations, engineering, business or related field is required
- Experience utilizing an ERP system in an operations setting is required
- Proven experience in leading and implementing Lean/Six Sigma methodologies, creating flow & establishing pull for high volume products, with measurable results is required
- Experience with P&L responsibility or managing operational budgets
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Nice to have
- Experience with managing extrusion manufacturing and secondary assembly operations is preferred
- Experience operating in an FDA regulated environment is a plus
- Preferred Skills and Abilities
Skills
- Strategic and critical thinking abilities, strong analytical skills, financial acumen, and strong written and verbal communication skills
Compensation
- We offer hourly and salary positions in production, maintenance, customer service, quality, engineering, and more.
Benefits
- Drives engagement in safety, vision, policies, practices, programs, and initiatives to prevent incidents through focus on unsafe behaviors and conditions.
- Provides vision and leadership, empowering the organization to take full functional responsibility and ownership for performance and results.
Equal opportunity
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Visa & Work Authorization
- gion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by appli
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