Nordson

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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