ZOLL Medical

ZOLL Medical

Operational Excellence Program Leader

Pittsburgh, PA

Sponsorship not specified$95k-$125kDetected 20 days ago
SparkProject ManagementSupply ChainProcess ImprovementERPFDA RegulatoryMedical DevicesLeadershipProblem SolvingOrganizational SkillsOSHALean Manufacturing

About the role

  • This role is responsible for identifying and leading improvement initiatives to impact safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people engagement.
  • This role is also responsible for establishing key systems and infrastructure to ensure that improvements are sustained and scaled.
  • The OpEx Project leader will have a hands-on role in championing and facilitating lean thinking, problem solving, waste elimination, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Reporting to the Manager of Operational Excellence, the Continuous Improvement Project Leader collaborates with front-line leaders, production team members, and key support roles to drive operational excellence within ZOLL CMS Operations.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to pilot, implement, and validate process improvements on the line, ensuring practical integration with NPI launches and digital initiatives.
  • Partner with Advanced Manufacturing and Data teams to develop dashboards, etc. to make problems visible and enable stable production performance.
  • Model the behavior for daily management and problem-solving to build capability and promote a culture of continuous improvement for ZOLL CMS Operations.
  • Drive the us of the employee suggestion system program (Spark) and support implementation of employee-submitted CI suggestions.
  • Develop, deploy, and own granular operational excellence standards (e.g. Standard Work Sheets, SOPs, Visual Controls) based on floor observations and team feedback.
  • Maintain and improve CI training materials and lessons learned repositories to ensure solutions are practical and scalable.
  • Partner with Operations support teams to map, optimize, and standardize key processes.

Requirements

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business, Organizational Development, or related field (OR 10+ years' experience in developing, deploying, and sustaining lean transformation) required.
  • 5+ experience with continuous improvement, process development, quality improvement, and/or cost reduction required.
  • Formal Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt, Black Belt, etc.) within 1 year of service required.
  • Demonstrated experience leading and facilitating hands-on improvement activities (Kaizen events, problem solving, VSM workshops, etc.) in a high-volume manufacturing or service environment required.
  • Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies with the ability to apply structured problem-solving techniques to technical challenges and coach others to do the same required.
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to influence behavior, build relationships, and drive adoption among production employees, peers, and leadership without direct authority required.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to independently plan, prioritize, and execute multiple CI projects simultaneously required.
  • Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams (Production, Engineering, Supply Chain, etc.) to identify improvements and drive them to completion required.

Nice to have

  • LifeVest, the world's first wearable defibrillator, has been trusted to protect more than 1M patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.
  • HFMS (Heart Failure Management system) is a non-invasive, patch-based device that monitors pulmonary fluid levels and has been shown to reduce heart failure readmissions rates by 38 percent.
  • TherOx Super Saturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy is the first FDA-approved therapy since the stent 20+ years ago to reduce infarct size in patients with the most severe heart attacks.
  • Facilitate and actively participate in hands-on Kaizen events, A3 Problem Solving sessions, and Gemba Walks directly on the manufacturing floor to identify and resolve issues in real-time.
  • Track and report project / kaizen event impact on KPIs to operations leadership (throughput, scrap, downtime).

Skills

  • On any given day, clinicians utilize these
  • Mentor frontline supervisors, operators, and PTMs, demonstrating "what good looks like" for Lean principles, CI tools, and task management.
  • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Compensation

  • $95,000.00 to $125,000.00
  • Factors which may affect starting salary include geography, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
  • For fully remote positions, compensation will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local wage laws, including minimum wage requirements, based on the employee's primary work location.

Benefits

  • Details of ZOLL's comprehensive benefits plans can be found at www.zollbenefits.com.

Company info

  • ZOLL is a fast-growing company that operates in more than 140 countries around the world.
  • Our employees are inspired by a commitment to make a difference in patients' lives, and our culture values innovation, self-motivation and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Equal opportunity

  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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