Edwards Lifesciences
Director, Metals Manufacturing
USA - Utah – Salt Lake City · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 77 days ago
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Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
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Fits your clock70
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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation
Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 14 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.
Green-card follow-through: 50%
Of 10 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 5 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 493 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.
Reported a layoff in this occupation
In a green-card filing decided 2026-06-04, this employer stated it had laid off workers in Quality Control Systems Managers (CA) during the preceding six months. 2 such filings on record.Describes the period before that filing, not necessarily today. Unlike WARN notices this is occupation-specific and federal.
Files H-1B transfers
3 transfer filings in the last year, covering 3 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 8 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.
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About the role
- Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient's life.
- Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease.
- The Director provides leadership through daily tier meetings, talent development, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure operational performance and organizational success.
Responsibilities
- Drive manufacturing culture, engage staff morale, and ensure employees' safety.
- Provide recommendations and implement workforce planning
- Manage plant operations including execution of build plans and maintaining adequate line capacity with ability to resolve and prevent diverse and complex issues while meeting cost and quality target
- Develop a robust talent development plan in alignment with functional growth strategies of the department
- Lead the negotiation on solutions and reaching consensus with cross-functional groups to drive business line continuity and/or continuous improvement of manufacturing areas
- Plan and manage multiple complex manufacturing projects (e.g., BEx initiatives and plant projects) with the accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables to the business within established schedule, scope, and quality objectives.
- Lead in identifying risk, developing mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolving issues, etc. in collaboration with cross functional groups.
- Lead efforts to optimize business processes and systems by assessing business needs and developing, proposing and implementing technology solution options
- Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
- Demonstrated ability to manage one or more teams and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria
- Demonstrated track record in operations management or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria
- What you'll need (Required):
Nice to have
- What else you'll need (Preferred):
Compensation
- Other incidental duties: Ensure high level execution and planning for the Annual Operating Plan
Benefits
- Experience working in the medical device industry
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