Director, Continuous Improvement
Posted on: 31 Jan 2022
Alpharetta, GA
Job Description
Summary
This individual contributor position provides Continuous Improvement leadership for Halyard Products division – Manufacturing and Procurement. The position purpose will be to deploy the Owens & Minor Business System Framework within all Manufacturing Sites, as well in the divisions of Procurement and EHS. Technical and system leadership will be required to support ongoing LEAN project ideation and scoping, project execution, process optimization, and system compliance / maintenance.
The incumbent provides project leadership for the implementation of the continuous improvement plans throughout the organization. This will involve facilitation, scoping and leading various projects and initiatives to improve the business results at each facility. The incumbent provides technical direction on a wide array of operation, business process, and systems issues.
Core Responsibilities
Deploy the Lean and Six-Sigma strategy within all Manufacturing Sites, as well in the divisions of Procurement and EHS.
Interact with all OE Site Leaders to align on the O&M Business System Framework
Lead the management systems processes for the Manufacturing and Procurement organizations globally.
Provide leadership and coordination for the process and delivery of improvement activities among the business teams, sector management, staff functional groups, and manufacturing teams to ensure financial objectives are met.
Continually improve existing business processes to enhance project execution, speed-to-market initiatives, quality improvement activities and customer-service objectives.
Support manufacturing globally to meet objectives in safety, cost, quality, productivity, customer service, and corporate ethics.
Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.
Conduct all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity and honesty so as to build an unimpeachable business reputation.
Visibly demonstrate that safety is a value by following safety procedures, maintaining a safe workplace and complying with safety rules. Develop equipment, processes and products that meet safety codes, policies and guidelines. Actively participate in achieving organization and personal safety objectives.
Qualifying Experience
Bachelor’s degree required
15 years proven knowledge and experience in manufacturing environment, with a minimum of 5 years leading LEAN and/or Six Sigma
Proven experience providing strategy facilitation and project leadership to the global HC manufacturing and contract manufacturing sites.
Experience deploying organizational business system in manufacturing
Experience providing staff coordination and leadership on multi-sector and multi-functional operational issues.
Preferred qualifications:
5 or more years experience in Medical Devices, Pharma or Biologics operations/logistics
Bilingual skills in in English and Spanish
Owens & Minor
Mechanicsville, VA
Owens & Minor, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a healthcare solutions company in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Global Solutions and Global Products. The Global Solutions segment offers a portfolio of products and services to healthcare providers and manufacturers. Its portfolio of medical and surgical supplies includes branded products and its proprietary products. This segment also offers services to healthcare providers, which include supplier management, analytics, inventory management, and clinical supply management; various programs to provide logistics and marketing solutions to its suppliers; and contract logistics services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries offering a range of supply chain logistics services to manufacturers.
In addition, it offers business services comprising order-to-cash, re-labeling, customer service, and returns management; and warehousing and transportation services consisting of storage, controlled-substance handling, cold-chain, emergency and export delivery, inventory management, and pick and pack services. The Global Products segment manufactures and sources medical supplies and solutions for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections across the acute and alternate site channels. Its products portfolio includes sterilization wraps, surgical drapes and gowns, facial protection products, protective apparel, medical exam gloves, custom and minor procedure kits, and other medical products.
The company provides its products and services to multi-facility networks of healthcare providers, independent hospitals, surgery centers, physicians’ practices, and networks of hospitals directly, as well as indirectly through third-party distributors. Owens & Minor, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees17, 900
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