Sr Manager, Continuous Improvement

5 months ago

San Francisco, United States Thermo Fisher Scientific Full time

The senior leadership role will facilitate implementation of the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System for San Jose site within the Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry Division (CMD) to enable profitable growth, intensify the customer experience, and increase employee engagement.

The position collaborates with key partners to build a continuous improvement culture, lead projects and kaizen events by deploying structured problem solving to improve systems and eliminate waste. The role requires the facilitation and development of a PPI roadmap and future state for enabling a robust productivity pipeline.

What will you do?

Cultivate an action-biased culture of continuous improvement to drive improvements in the areas of customer, finance, people and quality. Facilitate transformation efforts (Kaizen, VSM, 3P, Projects) to deliver Key Performance Indicator and Profit & Loss (P&L) improvement results. Identify, develop and project lead efficiency opportunities. Provide mentoring (PPI tools, methodology, project management) and support to functional teams. Measure and report on key performance indicators (leading and lagging) for PPI activity; develop and implement effective corrective action plans to address any areas of concern Implement annual operational excellence roadmaps to drive continuous improvement throughout the organization. Provide ‘Sensei-type’ mentoring to leadership, employees and representatives to develop their PPI/Lean expertise over time. Identify ways to accelerate the culture change vital to support the PPI business system

How will you get here?

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, operations or business.

Experience

5+ years-experience in a Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma or Operational Excellence role Experience in manufacturing operations, engineering, quality, or supply chain Lean Six Sigma certification highly desired

Knowledge Skills Abilities

Able to apply, instruct, and mentor teams on the use of Lean Six Sigma concepts of Visual Management, pull systems SMED, 5S, root cause analysis, value stream mapping, FMEA, pareto charts, and histograms Strong project management, facilitation, and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence cross-functional teams, organizational change and bias for action. A complete problem solver who can look BU-wide to integrate and streamline systems for optimal benefit. Commercial business orientation/financial competence Passion for driving improvement and leading change

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $141,–$212,

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) retirement savings plan

Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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