Director Manufacturing Engineering Disposables Prelouc, Přelouč

Director Manufacturing Engineering Disposables

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Job Summary
The purpose of the role is to increase the profitability of the disposable tube sets developed and manufactured in or on behalf of the Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Business in Novanta globally.- Runs GM and productivity improvement activities with a focus on the way and where we produce Disposables, e. g. by transferring and ramp up of production capacities in Low-Cost Regions (LCR), increase the level of automation in the production and support of further improvement by Lean Production.- Enables and accelerates Design-Transfers to LCR in close cooperation to R&D- and VAVE-projects (VAVE = Value Analysis Value Engineering)- Builds and integrates the Novanta site in CZ into the current Operating model at MIS (Design Transfer, Production processes and clean room environment, SIOP, MRP, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Costing, etc.)
Primary Responsibilities- Leading of an engineering department with >22 manufacturing engineers in Prelouc - currently split into 3 substeams with team leader- Will develop the teams and build a competence center for validation, product
- and process changes, production support, and automation for disposables including partnerships to internal or external partner- Investigates and evaluates possibilities to improve production processes for disposables- Manages multiple production transfers (existing products / new products) between sites in the footprint- Reduces cost of poor quality by implementing robust and stable processes based on inherent process quality improvement activities.- Works with the Operations and Quality Management from all sites to ensure high operational performance regarding Capacity, Quality, OTD, Inventory and Productivity.
Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies
Education- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Engineering. Advanced degree preferred.
General Experience- Expierence in leading Operations- Leadership of engineering groups- Manufacturing Experience in a clean room environment with injection molding and assembly of high volume medical consumables- Production transfers and validation experience to LCR-
- Proven experience in managing change projects- Experience managing the organization transition towards a high performance organization- Track record of success in leadership positions with problem solving and continuous improvement leadership requirements.- Experienced in being a sparring partner to the Operations Leader, collaborating with Finance Leadership and Corporate wide Program Managers
Skills and Competencies- Proactive, takes ownership and is accountable- Data
- and probability adjusted risk analysis-based decision-maker- Shows a strong technical aptitude- Excellent communication skills; an open, transparent, responsive and assertive individual- Proven leadership skills with the ability to take the lead in a team and also function as a team player- High level of Empathy and emotional intelligence to manage change and assures true team buy-in- Excellent attention to detail and ability to deal with complexity- Analytical with helicopter view and a positive and constructive way of thinking- Results and delivery oriented- Reliable person, inspiring confidence and able to deal with people at all levels- Global mindset and an inert drive for success
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