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Position Overview :
The Staff Engineer, Operation Excellence will be responsible for leading the development of new
manufacturing process and technologies for new products introduction, and manufacturing process improvements for commercial products, incorporating Design Excellence and Continuous improvement though the application of Industrial Engineering and Lean Six Sigma programs. The goal is to ensure optimal customer satisfaction, program efficiency, and financial effectiveness.
Essential Job Functions :
- Implement activities across the Santa Clara organization that ensure the use of operational
excellence tools and strategies to :
o develop new manufacturing process and technologies for new products introduction.
o ensure waste-reduction and improvement initiatives on commercial product portfolio.
Lead process development projects using Industrial Engineering and Design Excellenceconcepts.
Lead engineering problem solving and process improvement projects using best practices,ensuring accountability and completion.
Work with New Product Development team to effectively design the manufacturing process andtechnologies to meet customer demand and financial effectiveness.
Works with operations teams to identify potential projects, assess feasibility, and implementsolutions.
Collaborating with the leadership team to identify and drive value opportunities and to ensureproduction and operation challenges are well understood and are resourced for resolution.
Collaborate with business teams to review processes and identify / implement opportunities forimprovements applying Lean Six Sigma concepts & tools.
Identify opportunities for cost reduction and work to improve cost performance.Collect data and analyze process performance indicators to ensure business efficiency andquality requirements.
Communicate the status and issues of the projects to the organization in a timely, clear, andappropriate manner.
Identify potential operational risks and support the areas in the development of strategies tomitigate them.
Support deployment of holistic operational excellence program for Medical inalignment with Global Operations.
Coaching Design excellence and lean six sigma tools and techniques to help the team to analyzedata effectively, identify problems, and drive process improvements.
Other duties as assigned. These job requirements are not intended to be construed as anexhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel.
Requirements :
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline (Industrial Engineering preferred)Minimum of eight (8) years’ of demonstrated experience in the medical device industry or at least5 years leading Operational Excellence initiatives.
Certified : Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent.Project Management experience or PM Certified (preferred).Strong background in holistic operational excellence structures and the associatedtools / techniques
Knowledge of and compliance with applicable Quality System requirements (e.g., QSRs, ISO andMDD requirements).
Skills :
Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities when dealing with ambiguity.Ability to convey and communicate complex concepts simply and clearly.Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical / critical thinking skills.Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.Operate as a team and / or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical / critical thinking skills.Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.Operate as a team and / or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.WE DONT WORK C2C
