Manager Operational Excellence

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

How will you make an impact?

Facilitate and lead efforts to sustain performance of current systems while working to identify, implement and sustains new improvement opportunities within site operations.

What will you do?

• Lead Operational Diagnostics: Analyzes/defines operational opportunities within site operations; conducts detailed operational, value stream and financial analyses, interviews key personnel, and observe operational systems as directed by the Director, PPI Business System.

• Based on assessment of opportunities, create specific proposals for operational improvement projects, including a cost-benefit analysis.

• Create and implement a sustained PPI culture through working closely with staff to ensure all personnel have a deep understanding of PPI benefits.

• Lead projects and Mini T’s ensuring desired objectives are met.

• Develop processes and systems to ensure improvements are sustained.

• Maintain projects on time and on budget, reporting to the Director, PPI, managing expectations and risk while ensuring post implementation benefits are realized.

• Provide coaching and support to Site Managers, Supervisors, and other project team members.

• Build relationships with site operations team to understand various departments objectives and priorities to develop supporting improvement initiatives.

• Stay abreast of new developments in improvement methodology and best practices within operational excellence.

• Mentorship and coaching of PPI secondments.

• Work with corporate PPI and other Thermo Fisher sites in the network to harmonize practices and bring in the latest PPI improvements practices (and Technology)

• Promote a safe working environment, report potential hazards, and ensure all direct reports follow Environmental Health and Safety procedures.

• Select, develop, and evaluate staff to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Work with and advise staff on administrative policies and procedures.

How will you get here:

Education:

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Sciences or Business (with a focus on Operations Management)

Experience:

Minimum 6 years’ experience within the Pharmaceutical industry

Minimum 3 years previous supervisory experience

Experience and training in Lean Six Sigma and OE (Black belt Certification preferred)

Equivalency:

Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Strong analytical skills. Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills. Strong communication skills - verbal, written and presentation. Ability to work with and influence a wide range of levels within the organization. Ability to establish positive working relationships. Ability to think and work at strategic level as well as at a tactical project level. Strong customer focus and drive for results with strong problem-solving abilities. Capable of setting clear priorities, organizing work, and making quality decisions in a fast-paced business setting. Demonstrated computer proficiency with Microsoft Office programs. Proficiency with the English Language.

Standards and Expectations:

Follow all Environmental Health & Safety Policies and Procedures. Work collaboratively with fellow team members, modelling positive team principles and partnering to meet project and departmental objectives. Carry out all duties within strict compliance to Patheon quality systems SOP's and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Maintain workspace in a clean and orderly fashion. Actively engage in and adhere to departmental systems to maintain a smooth and efficient workflow (visual management, scheduling systems, etc.). Be client and patient conscious at all times. Understand Key Performance Indicators and strive to improve the performance of the team by identifying areas for system improvements and engage in problem solving. Models positive thinking and is open to change, motivating the team to adapt to shifts in priorities and new ways of working. Proactively identify areas for improvement in the execution of procedures. Communicate risks to timelines in a proactive manner. Consistently strives to improve skills and knowledge in related field.