Senior Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Maintenance
Chaska, MN - USA
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At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics one of Danahers 15 operating companies our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
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As a global leader in clinical diagnostics Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratorys role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing and are used in hospitals reference and research laboratories and physician offices around the world. Every hour around the world more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough to rapid and reliable sample analysis to more rigorous decision makingwe are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency clinical confidence adaptive collaboration and accelerated intelligence.
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The Senior Manager Advanced Manufacturing Maintenance is responsible for leading and developing a high-performing team responsible for optimizing maintenance operations across immunoassay manufacturing in a regulated diagnostics environment. This role ensures maximum equipment uptime regulatory compliance and safe efficient operations by overseeing a multidisciplinary team supporting biochemical and electromechanical systems. Combining strong leadership with technical and operational expertise the role drives maintenance strategies that enhance equipment reliability and enable continuous improvement within an FDA-regulated setting.
This position is part of the Global Engineering team and is an on-site role based in Chaska Minnesota.
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
- Lead and develop a cross-functional team of equipment and automation technicians fostering a culture of safety quality accountability and continuous improvement.
- Design and execute preventive predictive and corrective maintenance strategies for manufacturing systems.
- Troubleshoot and repair highly automated equipment across electrical mechanical pneumatic hydraulic robotics vision motion control and PLC/HMI systems.
- Support installation commissioning qualification and lifecycle management of new and upgraded automation equipment.
- Implement condition-based and data-driven maintenance practices to improve uptime OEE and equipment reliability.
- Partner with Manufacturing Engineering Quality and Supply Chain; serve as the primary maintenance contact for audits deviations and change control.
- Ensure compliance with FDA GMP ISO and safety standards; track KPIs (uptime MTTR MTBF) and drive continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Electrical Chemical Biomedical) or related field along with 14 years of experience OR master degree in engineering or related field along with 12 years of experience
- Experience in maintenance engineering or operations preferably within regulated manufacturing (medical device diagnostics pharma or biotech).
- 4 years of leadership experience managing technical teams.
- Strong technical expertise across electrical mechanical pneumatic hydraulic and automation systems.
- Working knowledge of PLC/HMI platforms (Rockwell preferred) robotics vision systems and industrial networks.
- Proven ability to lead in fast-paced high-volume environments with flexibility to support off-shift or on-call operations.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Experience in IVD medical device pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing including diagnostics/reagent production.
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher) with experience in highly automated manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with digital maintenance tools IoT and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
The annual salary range for this role is $175K - $190K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.
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