Senior Plant Manager

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences diagnostics and biotechnology

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences one of Danahers 15 operating companies our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danahers system of continuous improvement you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.

We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists with many of our 3300 global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

Its all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And were just beginning. Working together lets put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

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The Senior Plant Manager is responsible for leading and controlling manufacturing operations for significant product lines within Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. This role oversees the Loveland Colorado facility including operations for instruments accessories service parts and consumables.

This position reports to the Director North American Manufacturing and is part of the Global Operations and Supply Chain organization in Loveland Colorado and will be an on-site role.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the Loveland operations team in driving policy deployment key performance indicators and performance across Environmental Health and Safety Quality Scheduling Buying Engineering Maintenance Facilities Manufacturing Warehousing Shipping and Danaher Business System including deployment and sustaining daily management visual management standard work dynamic Kanban IMAG Heijunka scheduling root cause problem solving and other DBS tools to deliver sustainable results.
• Establish and refresh a multi-year strategic vision for the site that drives action plans accelerates continuous improvement and supports near- and long-term business needs. Develop business plans allocate budgets and resources and ensure the staffing tools and specialized support required for cost-effective operations.
• Ensure customer requirements shipment goals business objectives production plans and manufacturing capacity requirements are achieved in alignment with demand and sales plans. Drive supply chain practices improve inventory accuracy inventory turns and overall operational reliability.
• Build develop and lead a high-performing operations organization that is aligned trained empowered accountable and capable of supporting operational needs. Reduce standard costs through improvements in labor productivity cycle time expenses overhead scrap and material costs.
• Ensure associate and environmental safety through strong leadership engagement and adherence to all Environmental Health and Safety policies and procedures. Ensure successful new product launches by allocating resources and ensuring standard work standard training and safe launch practices are in place.
• Drive On Time Delivery greater than 95% to customer request date through strong value stream management across scheduling buying production warehousing and shipping.
• Partner cross-functionally with Quality Regulatory R&D Product Management Supply Chain Commercial and Engineering teams to ensure operational execution compliance launch readiness and customer satisfaction

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree with 14 years of experience or Masters degree with 12 years of experience in manufacturing environments such as assembly automotive aerospace medical devices equipment manufacturing or process manufacturing with 8 years in leadership roles.
• Demonstrated expertise in people leadership including leading motivating challenging influencing and driving change in a fast-moving business.
• Experience leading manufacturing value streams in a high-mix low-volume environment. High tolerance for ambiguity and demonstrated success operating within a highly matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated success using continuous improvement tools and methodologies to improve safety quality delivery cost productivity and associate engagement.
• Strong leadership presence on the shop floor with the ability to lead by example influence with or without authority facilitate groups with varied perspectives and bring teams to alignment.
• Communication skills that build productive relationships and influence others within the business and across organizations with the ability to interact effectively with associates at all levels.
• Excellent project management and prioritization skills solid business acumen and the ability to deliver results in a shifting environment. Ability to identify problems apply structured and disciplined root cause methodology using data develop effective solutions mitigate risk and execute with urgency.

Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role

• Ability to travel 10% minimum overnight for training
• Must have a valid drivers license with an acceptable driving record
• Ability to lift move or carry equipment up to 50lb

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Medical device life sciences diagnostics biotechnology or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• FDA ISO 13485 customer audit or regulated quality system environments.
• DBS lean manufacturing Kaizen facilitation daily management standard work visual management Kanban or Heijunka scheduling.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 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 $. 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.

Join our winning team today. Together well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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