Manufacturing Manager II
Job Requisition #: AF13629
Date Posted: 11/23/2011
Category: Manufacturing
Location: Irvine - CA - USA
About Us
Our teams produce game-changing ideas and life-changing results. A career at St. Jude Medical puts you on the leading edge of medical technology, working for a company driven by its entrepreneurial culture and its passion for quality. Isn't this the kind of change you would like in your life?
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We currently have this position open at our our Atrial Fibrillation Division in Irvine, CA.
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced, high caliber, talented and results-oriented Manufacturing Manager II to join our Irvine, California facility. The successful candidate will manage and lead the production and distribution activities for a three shift manufacturing facility.
Impact this role will have within the AF division:
• Responsible for hiring, training and retaining a diverse, highly qualified staff and for providing career coaching, growth and personal development.
• Accountable for the development of staff: critiques, instructs, mentors, evaluates and coaches to maintain current industry standards for field of responsibility and that safety requirements for laboratories and chemical handling are met within department.
• Maintains a strong customer focus.
• Models optimum leadership competencies to inspire an energized, empowered and accountable work force.
• Develops/monitors/controls budgets for multiple assigned areas and meets area financial objectives.
• Cooperatively develops annual operational build and financial plans and over achievement/continuous improvement plans.
• Determines resources to meet project objectives and manage budgets.
• Forecasts and reports resource consumption area activity, performance and financial trends. Monitor/reduce inventory levels.
• Develops production plans and initiates activity to meet production demand requirements and business needs.
• Leads capital improvement projects and prepares capital expenditure requirements.
• Conducts feasibility studies and develops project schedules.
• Provide vision, strategies and tactics to ensure sustainable competitive advantage of assigned areas.
• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Complies with FDA regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Performs other essential functions and responsibilities as determined by the company from time to time.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelors Degree in Business, Engineering or Sciences.
• 7+ years of leadership experience in a high-volume, multi-product manufacturing environment.
• Ability to learn, train, and follow good manufacturing practices (FDA/GMP's) and other applicable regulatory standards (i.e., ISO9000) and ensures operational compliance.
• Solid people management skills, including demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and develop employees.
• Solid communication, interpersonal, and motivational skills.
• Solid knowledge, practical application, and use of Lean Principles and the commitment to those Principles.
• Polished communicator- written documentation and oral presentations/ discussions/ meetings
• Excellent reputation for building relationships across various levels of an organization.
• Organized, on-time, and detailed project management skills.
• Energized attitude.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience leading and implementing lean manufacturing/Six Sigma and change initiatives.
• Medical device industry experience.
• Masters Degree in Business, Engineering or Sciences.
• SAP.
To learn more, visit our web site at www.sjm.com. St. Jude Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
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