Sr Manager, Sensor Manufacturing at bioMerieux

Position Summary The Senior Manager, Sensor Manufacturing is a key member of the operations managent team who will lead and direct all associated activities within the Sensor manufacturing department. This role is accountable for ensuring a safe work environment, adherence to quality standards, effective cost managemernt, and on time delivery of products. The role leads from the front, and the selected candidate must be willing to work with the team on the production floor as well as coordinating with other stakeholders in the value chain including Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and other functions as necessary to drive end to end performance.

Primary Duties

• Ensure a safe working environment for all employees. Montior safety performance and ensure root cause analysis is completed on injuries and near misses to prevent recurrance, assure compliance with established policies, procedures, and goals.
• Participate as a key member of the operations management team by proactively engagning cross-functionally to achieve manufacturing goals
• Build and effective team: Manage staff resources by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, and developing assoicates for growth opportunities.
• Maintain and encourage inter-departmental communication. Delegate as necessary to grow and develop team members and ensure efficient output of tasks.
• Recruit and hire to ensure adequate resources to scale up production with multiple lines and shiftes to meet increasing demand.
• Resolve personnel issues by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, and implementing recommended actions.
• Responsible for timely and effective completion of manufacturing activities to support on time delivery of product.
• Demonstrate high flexibility and learning agility to adaprt to changing business environments and handle multiple projects simultaneously in a timely manner.
• Provide oversight and management of sensor manufacturing and finished goods packaging to meet business objectives.
• Develop metrics and execute strategy for improving the safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity KPIs.
• Provide regular updates to management about any challenges or delays in meeting produciton deadlines.
• Report progress and necessary countermeasures to achieve set goals through the High Performance Management system.
• Maximize the performance of the value stream by implementing and sustaining lean conversion principles to meet customer requirements.
• Accountable for adherence to cost center budget and management of capital expenditures for sensor manufacturing.
• Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience
• In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, 4 years of additional relevant experience, defined below, will be accepted.
• 4+ years of related experience with degree including demonstrated ability to lead others Experience with Quality Management Systems, electronic document and change control

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in a medical device regulated manufacturing environment or adjacent industry perferred
• Working knowledge of GMP, ISO, and FDA rules and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with participating in Quality audits and with preparing manufacturing personnel fo regulatory audits.
• Hands-on experience with Lean / Sig Sigma problem solving tools: Lean Manufaturing, Standard Work, Kaizen, Kanban, 5S, Visual Management, Daily Management
• Knowledge and experience with IQ, OQ, and PQ validations of semi-automated equipment for high volume manufacturing

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Consistently upholds and reflects the core ethical principles and values that bioMérieux promotes.
• Effective verbal communication skills
• Communicates instructions clearly and effectively
• Create and nurture a group of individuals who work well together to achieve common goals
• Managing and measuring work by tracking progress, performance, and goal achievement using metrics and KPIs.
• Intermediate: applies skills independently in most situations; handles moderately complex tasks with occasional guidance

Supervisory Responsibilities (Summary) Direct supervision of approximately 6-10 employees; indirect supervision of approximately 1-5 employees. Decisions with short-term impact require little-to-no supervisory review. Decisions with long-term impact require supervisory review/approval.

Working Conditions (Summary)

• Ability to remain in stationary position, either sitting or standing, for prolonged period
• Ability to ascend/descend stairs, ladders, ramps, and the like
• Ability to wear PPE correctly most of the day
• Domestic travel required: 5% of time
• Total travel: 5%

The pay for this role in the state of Missouri is $86,000 to $117,300 annually. This role is eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and individual performance per bioMérieux's bonus program. This range may differ from ranges offered for similar positions elsewhere in the country given differences in cost of living. Actual compensation within this range is determined based on the successful candidate's experience and will be presented in writing at the time of the offer.
In addition, bioMérieux offers a competitive Total Rewards package that may include:
A choice of medical (including prescription), dental, and vision plans providing nationwide coverage and telemedicine options
Company-Provided Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan including a generous non-discretionary employer contribution and employer match.
Adoption Assistance
Wellness Programs
Employee Assistance Program
Commuter Benefits
Various voluntary benefit offerings
Discount programs
Parental leaves

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