Roles & Responsibilities: Department Goals Deployment (i.e. Hoshin Kanri (HK) X3/X4) aligned to Site Overall Goals & Objectives (X2), measure department metrics (KPIs) to monitor performance and coordinates actions to ensure improvements. Review production plan and coordinate manufacturing resources to ensure timely delivery of products while be sure to comply with Quality System requirements. Interacts and collaborates with other departments to solve any restriction that may stop or slow down production, including material, personnel, equipment, and process issues. Responsible for department budget planning (HC, Suppliers, equipment purchases) and expense management to meet or exceed financial targets. Identify and coordinate cost reduction projects including labor productivity, material usage, defect reduction, space and inventory optimization using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools. Foster implementation of preventive and corrective actions that may result from production non-conformances, audit observations, CAPA and others (VRs, PLs, NCRs, DNs, FE, EEs). Provide timely and effective support for new products introduction and existent process transfers to the department. Effective management of employee development plans (OPT & TAPs). Accountable for communicating to upper management business related issues per escalation process Responsible for employees to follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices. Responsible that employees comply with Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies as well as procedures Mentor and develop team members through tactical problem solving, define clear performance objectives, and translate challenges into growth opportunities to drive team engagement to meet department and organizational goals Responsible for attracting and retain talent Drive our Culture Strategy by fostering our mission, founding principles, individual and leadership expectations. Education/ Experience: BS in Engineering or Business Administration Master’s degree is preferred Medical Devices experienceis mandatory Green Belt / Black Belt Certified in Lean-Sigma is preferred 10+ years of experience in medical industry (Production, Engineering, Planning, Quality) preferable. 5+ years of Production Manager with a strong personal management (Coaching and Talent Development) 3+ years of experience with Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Systems (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, etc.), Project Management, Product Transfer / NPI Experience with ERP and planning systems (SAP, Agile, o9) preferred.Strong P&L experience Skill/ Job Requirements: Excellent oral and written skills in English and Spanish with the ability to do effective presentations for different organizational levels. Knowledge of the Quality System requirements such as ISO-13485 and MDSAP Knowledge of Operations Management, including resources and capacity planning as well as project management. Ability to identify opportunities for improvement through Continuous Improvement methodologies (Lean Sigma, Root Cause problem solving techniques) Knowledge of Financial concepts applied to Manufacture, including budget preparation and spending management. Excellent leadership, collaboration, and teamwork skills. Ability to manage complexity and translated to actions. #J-18808-Ljbffr