Job Description Summary

Job Description

We are the makers of possible

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

Job Description

Key tasks and strategic accountability:

·       Lead strategy development and deployment (SDD). Ensure strategic alignment through cascading Key Performance Indicators (critical metrics’) top down and bottom up. Support business unit leadership team in creating strategic vision of improvement goals, business master plan (deployment roadmap and

        maturity expectations based on priorities) and governance process across all functions and sites. The majority of time to be spent in the factory environment directly developing capability.

·       Challenge existing paradigms, encourage and promote internal and external benchmarking. Develop and grow zero loss approach across critical areas to optimize safety, quality, delivery and cost.

·       People development, especially with regards to Business OPEX managers and Plant OPEX managers. As the OPEX function leader for a business unit, guide, coach, and show skill in BD Excellence concepts and systematic approach, including strategy development & deployment (SDD), core components, Zero    

        Loss approach and all related methodologies/tools. Ensure execution of and resource breakthrough Kaizen events Develop and grow capability through components and component teams to establish the fundamentals of excellence in safety, quality, and reliability. Coach and guide business unit leaders to    ensure focus of resources and time on priorities.

·       Continue to drive BD Excellence capability development and impact through deployment of dynamically sophisticated aspects of component methodologies. Achieve long term CI objectives through cross functional alignment of all resources toward shared goals.

·       Works closely with the Business Unit OPEx Managers, Plant Managers and Site OPEx Manager to support the development and implementation of the improvement strategy for their BD Excellence Maturity.

·       Develop and grow BD Excellence capability, to help the business unit deliver a multi-year cost-to-win (CtW) program.  Focus on building capability that improves problem solving, increases loss awareness, and empowers teams to eliminate factory-loss in an impactful, efficient, and sustainable way.

·       Develop a plan and govern the execution of projects driving OEE / OLE increase, Waste reduction and Labor Productivity increase in alignment with overall CtW plans for the BU.

·       Depending on your business unit organization, you may also have responsibilities for CtW governance and portfolio management.

·       BU BD Excellence Leaders will be passionate about working with the BU ISC Leaders to create a culture of operational and customer excellence, implementing change, and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) across the network by leading the strategy development and deployment (SDD) for the BU.

Technical Area of Expertise

·       Demonstrates mastery of one or more areas of BD Excellence and has direct experience in leading the application of one or more areas of Operational Excellence / LEAN production.

·       Demonstrates expertise in problem solving, as well as training and coaching others.

·       Previous experience in implementing, and proven understanding of, Lean and Six Sigma business systems. Six sigma black belt certification preferred.

·       Proven passion for safety, customer centricity and operational excellence

·       Excellent understanding of the interaction between operational excellence and customer service.

·       Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills with people at all levels

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