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. 

I. General Function

This position represents a fantastic opportunity for a talented, highly motivated, and positive individual to become a proactive member of BD’s global Operational Excellence (OPEX) community.

Reporting to the Business Unit OPEX Leader, the Business Unit OPEX Manager will be passionate about working with the Plant Leadership Teams to create a culture of operational and customer excellence, implementing change, and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) across the network through BD Excellence.

This strong operational excellence and continuous improvement identity will be created through the systematic application of LEAN production and CI principles, methodologies, and associated tools, to ensure sustainable optimization of performance in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and cost..

II. Main Responsibilities

1.Key tasks and strategic accountability:

• Lead BD Excellence capability development at 4-6 sites, typically focusing on one or more product families.  The majority of time to be spent in the factory environment directly developing capability.

• Cost to Win (CTW) initiative. Focuses primarily on initiatives to improve Plant’s operational performance. Ensures all plants in scope have 3-year funnel, delivering required impact annually in CI.  Mentors/coaches plant OPEX managers.  This position works closely with plant managers, plant OPEX managers, finance, category managers and other CTW leadership to ensure CTW savings are realized.

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

• Help shape and deploy BD Excellence roadmap, coordinate and/or lead specific breakthrough Kaizen events and /or initiatives to achieve the Plant’s targeted performance improvement through the practical application of Lean Tools and Principles.  Leverage Lean Academy as capability building mechanism, to ensure consistent approach and development excellence.

• Conducts periodic review of KPIs and actions for all plants.  Will facilitate and coach plant associates as required to ensure performance goals are achieved. On site coaching and assessments as required. Conducts Zero Loss Workshops as required.

• Certified or recognized as an experienced Lean Production System practitioner, teach and coach associates to develop and grow BD Excellence capability.  Help site leadership teams create strategic vision, ensure alignment through cascading Key Performance Indicators (KPIs’) top down and bottom up.

• Lead focused improvement efforts at key sites / to support critical initiatives (e.g., drive OEE, OLE) or other critical projects.  Target multiple breakthrough events each year.  Challenge existing paradigms, help accelerate impact of key initiatives.

• Support global component centers-of-excellence (COEs).  Help develop standards and best practices.  Optimize methodologies for different manufacturing technologies.  Develop and leverage best practices, drive best practice development and adoption.  Ensure deploying sites establish and maintain appropriate component KPIs, maintain and promote visibility of global component impact.  Support maturity assessment program across multiple business units.

• Develop and grow BD Excellence impact through deployment of progressively advanced aspects of component methodologies.

• Owns and drives the process to collaborate with the Business Units (Engineering/Manufacturing) and other functional departments to generate and maintain a multiyear