WP MPS Lead

Job Description

The West Point, PA site is our Company’s largest vaccine manufacturing facility that manufactures bulk and final dosage forms for our vaccine products and is growing to meet future demand.  Our company’s production system, MPS, is an integrated production system for how we design, manage, and continuously improve our operations and supporting business processes, enabled through the development of our people. The West Point Site MPS Team is responsible for driving MPS throughout the organization to enable change in the operating systems, management systems, and mindsets, behaviors, and capabilities of our people to manufacture product of the highest quality, for the lowest cost, and in the shortest lead time.

Under the direction of the West Point Site MPS Director, the successful candidate will work with all levels of site leadership and focus their efforts on managing a team of MPS experts through teaching, 1:1 and team coaching and direct on-the-floor support/on the job development.

West Point MPS Associate Director, Business Consulting Manager Description of Responsibilities:

• People Management: Responsible for creating and sustaining a highly engaged and performing team through utilization of our 15 Enterprise Leadership Skills.

• Provide coaching on professional development and career paths

• Provide timely feedback and performance evaluations for direct reports after obtaining the relevant input and evaluation

• Support our Manufacturing Division'sTalent Management

Effectively coach and partner with functional leaders, plant manager and the leadership team to develop strategic plans and execute performance improvement activities:

• Influence and link improvement objectives to the highest division priorities that align with our Company’s long-term strategy

• Provide guidance to frame appropriate business challenges, identifying key business opportunities using data and industry knowledge and trends

• Able to engage sponsors and clients and manage site-level initiatives to drive results and realize intended business benefit:

• Mentor leaders on effective communication and active listening techniques to fully understand client/customer needs and expectations

• Manage teams to mitigate risk, allocate resources, and drive on-time completion of initiatives

• Provide teaching and coaching to effectively transfer MPS skills into the organization for the development of Lean Leaders and fellow MPS team members who promote a culture of continuous improvement and challenge the status quo. 

• Utilize various Lean standards in conjunction with our standardized deployment roadmap to diagnose, analyze and improve business processes:

• Strong competency in understanding and implementation of a Closed Loop System (Visual Management, Leader Standardized Work, Problem Solving and MPS/TPS Standards)

Qualifications:

Required Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field with 5+ years of Lean application experience or 10+ years of Lean application experience with evidence of progression in understanding and successful application of TPS:

• Proven experience in applying consultative skills (coaching, teaching) to drive a High Performance Organization to think, behave and apply lean methods and tools.

• Ability to interact with and coach all levels of the business (senior leaders to shop floor working teams)

• Experience with facilitating and leading teams

• Experience in teaching lean tools, methods, and concepts

• Ability to leverage diverse perspectives and talents to achieve business outcomes.

• Ability to influence decision making

• Project management skills (demonstrated experience in managing large teams)

• Solid business acumen

• Proven team building skills

• Excellent listening skills

• Results oriented

• Proficiency in using IT applications to organize, analyze, & present information (e.g. MS-Excel, PowerPoint, Minitab, MS-Teams, Power BI)

• Must have experience in leading teams, preferably experience leading salaried individuals

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience in operations management, manufacturing, or related disciplines

• Experience in a Vaccines or Sterile pharmaceutical environment

As a company, we are committed to “Inventing for Life” in all that we do. We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world’s most challenging healthcare needs.