Operations Manager

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences diagnostics and biotechnology

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences one of Danahers 15 operating companies our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danahers system of continuous improvement you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.

We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists with many of our 3300 global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

Its all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And were just beginning. Working together lets put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

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The Operations Manager (M3) - Manufacturing Operations is accountable for the safe compliant and effective performance of assigned manufacturing operations. Serving as the central coordination point across Production Engineering Maintenance Quality Supply Chain and Environment Health and Safety this leader synchronizes people equipment materials methods and priorities to achieve Safety Quality Delivery Inventory and Productivity (SQDIP) targets and fulfill customer commitments. The role balances daily execution with capacity and resource decisions cost management continuous improvement and development of a strong leadership pipeline.

This position reports to the Plant Director and is part of the Manufacturing Operations organization located in Indianapolis Indiana and will be an on-site role.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead daily manufacturing operations across assigned production areas shifts or value streams to achieve SQDIP volume service and financial commitments.
• Serve as the central coordination point for production schedules staffing materials equipment availability maintenance downtime engineering support quality priorities and EHS requirements.
• Execute and continuously improve daily management processes including tiered accountability visual management performance reviews leader standard work escalation and countermeasure follow-through.
• Use the Danaher Business System (DBS) Lean principles Kaizen data and structured problem solving to resolve complex operational issues establish sustainable standards and improve productivity quality delivery inventory and cost.
• Translate demand and customer requirements into executable production capacity staffing inventory and resource plans while balancing daily priorities with departmental and multi-year operational plans.
• Lead coach and develop managers supervisors production leaders and professional associates through clear expectations performance management talent assessment succession planning and development assignments.
• Partner with Supply Chain Quality Engineering Maintenance EHS Finance Human Resources suppliers vendors and customers to meet business objectives and ensure compliance with safety quality regulatory environmental and company requirements.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree with 14 years of related experience or Masters/Doctoral degree with 12 years of related experience.
• At least 4 years of people-management experience including responsibility for leading through managers and/or supervisors.
• Progressive manufacturing leadership experience with accountability for results across multiple related teams shifts production areas or value streams.
• Demonstrated experience managing manufacturing performance across safety quality delivery inventory productivity capacity and cost.
• Demonstrated experience developing departmental and multi-year operational plans and allocating labor equipment capacity and financial resources.
• Demonstrated experience applying Lean continuous improvement Kaizen or structured problem-solving methods to improve manufacturing performance and sustain results.
• Experience operating in a regulated manufacturing environment and ensuring compliance with applicable safety quality regulatory and environmental requirements.

Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• This role will have infrequent travel and may require international travel.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Applying DBS or a comparable business system in a manufacturing environment.
• Leading operations in life sciences diagnostics biotechnology medical device or another highly regulated industry.
• Managing production planning capacity OEE schedule attainment first-pass yield scrap labor efficiency and conversion cost.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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