Plant Operational Excellence Manager

Job Description Summary

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, you will be passionate about creating a culture of operational and customer excellence, implementing change, and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) across the network through the BD Production System (BDPS).

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 quality, delivery, and cost, whilst improving safety.

This position also reports indirectly to the Business OPEX Leader, who will provide additional oversight and guidance.

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.

Why Join Us?

A career at BD means learning and working alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. You will have the opportunity to help shape the trajectory of BD while leaving a legacy at the same time.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you'll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.

Become a maker of possible with us!

Main responsibilities:

• Lead strategy development and deployment. Ensure strategic alignment through cascading Key Performance Indicators (KPIs') top down and bottom up. Support site leadership team in creating strategic vision of improvement goals, site master plan (deployment roadmap and maturity expectations based on priorities) and governance process across relevant BDPS components.
• Partner with plant Leadership team and Business OPEX Managers / Leader to co-develop and execute the plant's implementation of the BD Production System and Cost to Win plan /budget.
• Coach the plant leadership team, with regards to BDPS, with focus on external and internal benchmarking. Develop and mentor zero loss mindset across critical areas to optimize quality, delivery and cost while improving safety.
• Develop and grow capability through components and component teams to establish the fundamentals of excellence in safety, quality, and reliability. Coach and guide site to ensure focus of resources and time on priorities.
• Coordinate BDPS components deployment. Continue to drive BDPS capability development through deployment of progressively advanced aspects of component methodologies. Achieve long term CI objectives through cross functional alignment of all resources toward shared goals.
• Teach, coach, and demonstrate proficiency in BDPS concepts and systematic approach, including strategy development & deployment, core components, Zero Loss mindset and all related methodologies / tools. Lead and facilitate breakthrough Kaizen events.
• Lead the Focused Improvement component team. Develop and grow problem solving capability at all levels. Drive collaboration with site leadership team to generate, sustain, and deliver a multi-year Cost to Win (CTW) portfolio, oversee governance processes, and optimization of the site loss landscape.
• Coordinate activity of all component teams and focused improvement project teams to eliminate loss, according to strategic goals. Meet or exceed CTW (Cost to Win) goals through leading and /or supporting Focused Improvement team savings projects driven by loss awareness and maturing loss landscape. Create and manage CI budget.
• Immediate supervisor of plant OPEX engineers.

Preferred profile:

• Engineering or Master's degree in relevant field
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience / leadership experience dans un environnement industriel et internatioanal
• Previous experience in implementing a culture of operational and customer excellence, change management and continuous improvement (CI) across the network and in the application systematic analysis of the principles, methodologies and associated tools of Lean Manufacturing and CI
• Ensure sustainable performance optimization. In the areas of quality, time and cost, while improving safety
• Experience in project management within a large matrix organization
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques

Click on apply if this sounds like you!

Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

To learn more about BD visit: https://bd.com/careers

Primary Work Location

FRA Le Pont-de-Claix Cedex

Additional Locations

Work Shift