This position reports to the Senior Operations Manager and is part of the Operations team located in Cardiff and will be an on-site role.
What You'll Do
Lead, coach and develop a manufacturing team, creating a culture focused on safety, quality, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Take ownership of operational performance across your value stream, ensuring delivery against key objectives including safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost.
Drive performance management, employee development and training activities, supporting supervisors and associates to achieve their full potential while building a highly engaged and high-performing team.
Lead cross-functional problem-solving initiatives, partnering with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain and other support functions to deliver sustainable improvements.
Apply Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence principles to improve productivity, quality and team performance within a regulated manufacturing environment.
Lead and deliver improvement projects, ensuring successful implementation, adoption and long-term sustainability.
Champion change management initiatives, bringing teams through change while maintaining engagement, collaboration and operational performance.
Who You Are
Degree qualified in a scientific, engineering or related discipline, or possess significant experience within a manufacturing environment.
Proven leadership experience with a track record of coaching, developing and motivating teams to achieve strong operational results.
Experience working within a regulated manufacturing environment where quality, compliance and safety standards are critical.
Demonstrated success applying Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Six Sigma, DBS or equivalent methodologies to drive measurable business improvements.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions and influence at all levels of the organisation.
Commercial awareness and an understanding of how operational performance impacts business results.
Desirable Experience
Experience using quality, EHS or manufacturing systems such as Veeva, Gensuite, Magic or similar platforms.
Experience working with ERP systems, particularly Oracle.
Experience within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s 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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