Continuous Improvement Manager

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll be part of a smart, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With revenues of more than $25 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

The CI/Practical Process Improvement (PPI)Manager will work with senior leadership to deploy PPI-Lean Enterprise elements at the Tewksbury site. Areas of focus will include developing the organization’s efficiency and responsiveness relative to mentoring, decision-making and problem solving via the PPI 8-Step method. .

What will you do?

• In alignment with the Divisional PPI Strategic Roadmap, develop and lead the annual PPI Business System strategy deployment
• Challenge leaders and cultivate an action-biased culture of continuous improvement and accountability to improve critical metrics, in the areas of customer, finance, people and quality
• Take a structured approach to optimize site footprint utilization, grow capacity and reduce costs (3P, Strategic Sourcing, HLA/TLA and LCR methods, etc.)
• Provide ‘Sensei-type’ mentorship to facility leadership and representatives to develop Lean expertise over time, ultimately moving the critical sites to self-sufficiency.
• Simplify and improve the decision-making model and problem solving accountabilities and capabilities to drive autonomy
• Work closely with business leadership and PPI steering committees to identify ways to accelerate change
• Identify standard methodologies within the company, and outside of Thermo Fisher, and serve as a conduit for best-practice sharing.
• May periodically be assigned specific projects cross the CAD division, which align with the strategic plan and company goal tree objectives

How will you get here?

• Bachelors degree in engineering, science, operations or business required; MBA degree preferred
• 7+ years of proven experience implementing successful TPS-based business systems including elements such as: A3 Thinking/Strategy Deployment, Lean Leadership (Daily Management, Leader Standard Work, and Gemba Walks), Value-stream mapping, Kaizens
• Experience with 3P (Production Preparation Process) preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence senior leadership, along with all levels of the organization
• Able to drive critical thinking and continuous improvement in non-operational areas, including connecting the cross-functional resources to remove waste/grow along the extended value streams.
• Broad knowledge of multi-functional, multi-site, global organizational processes and financial business methods (SIOP, Customer Connections, Strategic Sourcing, etc.)
• Proven track record for developing, training, and mentoring employee teams in a continuous improvement environment

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 75,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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