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Are you interested in playing a pivotal role in cultivating a product line that has the promise to support breakthroughs in future therapeutic developments? Agilent Technologies is seeking an Operation Manager for its growing life sciences manufacturing operation located in Folsom, California. Agilent's laboratory consumables business is an industry leader in innovation, market share and performance. Agilent is seeking energetic, motivated individuals with demonstrated skills in leadership, organization, teamwork and communication.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a fast-paced, high-throughput, leading-edge manufacturing facility, producing products used world-wide for ensuring quality and compliance in such areas as: diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, research and others.

As a member of the Order Fulfillment and Supply Chain team, the Operations Manager will:

• Manage resources and contribute to strategic workforce planning in all production departments.
• Define performance expectations and ensure accountability for direct reports.
• Establish and maintain business controls and processes.
• Meet and exceed business and operational metrics including customer delivery, quality and gross margin.
• Support and contribute to continual improvement project implementation and coordinate with support functions as necessary.
• Define and implement operational efficiencies to meet business targets.
• Coach and mentor team members.
• Communicate effectively to team, peers, and leadership.
• Ensure a work environment consistent with Agilent Core Values.
• Ensure a safe and compliant work environment.
• Ensures effective use of materials, equipment and employees in producing quality products.
• Ensure effective training of direct reports and coordinate training as needed.
• Assess department resources and develop appropriate resource plan.
• Coordinate scheduling with planning department.

Critical Skills & Behaviors:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Possesses good general skills including time management, multi-tasking, flexibility, project management and prioritization.
• Talent for establishing and maintaining work relationships.
• Aptitude to follow verbal and written instructions with accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• Project experience and capable of successfully participating in global cross-functional initiatives across diverse groups, sites and organizations.
• Effectively interacts and understands different levels of an organization.
• Seeks agreement on expectations and deliverables; holds self and others accountable.
• Continuous learning focus; takes initiative to continually expand knowledge base and return learning to the organization. Owns personal development.
• Embraces effective decision-making skills; uses good judgment and can bring closure to issues.
• Continually demonstrates reliability and delivery of measured results, executed with a sense of urgency.
• Demonstrates strong teamwork skills and can collaborate and work effectively with others, managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Adapts to changing priorities.
• Good Business Acumen with a positive solutions-oriented approach and ability to build productive relationships.