Director, Operational Excellence

4 weeks ago


Cork, Ireland Stryker Full time

Will work within the divisional manufacturing leadership team, with responsibility including, but not limited to the following:

Lead development of a detailed operational excellence strategy for the business. Leverage value stream mapping to create and execute operational, technology, and resource roadmaps. Lead a culture of lean, innovation, continuous Improvement (CI) & process excellence, including such initiatives as Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI), 6S, human error reduction, problem solving and value stream mapping. Influence professional teams in a multi-site, matrix model. Talent based management, actively promote performance management and coaching. Champion development and career pathing. Drive high levels of employee engagement through cultural change & inclusion in the OpEx journey.Conduct OpEx assessments to understand network, site, and talent capabilities. Build capability through training, coaching & people development. Ensure implementation of identified tools, processes, and systems. Oversee Lean Six Sigma greenbelt/blackbelt deployment programs. As part of the leadership team, accountable for the network and sites’ cost reduction, delivery, quality, and safety targets. Develop innovative operational excellence solutions to complex business & technology challenges where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Solutions may require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.Assume the role of technical & cultural mentor for various functions. Be the champion for promoting OpEx wins through various communication channels. Monitor and control progress of work ensuring sound application of principles, delivery to strategic intent and the appropriate use of practices and tools.Develop a support and competence network of partnership across the organisation, academia, and industry to enhance understanding of delivery of continuous improvement, digitilisation, and automation. Drive continuous improvement through the greater integration of digital systems throughout the plants (use centrally generated reports, maximize the efficiency of technologies, systems etc.).Establish a strategy & system for process control & monitoring. Evaluate process to ensure maximum utilisation of equipment and floor space, minimise handling and optimum process flow.Oversee the development of operational standards to be used in the plant for capacity evaluations, budget planning and as a basic for operational measures (key performance indicators).B.S in Engineering , Science, Business or other related discipline with 10 or more years’ experience; or related masters degree with 6 or more years of experience; or PhD with 4 or more years of experience may also be desirable.Broad based business experience in high performance multi-national enterprise, at least 5 years of which has been spent in operations and/or technical leadership level in Medical Device or other highly regulated industries very advantageous.Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment utilizing lean principles.Lean education background, preferably Black Belt level.Demonstrated experience leading/deploying OpEx initiatives and coaching at network, site, and functional level. Digitilastion and automation experience / exposure is preferable. Sound capability to understand concepts and approaches in facilitating strong leadership expected.Demonstrated ability to develop and implement global strategies. Initiates, sponsors, and implements change with a demonstrated track record. Strategy deployment (Hoshin Kanri) techniques preferred. Excellent Interpersonal Skills - able to express ideas and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Be open minded with the ability to recognise good ideas.Strong capability to network and influence at all organisation levels.Good financial acumen. Demonstrated ability and evidence of adhering to project and functional budgets. Demonstrated initiative in cost reduction and continuous improvement.Demonstrated ability to influence others in an operations environment; ability to quickly gain respect of and support from site leadership team, operators, and fellow CI site reps.Must be able to work in a team & individual environments interacting effectively at all levels, and across all functions with ability to develop organisational relationship and build trust.Demonstrated ability to make timely and sound decisions, through effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions. Works with a sense of urgency at all times.Must be highly organized and disciplined and be able to demonstrate their ability to meet deadlines. Demonstrated Initiative strong project management.Strong in critical thinking and "outside the box" thinking.Travel will be required - estimated 30%. Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, influencing, verbal/written communication and presentation skills, with the proven ability to teach and coach others. Must be comfortable presenting at all levels of the organization.Demonstrated applied knowledge of project management tools and methodology.

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