Senior Value Stream Manager

CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. As a business unit of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO), we're driven by a unified purpose of helping people experience life’s beautiful moments. Guided by our shared values – dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing – our offerings support patients throughout their lifetimes, from contraception to fertility and birth solutions, to women’s and family care, and beyond. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options, as well as an innovative suite of assisted reproductive technology and genomic testing solutions. Learn more at www.coopersurgical.com.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Person that strives to understand the details of the area of manage.

• Analytical mindset and can collect, analyze, present/communicate complex data concisely.

• Ability with personnel management and team development and motivation.

• Understanding of molding and automation processes is preferred.

• A proven rack record of cost reduction and work simplification.

• Creative individual who is able to communicate and coordinate good ideas through to implementation.

• Ability to communicate well in English and Spanish, both orally and written.

• In-depth understanding of equipment, equipment qualification and process validation.

• Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification is a plus. Solid understanding of lean tools.

• Power user with Microsoft Software such as Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, PowerBI etc.

• Thorough understanding of medical device manufacturing, especially as it relates to FDA and ISO 13485 manufacturing requirements

  Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years experience in managing a manufacturing environment that is both labor and machine intensive.

  Education:

• Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology or similar

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering is a plus.

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• Manage value stream activities and employees in accordance with established production schedules, product quality standards and company profit objectives.

• Ensure schedules are maintained along with evaluating and disposing of rejected material. Check scrap problems, determine cause and work closely with QC to implement controls necessary to maintain high quality within planned production costs.

• Maintain Safety Stock while planning for optimal capacity utilization.

• Monitor flow of work, investigate unusual delays, interface with team leads, supply chain, engineering, quality control, manufacturing or sales department personnel to resolve problems and to ensure that production schedules and work quality standards are in line with customer expectations.

• Work closely with buyer/planners and suppliers to review supply needs and/or material problems. Recommend acquisition of new or replacement of equipment and tools to improve business performance or risk mitigation.

• Review and sign off on engineering change notices, NCMRs, OALs, Variances, CAPAs and other quality documents.

• Respond to customer complaints/input and act as a resource to Sales & Marketing Departments.

• Manage cost improvement, risk reduction and quality improvement programs and establish policies and programs that foster communication, team building and motivate all employees.

• Keep Director of Operations informed of unusual operating conditions. Submit a variety of reports relating to manufacturing activities. Prepare and submit operating budgets for approval.

• Comply with GMP, ISO and OSHA regulations.

• Set, motivate and develop team to to ensure flawless operation and continuous improvement mindset.