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Heraeus Group

Materials technology for disinfection, solar, semiconductors

Value Stream Manager

Manufacturing & Production OperationsUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeCartago Province, Cartago, Costa RicaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree with a major in Engineering, Finance, or Business Administration is required.
  • A master's degree (MS) is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience in operations in manufacturing companies is required.
  • At least 3 years of experience in a manager position is required.
  • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and techniques to maximize manufacturing and distribution efficiency is required.
  • Excellent bilingual English and Spanish verbal and written communication skills are required.
  • Advanced computer proficiency is required.
  • A deep understanding of manufacturing processes, variances, and absorption is required.
  • Proven experience monitoring production plans and adjusting them to changes is required.
  • Ability to operate and thrive under high levels of volume, change, and uncertainty is required.
  • Highly developed leadership competencies are required.
  • Proven experience supervising engineering-level professionals is required.
  • Experience leading continuous improvement and cost-reduction opportunities is required.
  • Experience managing budgets, expenses, capital expenditures, and inventory needs is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and optimize the entire production value stream, including production, training, and industrial engineering, to ensure products are manufactured according to established resources, key performance indicators, costs, quality, customer specifications, and delivery dates.
  • Ensure production value-stream efficiency, waste reduction, high quality standards, customer demand fulfillment, and support for strategic goals through Lean principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Meet annual and monthly production budgets while controlling key business indicators, including overall equipment effectiveness, on-time delivery, efficiency, variances, absorption, and scrap, within quality and safety requirements.
  • Manage manufacturing processes, products, and standards for assigned business lines to achieve budgeted results, quality standards, and environmental, health, and safety requirements.
  • Coordinate resources and internal services with customer service, warehouse, logistics, and planning teams to fulfill customer agreements.
  • Implement and monitor strategies, policies, and production plans to drive organizational results.
  • Lead continuous improvement activities for manufacturing processes, including controls, process improvements, and projects during and after product introduction and transfer, to achieve budgeted results.
  • Develop the team and deploy technical knowledge so production lines operate at a high level of manufacturing excellence.
  • Maintain an organizational environment that promotes Heraeus Medevio values and culture.
  • Ensure the training area has resources to provide employee training according to customer requirements.
  • Ensure continual improvement in energy performance and implementation of the energy management system across processes to mitigate the carbon footprint in accordance with sustainability and environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in catheter production is desirable.
  • Proficiency using SAP is preferred.
  • Experience in medical companies is preferred.
  • Proven experience monitoring projects and transfers and adjusting them to changes is preferred.
  • Project Management Professional certification is preferred.
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is preferred.
  • APICS certifications, including CPIM and/or CSCP, are preferred.

About the Company

Heraeus Group

Materials technology for disinfection, solar, semiconductors

Heraeus Group is a global, family-owned technology company that develops advanced materials and solutions across disinfection, solar energy, and semiconductors. Its products include dry, chemical-free disinfection systems, SOL 7 Series solar pastes, and PowerCuSoft copper bonding ribbons for power modules. The company combines materials with system applications for AI, IoT, and Big Data to improve efficiency and performance for customers. Differentiators are its long history since 1851, global scale, and a broad portfolio of high-value, tailored solutions, with the goal of helping customers increase efficiency through targeted materials and technologies.

Company size
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Total funding
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Headquarters
Třinec, Czechia
Founded
2002

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