Danaher Business System Leader Manager, Hardware (Continuous Improvement Leader

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $125,000 - $150,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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• Apply DBS to drive transformative change to improve KPI’s in the Hardware Operations Plant, actively participate in DM to take action and solve problems, coach and mentor work teams to build sustainable processes that deliver on KPI’s
• Apply DBS to collaborate with others, asking for feedback and reacting constructively; take initiative and accountability for corrective measures
• Collect Gemba evidence and participate actively in Kaizen. Lead others in getting to root cause at Gemba.
• Sets and delivers on goals for self that are challenging and aspirational within the scope of available resources to support growth and DBS capability targets.
• Include DBS in D4G and engage as CP for DBS tool. Mentor peers and modify behavior based on feedback to enhance impact.

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of experience, or Master’s degree with 7+ years of experience, or Doctoral degree with 5+ years of experience
• 4+ years of experience in Lean Manufacturing or Operations is required. Ideal candidate will have a strong Manufacturing/Operations leadership background who is interested in stepping into a continuous improvement (DBS) focused role for a few years to deepen their DBS expertise, build new capabilities, and then leverage that experience to move into a broader, senior-level Operations leadership role within the organization
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor associates and teams of various levels, from production associates to Sr. Leadership roles
• Displays a positive attitude in the face of difficult or challenging situations. Provides an uplifting (yet realistic) outlook on what the future holds and the opportunities it might present.
• Can effectively shift approach when situation changes and make decisions without having the total picture or being given clear direction

• Ability to travel to other Danaher Operating Companies for own development and to drive continuous improvement at other locations - up to 10% travel

• Achieved CP in applicable DBS tools (SW, 5S, VRK, QSB, TPI, PSP, VSM)

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.