Senior Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Maintenance

Senior Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Maintenance

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

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

This position is part of the Global Engineering team and is an on-site role based in Chaska, Minnesota.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead and develop a cross-functional team of equipment and automation technicians, fostering a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Design and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies for manufacturing systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair highly automated equipment across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, robotics, vision, motion control, and PLC/HMI systems.
• Support installation, commissioning, qualification, and lifecycle management of new and upgraded automation equipment.
• Implement condition-based and data-driven maintenance practices to improve uptime, OEE, and equipment reliability.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain; serve as the primary maintenance contact for audits, deviations, and change control.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, GMP, ISO, and safety standards; track KPIs (uptime, MTTR, MTBF) and drive continuous improvement using Lean/Six Sigma.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Biomedical) or related field along with 14+ years of experience OR master degree in engineering or related field along with 12+ years of experience
• Experience in maintenance, engineering, or operations preferably within regulated manufacturing (medical device, diagnostics, pharma, or biotech).
• 4+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams.
• Strong technical expertise across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation systems.
• Working knowledge of PLC/HMI platforms (Rockwell preferred), robotics, vision systems, and industrial networks.
• Proven ability to lead in fast-paced, high-volume environments, with flexibility to support off-shift or on-call operations.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience in IVD, medical device, pharmaceutical, or life sciences manufacturing, including diagnostics/reagent production.
• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher) with experience in highly automated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with digital maintenance tools, IoT, and Industry 4.0 technologies.

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.

The annual salary range for this role is $175K - $190K. 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.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.