Director, Continuous Improvement

You’re an important part of our future. Hopefully, we’re also a part of your future! At

B. Braun, we protect and improve the health of people worldwide. You support this vision, bringing expertise and sharing innovation, efficiency and sustainability as values. That’s why we would like to keep developing our company with you. Keeping your future in mind, we’re making a joint contribution to health care worldwide, with trust, transparency and appreciation. That's Sharing Expertise.

Company:

B. Braun US Pharmaceutical Manufacturing LLC

Job Posting

Location:

Irvine, California, United States

Functional Area:

Production

Working Model:
Onsite

Days of Work:
Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday

Shift: 5X8

Relocation Available:
No

Requisition

B. Braun Medical Inc., a leader in infusion therapy and pain management, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative medical products and services to the healthcare industry. Other key product areas include nutrition, pharmacy admixture and compounding, ostomy and wound care, and dialysis. The company is committed to eliminating preventable treatment errors and enhancing patient, clinician and environmental safety.

B. Braun Medical is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pa., and is part of the

B. Braun Group of Companies in the U.S., which includes

B. Braun Interventional Systems, Aesculap and CAPS.

Globally, the

B. Braun Group of Companies employs more than 64,000 employees in 64 countries. Guided by its Sharing Expertise philosophy,

B. Braun continuously exchanges knowledge with customers, partners and clinicians to address the critical issues of improving care and lowering costs. To learn more about

B. Braun Medical,

The Director, Continuous Improvement is responsible for leading and sustaining World Class Continuous Improvement strategies across corporate operations. This role serves as the enterprise change agent and champion for Operational Excellence, driving the development, implementation, and standardization of continuous improvement initiatives, including OPEX and Value Engineering. The Director establishes a common, enterprise-wide approach to improvement, ensures consistent use of tools and methodologies, and promotes the sharing of best practices across sites and functions.

By defining metrics, setting goals, and prioritizing high‑impact initiatives, the Director enables measurable performance improvements aligned with business objectives. This position also oversees training, develops internal capability standards, and evaluates emerging best practices to strengthen organizational effectiveness, while partnering closely with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams to embed a culture of continuous improvement.

• Directs and plans World Class Continuous Improvement activities across the Corporate (Operation)
• Supports sites in implementation the OPEX
• Implements, trains and supports the implementation of Value Engineering
• Ensures consistency in use of tools and techniques by local offices and the sharing of expertise between Designs a “common approach” to implementation of initiatives.
• Establishes, implements and tracks metrics and goals for World Class Manufacturing
• Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement across the organization. Prioritizes projects based on function area’s need and business impact.
• Oversees training, including the coordination and scheduling of workshops and training
• Establishes the qualifications and requirements for internal employee
• Researches current best practices in manufacturing support functions and evaluates their feasibility / implementation for the BBMUS
• Acts as main Change Agent and Champion for the Corporate function areas.
• Manage the site productivity and Operational Excellence projects portfolio
• Lead and collaborate in the design and implementation of Operational Excellence Strategies and Tactics to improve business performance in the areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
• Establish annual cost saving target and review monthly cost savingresults with the site Finance department.

The job function listed is not exhaustive and shall also include any responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor from time…