Continuous Improvement Leader; DBSL

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

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients.

Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Danaher Business System Leader (DBSL) to play a pivotal role in driving sustained performance improvement across our Newquay site. You will lead the deployment of the Danaher Business System to strengthen site KPIs while building long-term capability through structured problem solving and Kaizen excellence.

• Drive optimization of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity (Cost) and overall performance by championing DBS and embedding a strong culture of continuous improvement across global Operations sites, using DBS tools such as Daily Management, VSM, 5S, Standard Work, TPM, SMED, TPI, VRK and Lean Conversion.
• Actively participate, facilitate, collaborate and lead, daily, weekly and monthly L3 Operations meetings.
• Coach and mentor the site team in the use of structured DBS tools to facilitate sustained performance improvements.
• Coach and provide ongoing support and guidance to build knowledge and capability of DBS across all levels at site.
• Work with the Site Leadership team to create and sustain Policy Deployment frameworks, Bowler Charts, Action Plans and Problem Solving Processes; consolidate and analyze KPIs from manufacturing site, resulting in the development of Action Plans to address areas of opportunity.
• Champion adherence to the standards defined through the deployment of DBS.
• Manage the site DBS leadership process, including Daily Management, Kaizen funnels, generation of Action Plans and their sustainment.
• Engage with and coordinate with any necessary Cytiva functions and / or leaders to remove any roadblocks preventing optimized operational performance.
• Identify and execute optimization work packages across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity to enable YOY improvements through the deployment of DBS tools and techniques.
• Develop a maintain a DBS roadmap for the site functional areas to continue the development journey of DBS

• Degree in Engineering or Business professional engineering certification and/or masters degree preferred, or demonstrable years served Experience in process improvements using lean manufacturing methodology/Lean manufacturing with a combination of project management and business process analysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all departments and functions and at all levels of the business.
• Ability to operate effectively in a multi-tasking, dynamic environment, while maintaining a forward-thinking and customer-first attitude.
• Proven track record in optimizing KPis around Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity
• Ability to energize, develop and build…