Operations Manager

About us

For over three decades, Cirtec Medical has been a leading provider of manufacturing solutions for complex Class II and III medical devices. We specialize in providing comprehensive services from design and development to manufacturing and finished device assembly. Our expertise spans active implants and neuromodulation, interventional cardiology, structural heart, minimally invasive surgical systems, smart orthopedics, and precision components.

Our dedicated teams prioritize growth, innovation, and collaboration. We actively seek opportunities for improvement to enhance our support for clients. If you embrace a growth mindset and thrive on challenge, you may be a perfect fit for our team!

This position is primarily responsible for providing leadership and support to all aspects of Manufacturing as dictated by Cirtec's business needs. Provides support to other company directors to assist in the achievement of company-wide goals and objectives. Provides leadership necessary for achieving business objectives including cost, quality, productivity, safety, good housekeeping, as well as planning and utilization of equipment and employee resources.

Responsible for recommending changes in organizational structure and manufacturing processes, as necessary, and for recommending needed training and development activities.

• Responsible for ensuring conformance to the Company's quality system in accordance with the company and customer requirements.
• Maintains conformance to all other Company policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Plan and schedules work assignments to meet customer commitments including effective scheduling of overtime and paid time off.
• Determines ongoing employee resource requirements based upon production schedules, customer commitments and employee utilization information.
• Assures safe employee work practices and good housekeeping in compliance with company policy and Federal/State regulations.
• Uses company ERP system to monitor shop floor transactions to completeness and correctness.
• Consults with Technical resources as needed to obtain support.
• Interviews and recommends and selects candidates for employment. Identifies and provides orientation, training and development as required to ensure a competent work force.
• Effectively manages and evaluates employee performance. Motivates, coaches, counsels, and disciplines employees to ensure maximum organizational effectiveness.
• Coordinate with product development and manufacturing transfer project teams to provide guidance of design for manufacturability, process development, and planning for process flow and manufacturing tools suitable to forecasted volumes.
• Communicates effectively with all functional managers on product and process designs, utilization of materials, quality procedures, cross functional task teams, materials management, and facility layouts.
• Takes a leadership role in continuous improvement activities, including the implementation of necessary changes to improve processes, workflow, facility, equipment, and employee effectiveness to drive improved service performance.
• Promotes the culture of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Teamwork.
• Supports Quality during FDA, ISO, and customer audits.
• Meets Quality deliverables in a timely manner.
• Travel as required to support business activities.

This is not a remote position.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• BS degree required.
• Experience with Medical Device (or other highly regulated industry) manufacturing with 8+ yrs operational managerial experience
• Be able to read, write and speak fluent English.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Proven track record of successfully training employees in productivity and safety.
• Working knowledge of OSHA and EPA regulations.
• Ability to coach and mentor employees on a one-on-one basis as well as a group.
• Must be able to read blueprints and interpret technical specifications and illustrations.
• Understanding and implementation of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma for process improvement and problem solving. Six Sigma Certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/ MRP business functions.
• Working knowledge in finance in support of budgets, cost accounting and variance analysis.
• Computer literate (MS Office Suite).
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Demonstrates a high degree of commitment to customer satisfaction.

The pay range for this role is $130,000 to $170,000. The successful candidate's starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.

Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is…