Manufacturing Director
Core
Leading Direct Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, and Reliability Engineering across a large-scale Discovery & Medical manufacturing site to standardize best-in-class practices and deliver sustained improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
Role type
Senior Site Leadership Manufacturing Director
Builds
High-volume automated Medical Device lines, medium-volume semi-automated Laboratory Device manufacturing, and complex process-driven Biology production in regulated environments.
Domain
Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Medical Device manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Manufacturing leadership, Lean/Continuous Improvement (Danaher Business System), Safety/Quality/Delivery/Cost management, Engineering and Reliability Engineering leadership, Process optimization, Equipment performance optimization, Cross-functional partnership, Talent development and coaching
Preferred skills
Life Sciences/Biotechnology/Medical Device/Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience, Large-scale operational transformation leadership, Global organization succession pipeline development
Technologies
Danaher Business System (DBS), Total Productive Maintenance, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Standard Work, Daily Management, Structured Problem Solving (PSP)
Responsibilities
Lead diverse regulated operations including high-volume automated and medium-volume semi-automated lines; Drive Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost through DBS tools; Deliver sustained improvements in OTD, yield, OEE, and productivity; Partner with EHS, Facilities, Supply Chain, and Quality leaders; Optimize process capability and lifecycle asset reliability; Build cross-functional relationships across the value stream; Develop and coach manufacturing and engineering talent.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
