Manager Manufacturing Engineering
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics

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At first glance, you'll see that for more than 80 years we've been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We're building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you'll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we're working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world's biggest health challenges.

The Manager Manufacturing Engineering for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for supporting, problem solving, and driving continuous improvement in the manufacturing process from assembly to final packaging of multiple instrument value streams. Additional accountability for driving business objectives through new product production transfer, and design change implementation to production within Hardware Operations. You will partner with cross functional leaders to drive business results, DBS culture, and creating and executing on strategic plans to achieve long term objectives.

This position is part of the Hardware Operations located in Chaska, MN and will be an on-site position. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be a part of the Hardware Operations Leadership Team and report to the Director of Production Operations responsible for Hardware Manufacturing Plant. If you thrive in a fast paced, high visibility role and want to work to build a world-class manufacturing organization-read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Manage direct reports work requirements and performance of the Manufacturing Engineering team. Provide timely feedback and guide them on performance/career and professional development
• Responsible for department financial performance and improvement to Hardware Operations KPI results
• Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges for current and new product introductions and design change implementation, collaborating with multiple stakeholders throughout
• Communicate, coordinates, and supports other functions to achieve company objectives
• Foster innovation by using DBS tools at Gemba to drive improvement in safety, quality, delivery, financial, and customer satisfaction
• Ensure full compliance and enforcement of all EHS, GMP, Regulatory, Product Quality, in accordance to company policies and government regulatory requirements/laws

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree with 9+ years' experience OR Master's degree with 7+ years' experience
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor both individual associates and teams
• Displays a positive attitude in the face of difficult or challenging situations. Provides an uplifting (yet realistic) outlook on what the future holds and the opportunities it might present.
• Can effectively shift approach when situation changes and make decisions without having the total picture or being given clear direction.
• Adept at problem solving technical challenges, and helping mentor problem solving teams to root cause identification and corrective actions

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

• 3 years' experience formal people leadership
• Achieved CP in applicable DBS tool (SW, 5S, VRK, QSB, TPI), or lean certifications with demonstrated application with achieved results

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.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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