Job Description

Expected Travel: None

Requisition ID: 8573

About Teleflex Incorporated

Teleflex is a global provider of clinically effective medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people\'s lives. We apply purpose driven innovation - a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs - to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, interventional cardiology, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, interventional urology, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients\' lives.

Position Summary

Principal Responsibilities

1. Leads and facilitate Lean/IE/Six Sigma initiatives using proven industry methods and tools such as TPM, Value Stream Mapping, Line Balancing, DMAIC, Visual Management, 5S and work with plant management to create the Lean Vision and Roadmap for the plant.
2. Establish labour standards through time studies and develops capacity models to ensure production commitments are maintained or exceeded and manpower planning are accurate.
3. Partners with Engineering & Manufacturing Value Streams to develop data automated reports to standardize and improve the efficiency of the Plant-wide KPI and Balanced Score Card data collection and reporting process.
4. Lead and facilitate plant layout and design projects with the Process Development, Engineering, Production, Facilities, and Manufacturing Teams. This includes creating designs, updating drawings, process flows, VSM that clarify and/or resolve relevant operational issues.
5. Evaluates, design process, line balancing strategies, recommends layouts and process organization to support line sustainable throughout.
6. Provide analytical support to manufacturing, engineering and maintenance to maintain accurate and cost effective processes. Provide key integration link between manufacturing, engineering and maintenance.
7. Implements Kanban based pull systems and determine ideal levels of Kanban cards or min/max inventory levels for raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods.
8. Drive the ongoing development and advancement of lean manufacturing culture, principles and practices across the plant.
9. Provide engineering expertise to identify and lead value improvement and waste elimination projects through Gemba (EHS, 5S, & CI) for the manufacturing and overhead areas that drive plant and company performance improvements.
10. Work with Enterprise Excellence team and Plant Leadership team to drive continuous improvements program, KAIZEN events and team workshops.
11. Research, implement and perform cost savings analysis on propose cost savings projects.
12. Performs other job related duties assigned by supervisor and management.

Education / Experience Requirements

Qualification:
Degree in Industrial Engineering field or equivalent.
Certified Lean Sigma Green Belt.

Experience:
Minimum 5 years\' experience in a similar capacity preferably in medical device manufacturing environment.

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

Note: As with all positions, due to the dynamic nature of Teleflex Medical business, key responsibilities may evolve and change over time.

Teleflex is an equal opportunities employer

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