Senior Value Stream Manager

Danaher Corporation • Hauppauge, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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. The Sr Value Stream Manager is responsible for every aspect of the manufacturing area - from hiring, training, developing, and managing the people, developing and executing a production plan, implementing and improving the processes, to maximizing results against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs – including Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost). This role will oversee an end-to-end manufacturing operation within the Hauppauge, NY plant. This position reports to the Plant Director and is part of the Site Operations Leadership Team located in Hauppauge, NY and will be an on-site role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Management (Engineering preferred - Chemical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial or Materials Science)
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing environment including involvement and knowledge of operations, supply chain, quality, planning, receiving, shipping, and material flow
• Minimum of two (2) years of leadership experience in Manufacturing/Operations environments
• Basic knowledge of financial practices in an operations/manufacturing environment and familiarity leading and facilitating lean manufacturing Kaizen events and projects (Daily Management, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, Standard Work, etc.)
• Computer literacy – MS Office (Outlook, Excel, etc.) & ERP Systems (SAP a plus)
• Strong analytical skills, e.g. use of Structured Problem Solving methodologies, Statistics, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 40lb

Nice To Haves

• Biopharmaceutical/Biotechnology manufacturing environments
• Use and competency in Quality Management Systems (Veeva a plus)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safety and well-being of the associates in our production areas.
• Develop and uphold performance metrics for all areas of responsibility.
• Guide teams in attaining Value Stream, Site-specific, and Corporate KPIs, and foster continuous improvement by implementing Danaher Business System tools.
• Confirm quality is evident in daily work – delivering high quality product that meets all customer and quality specifications.
• Ensure the team works according to regulatory guidelines - providing coaching as necessary to earn and retain ISO and other regulatory certifications.
• Integrate cross-functional resources to modernize facilities, equipment, and material flow to enhance capacity, efficiency, and profitability and Engage with the leadership of other functions to formulate plans and strategies for enhancing the safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity (SQDIP) performance of the designated Value Stream.
• Accountable for Production Schedule Attainment and On-Time Delivery (OTD) requirements.
• Problem solves for OTD misses – owning or assisting from problem definition, root cause investigation, try storming countermeasures through sustaining countermeasures
• Interact daily with functional resources including manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, product engineering, R&D, material control, and quality control to ensure production requirements are met.
• Plan daily operations, optimize the utilization of skills, available work hours, material and work flow to assure timely production within acceptable quality standards.

Benefits

• Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives.
• Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.
• Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
• We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior