Performance System Capability & Facilitation Specialist - Athlone, Ireland (m/f/x)*

IRL KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company; Athlone; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Solventum is building the Solventum Performance System (SPS) and is seeking an experienced Capability Building & Scale professional at the Athlone teaching site. You will translate SPS principles into practical learning, develop high‑quality content, and partner with leaders to scale SPS across operations.

Ideal candidates have Lean/CI expertise, strong facilitation skills, and a track record of delivering hands‑on capability development in manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering/Operations/CI/Learning.
• Experience manufacturing/operations/continuous improvement.
• Experience facilitating workshops or training sessions.
• Strong Lean/CI knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• SPS Immersion & Facilitation: lead immersive workshops and coaching delivery.
• SPS Learning & Content Development: create facilitator guides, exercises, case studies.
• Teaching Site & SPS Practice: partner with Athlone leadership to model SPS learning.
• Capability Building & Scale: develop train‑the‑trainer materials and scale SPS.

Skills

Facilitation

Lean/CI

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Training delivery

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Lean tools

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description

3M Health Care is now Solventum. At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue. We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

Role Overview

Solventum is building the Solventum Performance System (SPS), our integrated operating system designed to enable teams to improve performance, solve problems, and continuously deliver greater value for our customers and patients. The SPS Capability & Facility Specialist will play a critical role in bringing SPS to life through Solventum’s Athlone teaching site. This role will help create and deliver immersive, practical learning experiences that enable leaders and teams to see, learn, practice, and ultimately apply SPS within their own operations. This is a hands‑on capability‑building role combining operational excellence, facilitation, learning content development, coaching, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will translate SPS principles and standards into practical experiences, develop high‑quality learning content, facilitate SPS Immersion Workshops, and work directly with Athlone teams to ensure the teaching‑site experience remains grounded in real operational practice. The role will partner closely with Global Continuous Improvement, Athlone site leadership, SPS pillar leaders, and subject matter experts to build a repeatable capability model that can scale across Solventum.

Primary Responsibilities

SPS Immersion & Facilitation

Serve as a primary facilitator for SPS Immersion Workshops hosted at the Athlone teaching site. Create engaging, experiential learning environments through workshops, simulations, gemba‑based learning, practical exercises, reflection, and application planning. Coordinate with Athlone leaders, SPS pillar teams, and subject matter experts to deliver a cohesive end‑to‑end participant experience. Facilitate audiences ranging from frontline leaders and CI practitioners to plant and operations leaders. Coach participants in translating SPS concepts into practical actions they can apply within their home organizations.

SPS Learning & Content Development

Translate SPS principles, standards, and practices into clear, practical, and engaging learning experiences. Develop and maintain SPS learning content including facilitator guides, participant materials, exercises, simulations, case studies, visual aids, standard work, and digital learning resources. Partner across SPS pillars to create a consistent learning architecture, language, and participant experience. Maintain and continuously improve SPS content as the operating system evolves and organizational learning increases. Capture practical examples and success stories that demonstrate SPS principles through real work.

Teaching Site & SPS Practice

Partner with Athlone leadership and CI resources to strengthen the site as a model environment for SPS learning and application. Participate directly in continuous improvement activities to maintain strong practitioner knowledge and connection to operational realities. Support kaizen, structured problem solving, daily management, zero‑loss thinking, and other SPS practices as appropriate. Identify opportunities where the Athlone operating environment can better demonstrate SPS principles for visiting leaders and teams. Convert real operational improvements into teachable examples and learning experiences.

Capability Building & Scale

Develop facilitator and train‑the‑trainer materials that enable SPS capability to scale beyond the Athlone teaching site. Coach leaders, CI practitioners, and subject matter experts in effective SPS facilitation and teaching. Establish repeatable facilitation practices and learning standards that create consistency across SPS experiences. Capture participant feedback and learning insights and use them to continuously improve the SPS Immersion experience. Share learning, emerging practices, and opportunities with the Global Continuous Improvement team to support continued evolution of SPS.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires, at a minimum, the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in Engineering, Operations, Business, Continuous Improvement, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in manufacturing, operations, continuous improvement, operational excellence, or a related environment.
• Experience facilitating workshops, training sessions, improvement events, or other group learning experiences.
• Working knowledge of Lean, continuous improvement, structured problem solving, or similar operational excellence methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex concepts into clear, practical content for diverse audiences.
• Strong communication, facilitation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and organizational levels in a collaborative, matrixed environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, continuous improvement, operational excellence, or capability development.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification, or comparable demonstrated Lean or operational excellence experience.
• Experience working within an enterprise operating system or production system such as the Medtronic Performance System, Danaher Business System, Toyota Production System, or a comparable Lean‑based operating model.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating kaizen events, structured problem‑solving sessions, leader workshops, or experiential learning.
• Experience designing and developing learning content, facilitator guides, simulations, workshops, or train‑the‑trainer materials.
• Strong working knowledge of Lean practices including daily management, visual management, standard work, problem solving, waste elimination, value stream thinking, and continuous improvement.
• Experience coaching leaders and teams in applying Lean or operational excellence practices.
• Manufacturing or regulated‑industry experience, ideally within medical technology, healthcare, life sciences, or another highly regulated environment.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate confidently with senior operational leaders while remaining equally effective working directly with frontline teams.
• Strong storytelling and visual communication skills, with the ability to convert operational concepts into memorable and practical learning experiences.
• Experience working across cultures, geographies, or global organizations.
• Demonstrated curiosity, learning agility, and passion for developing the capability of others.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this role means that leaders leave Athlone with more than an understanding of SPS. They have experienced it, practiced it, and know how to begin applying it within their own organizations. The successful candidate will help create:

• A highly engaging and repeatable SPS Immersion experience.
• Consistent, practical, high‑quality SPS learning content.
• A growing network of leaders and practitioners capable of teaching and applying SPS.
• Strong connection between what is taught in SPS and what is practiced within operations.
• A continuously improving teaching‑site model that can support the broader deployment and scale of SPS across Solventum.

Work location: Athlone, Ireland

Work Type: Onsite

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well‑being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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A new healthcare company with a rich history. With more than 70 years of delivering healthcare innovations, we continue to move the industry forward by helping to solve our customers’ biggest challenges. 20,000+ employees worldwide. Solventum relies on the courage and the boundless insights of professionals worldwide to achieve exceptional results for our customers and those who rely on them. Healthcare that leads with heart and humility starts with listening and never finishes, only evolves. As long as healthcare challenges remain unsolved, we will be here, united by empathy and a relentless belief that countless lives are improved through our work. Operations in 38 countries. Driven by our dedication to improved outcomes for all we serve, we break through by making unprecedented connections that impact lives. In more than 300 offices and facilities around the world, we work closely with customers and partners to create positive healthcare outcomes that transcend borders. To realize our shared vision, we harness diverse talents and perspectives from every background to not only address our customers' most urgent priorities but anticipate the needs of the future