Sr Operations Manager

Intuitive Surgical, S. de R.L de C.V.; Mexicali; Presencial; MXN 1,378,000 - 1,838,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading medical devices company in Mexicali is seeking a Production Manager to oversee department goals, manage production resources, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years in the medical industry, a strong background in Lean-Six Sigma methodologies, and is fluent in both English and Spanish. This role entails budget management, team development, and compliance with quality standards.

Formación

• Medical Devices experience is mandatory.
• 10+ years of experience in medical industry.
• 5+ years of Production Manager experience.

Responsabilidades

• Deploy department goals aligned to site objectives.
• Review production plans and coordinate resources.
• Responsible for department budget planning.

Conocimientos

Excellent oral and written skills in English and Spanish

Leadership skills

Knowledge of Continuous Improvement methodologies

Project management

Educación

BS in Engineering or Business Administration

Master’s degree

Herramientas

SAP

Agile

Descripción del empleo

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Department Goals Deployment (i.e. Hoshin Kanri (HK) X3/X4) aligned to Site Overall Goals & Objectives (X2), measure department metrics (KPIs) to monitor performance and coordinates actions to ensure improvements.
• Review production plan and coordinate manufacturing resources to ensure timely delivery of products while be sure to comply with Quality System requirements.
• Interacts and collaborates with other departments to solve any restriction that may stop or slow down production, including material, personnel, equipment, and process issues.
• Responsible for department budget planning (HC, Suppliers, equipment purchases) and expense management to meet or exceed financial targets.
• Identify and coordinate cost reduction projects including labor productivity, material usage, defect reduction, space and inventory optimization using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
• Foster implementation of preventive and corrective actions that may result from production non-conformances, audit observations, CAPA and others (VRs, PLs, NCRs, DNs, FE, EEs).
• Provide timely and effective support for new products introduction and existent process transfers to the department.
• Effective management of employee development plans (OPT & TAPs).
• Accountable for communicating to upper management business related issues per escalation process
• Responsible for employees to follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices.
• Responsible that employees comply with Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies as well as procedures
• Mentor and develop team members through tactical problem solving, define clear performance objectives, and translate challenges into growth opportunities to drive team engagement to meet department and organizational goals
• Responsible for attracting and retain talent
• Drive our Culture Strategy by fostering our mission, founding principles, individual and leadership expectations.

Education/ Experience:

• BS in Engineering or Business Administration
• Master’s degree is preferred
• Medical Devices experienceis mandatory
• Green Belt / Black Belt Certified in Lean-Sigma is preferred
• 10+ years of experience in medical industry (Production, Engineering, Planning, Quality) preferable.
• 5+ years of Production Manager / Superintendent or personal management (Coaching and Talent Development)
• 3+ years of experience with Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Systems (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, etc.), Project Management, Product Transfer / NPI
• Experience with ERP and planning systems (SAP, Agile, o9) preferred.

Skill/ Job Requirements:

• Excellent oral and written skills in English and Spanish with the ability to do effective presentations for different organizational levels.
• Knowledge of the Quality System requirements such as ISO-13485 and MDSAP
• Knowledge of Operations Management, including resources and capacity planning as well as project management.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement through Continuous Improvement methodologies (Lean Sigma, Root Cause problem solving techniques)
• Knowledge of Financial concepts applied to Manufacture, including budget preparation and spending management.
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage complexity and translated to actions.