Senior Lean Manager in Devon

This job is with Danaher, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry 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. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term. Cytiva is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

The Senior Lean Manager (DBSL) leads the strategic deployment of Lean principles across the organisation to drive operational excellence, enhance productivity, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This role is responsible for developing and executing Lean transformation initiatives, coaching leadership and frontline teams, and ensuring alignment with business goals. By leveraging data-driven methodologies and cross-functional collaboration, enabling sustainable improvements throughout all KPI metrics.

Responsibilities:

• Member of the site Leadership Team focussed on developing process improvement strategies based on business needs.
• Kaizen Funnel ownership.
• Facilitate / participate in Kaizen events.
• Act as a mentor for the PSP (problem solving process).
• Support, Action Plan creation and follow-up.
• Develop future certified DBS practitioners in DBS tools.
• Organisation and participation of Shin events.
• Apply continuous improvement methods such as Lean, problem solving, SMED, etc.
• Apply lean principles of teamwork, methodology, business benefit, innovation and customer focus.
• Be the subject matter expertise in DBS (LEAN).
• Lead transformational change and work on identifying greatest Lean opportunities across the plant.
• Coordinate benchmarking and external analysis (Subject Matter Experts, Workshops, company visits, etc.).
• Identify and share best practices.
• Teach and coach others in DBS tools, i.e. problem solving and standardised work.
• Educate, communicate and excite the organization on DBS: Develop and lead teams to embrace a practice that promote best practice sharing across the plant and within the corporation.
• Develop and promote common DBS Language across by integrating continuous improvements utilized across Cytiva and Danaher.

Job Requirements:

• Strong experience in DBS or LEAN methodology.
• Degree in Engineering or Business.
• Experience in process improvements using lean manufacturing methodology/Lean manufacturing with a combination of project management and business process analysis.
• Leadership: Willingness to work on the shop floor and lead by example; ability to influence decision making with or without authority, facilitate groups with diverse perspectives, bring teams to agreement.
• Communication: Interpersonal skills that build productive relationships and influence others, both within the business and across organizations. Ability to interact with all levels of the business (senior leaders to working teams), exceptionally good listening skills, able to present complex or new ideas with clarity and simplicity.
• Planning and Execution: Excellent project management and prioritization skills. Solid business acumen. Able to deliver results despite shifting environment.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Able to identify problems; apply structured and disciplined methodology to identify root cause using data. Innovative and effective solution development, risk mitigation and execution.

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.