Senior Operations Manager - Harvard Bioscience

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Engineering Senior Manager is responsible for managing a team of electrical and mechanical engineers and documentation control personnel in support of Manufacturing Operations. This team also collaborates closely with the R&D Engineering team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Managerial:

• Lead and manage the manufacturing engineering team, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to team members.
• Develop and implement manufacturing strategies to optimize production processes, reduce costs, and improve overall efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless operations and successful product launches.
• Identify and analyze manufacturing process bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement. Implement solutions to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and streamline operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance manufacturing processes and achieve operational excellence.
• Establish and maintain key performance indicators to monitor and evaluate manufacturing performance, identify trends, and drive corrective actions.
• Manage and execute process validation activities, including process capability studies, equipment qualifications, and validation protocols.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and quality management systems.
• Collaborate with the procurement team to evaluate and select suppliers/vendors for manufacturing equipment, tools, and technologies.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements and trends in manufacturing engineering, automation, and industry best practices. Apply knowledge to enhance operations and drive innovation.
• Establish and monitor preventive maintenance program and equipment upgrades to achieve efficiency and uptime goals.
• Establish risk management tools to include Process Flow Diagrams, Process Failure Mode and Effect matrix.
• Personnel functions include; performance evaluations, hiring, staffing, promotions, termination, and salary decisions

Technical:

• Comprehensive problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies, tools, and applications expertise
• Extensive engineering skills with ability to adapt and apply current knowledge to HBIO's products and processes
• Cognitive ability to understand HBIO's technology and customer applications
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Models ethics and integrity
• Highly collaborative individual with ability to negotiate and influence others and build strong professional relationships
• Organization and project management skills
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills enabling the individual to confidently convey critical and complex information
• Ability to communicate directly with customers in a manner that provides them continued confidence in DSI
• Engineering technical ability to understand and support DSI's broad offering of products
• Problem solving and continuous improvement proficiency and application

Experience

• Minimum 5 year's experience
• Multiple engineering disciplines or master's degree education
• Technical project management skills
• Lean Manufacturing a plus