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At first glance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you, providing the ability to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The DBSL (Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Leader) of our manufacturing reagents site is responsible for driving the organization to targeted, measurable, and sustainable improvements in QDCI (Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Innovation) across all operations and support functions. They will support or own the strategy development and execution for site initiatives identified through Danaher’s Policy Deployment (PD) process. They will be responsible for coaching and developing lean capabilities in the organization

At Beckman Coulter and Danaher, the Danaher Business System (DBS) is the culture and toolset that we use to continually drive value and improvements for our internal and external partners.

This position is an integral part of the Miami Reagents Manufacturing located in Hialeah, FL, and will be onsite. It will require occiasional travel to the Kendall, FL facility. It may also require travel to other Beckman/Danaher sites for meetings, training, etc. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

This role will report directly to the plant manager and will be required to work in an indirect leadership capacity across the entire organization. The role at Danaher is highly visible and is essential to the successful development of the Danaher Business System culture at the site.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Assist site/company leadership in the development of a strategic Lean roadmap (i.e., how to use the DBS tools to drive sustainable improvement in results).
• Directly provide formal and informal DBS training and coaching to site leads.
• Facilitate DBS training sessions and kaizen events
• Manage and continuously improve site DBS process (Kaizen Event Process/Funnel, Certified Practitioner Funnel)
• Support the creation or improvement of processes to ensure proper utilization DBS principles across the site
• Optimally communication across all levels to develop followership and consensus for site initiatives
• Lead site key performance indicator bowler reviews

The essential requirements of the job include:

• BS or BA degree in Business, Engineering, or related field with 9+ years of Manufacturing/Production or Engineering experience, or 7+ years experience with Master’s degree, or a Doctorate with 0+ years experience
• Hands-on experience implementing/leading DBS, TPS, Kaizen, and/or Lean
• Proven experience coaching/influencing others
• Project management skills, with experience driving and delivering results
• Strong computer / MS Office skills

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Familiarity with various manufacturing process technologies and types (batch, high volume/low mix, low volume/high mix…)
• Experience working in regulated (FDA preferred) manufacturing environments
• Mastery of a variety of Lean tools

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.