PPI Business System Specialist III at Thermo Fisher Scientific in St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)



Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)



Job Description



The Continuous Improvement Specialist III will assist with the implementation of the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System at the site level to enable profitable growth, intensify customer centricity, and increase employee engagement. The position engages with functional area personnel to support the execution of improvement projects by facilitating structured problem solving to improve systems and eliminate waste. The role involves developing the capability of the site in areas of lean principles and problem solving by training personnel using the Change Champion training program.



What will you do?



The Practical Process Improvement team enables a continuous improvement mentality across the business by leading education of and utilization of the PPI Business System.

• Facilitate the Lean Management System (tiered daily performance management systems, gemba walks, leader standard work, and additional tools for continuous improvement.


• Maintain project traceability, pipeline building, and productivity tracking/reporting.


• Coach and mentor site personnel by providing structured training and hands on coaching of lean principles/tools.


• Participate in Level 2 Functional Area Strategy planning.


• Coach and mentorship of the performance management system.

• 3+ years experience in GMP environment


• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, operations or business


• Green Belt certification required

• A Strong Lean Practitioner mentality with 3+ years of experience and a 'hands-on' track record of leading teams indirectly to achieve results.


• Experience in the following tools: Value stream mapping, visual management/5S, Kanban, standard work, metric boards, gemba, stand-up meetings, and project funnel development.


• Experience in problem-solving through a formal methodology.


• Experience leading multiple cross-functional team projects at once with responsibility for results

• Effective verbal communication and interpersonal communication with the ability to collaborate and work across a heavily matrixed environment and at all levels of the organization


• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office suite; Word, Excel, Project, Visio, Outlook and Powerpoint.


• A strong change agent and good leader in demonstrating and promoting change


• Good project management skills.


• Passion and enthusiasm for driving improvement and leading change in both non-operational and operational areas


• Excellent Financial Competence