Operational Excellence Specialist III at Thermo Fisher Scientific in New York, New York

Job Description:

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)



Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)



Job Description



As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.



Discover Impactful Work:




A day in the Life:

• Identify and implement roadmap to improve continuous improvement processes, practices, and results.


• Ensure Practical Process Improvement (PPI) projects accurately identify root cause and systemic issues and deliver effective countermeasures.


• Partner with Operations and support functions to ensure solutions are implemented and deliver intended results.


• Act as a role model and leader with a positive mentality and a passion for achieving short-term and long-term goals.


• Lead / participate in Kaizen events to effectively solve problems and assure safety, quality and cost-effectiveness.


• Educate site employees on PPI Business System methodologies and applications through project work, individual mentoring, classroom training, and other methods as needed.


• Develop and implement standard work to improve efficiency and reduce bottlenecks to meet production needs. Identify and build opportunities for optimum flow in manufacturing.


• Provide technical assistance and expertise to manufacturing in problematic situations, strive for data-driven process improvements, and implement corrective action and training.


• Understand and communicate benefits of PPI initiatives, including hard and soft savings.


• Collaborate with PPI teams across network to promote culture of excellence.

Keys to Success:




Education

• Bachelor's degree. science, engineering, technology field preferred.


• Six Sigma a plus

Experience

• 4+ years continuous improvement/PPI Background science, engineering or technology - problem solving mentality


• communication skills - ability to speak to all level team members.


• Lead changes in the organization on all levels


• Ability to work independently as well as within a team


• Data collection, improvement, analyzing & presenting

BENEFITS:


We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.


Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.



Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in New York is $75,800.00-$102,000.00.


This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
  
  


• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
  
  


• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
  
  


• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  
  


• Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  
  

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards Apply Now