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This position is part of Novanta’s World of Medicine (WOM) business unit. Specialized in the field of Minimally Invasive Medicine, WOM develops devices and accessories so that doctors can operate with small cuts. We produce Cameras, Insufflators, Medical Pumps, and tubing that makes diagnosis and treatment easier for everyone. Our insufflators and pump systems dilate cavities in the body and turn previously complicated surgeries into minor procedures. Together with customers, doctors, and technical experts, our teams continuously search for new ways to innov
Summary
The Director Engineering develops and implements the manufacturing strategy, consisting of:
- Definition of Manufacturing Technology
- Layout planning (overall responsibility for the entire layout of manufacturing plants).
- Capex Planning and execution · Master Data (BOM, Work instructions etc.)
- Make or Buy strategy (together with SCM)
- Roll out at potential new sites
- Participating and representing MIS in global footprint planning
- Planning and execution of relocation projects (within Novanta / MIS)
Primary Responsibilities
- Manufacturing Engineering Strategy
Manufacturing Technology:
- Defines level of automation
- Develops standards of equipment, work instructions (Standard work) and processes
- Develops or adapts new Manufacturing Technologies (together with R&D), including the use of Industry 4.0
- Drives Design for Manufacturing (together with R&D)
Continuous Improvement:
- Drives savings based on Process (Automation, Rationalization) and Continuous Improvements (Lean)
- Drives implementation and development of NGS
Maintenance / Facility:
- Develops and implements Maintenance concepts (like TPM)
- Reduces Maintenance Cost vs Capex spend
Team Structure / Leadership functions:
- Functional and disciplinary leadership of his team
- Develops Succession Plans for talents and ME functions
General Tasks
- Strict compliance with the quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations and implementation of the instructions of the quality / environmental management officer and the occupational safety specialist.
- The manager is responsible for creating and maintaining facilities for his or her area of responsibility, and for giving instructions and taking other measures to ensure, maintain and improve occupational safety and environmental protection regarding occupational safety and environmental protection, the prevention of occupational accidents and environmental damage, occupational diseases and work-related health hazards.
Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in in Manufacturing Engineering or similar. Advanced degree preferred.
- A minimum of 10 years of related experience in a manufacturing company with a global footprint, in ME or Production with deep inside into SCM
- Management experience of at least 5 years
- Very good user of MS Office Suite, Oracle or SAP R3
- Ideally six sigma training or certification
- Present data-driven messages
- Proactive, takes ownership and is accountable
- Trusting personality and leadership quality
- Analytical, numbers based and systematic method of operation
- Ability to prioritize, organize effectively and manage multiple projects simultaneously under pressure
- Entrepreneurial thinking, hands-on and implementation orientated
- Customer and team orientated way of working
- Good communication skills. Ability to communicate orally and in writing, in a clear and straightforward manner from shop floor level to Novanta C-Suite
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to take the lead in a team and also function as a team player
- High level of Empathy and emotional intelligence to manage change and assures true team buy-in
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to deal with complexity
- Analytical with helicopter view and a positive and constructive way of thinking
- Results and delivery oriented
- Reliable person, inspiring confidence and able to deal with people at all levels
- Global mindset and an inert drive for success
- Fluent in both written and spoken German and English
- Czech language skills would be a plus
Travel Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel internationally
Physical Requirements
In addition to being physically fit for any travel activities that may occur, it is necessary to be able to move around the office and production environment, including the clean room without physical limitations
