OEE Program Leader

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Why join us?

A career at embecta means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that empowers you to bring your authentic self to work. Here our employees can fulfill their life’s purpose through the work that they do every day.

You will learn and work alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. Our Total Rewards program – which includes competitive pay, benefits, continuous learning, recognition, career growth and life balance components – is designed to support the varying needs of our diverse and global employees.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the OEE Program Leader drives OEE performance improvements across designated areas.. The role provides leadership to cross-functional project teams and department owners, working closely with production teams, technicians, process engineers, and shift managers.

Responsibilities:

Champion safety across the cell and promote a positive safety culture within the line team

Promote and lead a ‘World Class’ manufacturing culture within the OEE program

Champion OEE performance for the respective area(s) within Assembly.

Drive accountability within all areas that have an input into the OEE program (moulding, operations, maintenance, process engineering, quality, CI, etc).

Work closely with the shift management team to optimise resource planning, technical training/coaching, and any escalations.

Act as a coach for Team Leads / Shift Managers with responsibility for performance on the shift

Coach the operations and engineering teams to maximise potential

Promote a ‘Servant Leadership’ culture within operations, supporting the team to deliver their SQCPD scorecard

Support and coach structured problem solving to root cause across the teams and ensure strong comms to build shift sustainability

Champion OpEx tools to deliver OEE improvement through, Structured Problem Solving, TMS, standard word, SMED, BDA etc

Working closely with the CI team, supporting improvement projects within the cell

Educational Requirements:

Third level Technical qualification coupled with appropriate experience.

Training in Good Manufacturing Practices

Lean / Six Sigma / OpEx accreditation is an advantage

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an operations/ OpEx leadership role in a regulated automated manufacturing environment

Good technical understanding to support / facilitate problem solving to root cause

Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail

The ability to follow tasks through to completion

Knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

The ability to Lead, Coach & work as part of a team and on own initiative

Good PC skills

Proactive – someone who anticipates potential problems and is a step ahead.Regular

embecta is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status.

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