Manufacturing Lean Leader
Join BK Medical to help develop a world class operation and manufacturing facility at our console manufacturing site in Herlev Denmark. This is your opportunity to become part of an innovative team where your work has a real impact on people’s lives around the world.
As our new Lean Leader, you will lead the site’s Kaizen funnel, daily management system, coach colleagues and work on improving for a better tomorrow. You will lead and manage projects that positively impact operations. You will be a key staff member of the site operations team, this role exercises a high level of operational judgment, and sets team priorities in alignment with the strategic imperatives of the manufacturing site. In BK Medical we have a strong team-player culture based on knowledge sharing – which supports quality and reliability in our production.
As our new Lean Leader your typical tasks will include
- Provide overall Lean leadership and simplification to specific value streams
- Responsible for partnering with site leaders to define the key value streams that will have the greatest impact on the business and the customer
- Teach, train, coach and mentor Lean Manufacturing Leaders in the use of Lean tools and the simplification methodology
- Improve customer satisfaction and reduce cycle-time on specific site processes
- Conduct regular value stream reviews with assigned Lean Manufacturing Leaders to assure the team drives significant and measurable business impact
- Communicate progress, status and issues to the site leaders and global stakeholders
- Seek, share and institutionalize best practices
Your professional background
You bring a relevant degree as an engineer or MBA with minimum of 5 years’ experience within manufacturing.
You have:
- Additional leadership experience, preferably in the areas of operations, manufacturing and quality
- Lean Leader or Black Belt preferred
- Change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization
- Demonstrated ability to motivate others and achieve results
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- Motivation, are self-driven, team-player and likes to share knowledge with others
- Good communications skills in Danish and English
Our mission at BK Medical is to change the standard of care in surgical interventions with real-time visual guidance. You will become part of a true innovator in the MedTech industry with 800 colleagues in Denmark, the United States, and other locations around the world. Now, we are advancing our mission as part of GE HealthCare. This puts us in a position where we can think even bigger and unlock new opportunities for us, surgeons, and their patients. It’s a great time to join us!
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. The mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.
GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
BK Medical’s European Headquarters are in Herlev, in a nice building with more than 300 employees. The work atmosphere is casual, and our organizational structure is flat. We have a good staff canteen focusing on health and variety, private health insurance and pension plans, as well as social events and several staff clubs.
We look forward to receiving your application, in which you describe:
1) Your motivation for becoming part of our Manufacturing department
2) Your experience and skills that are particularly relevant to the role
For more information regarding the position, you are very welcome to contact Plant Director Lars Bondgaard at lars.bondgaard@gehealthcare.com
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