Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

Operational Excellence Specialist III

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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Bend, OR - Pharma Services Group

How will you make an impact?

Implement the Operational Excellence initiatives crafted to meet or exceed the key performance indicators such as revenue, EBITDA, Right-First-Time (quality), customer experience, and timely Delivery as well as improving Organizational Health. You will apply operational excellence tools to achieve process improvement.

What will you do?

You will join the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) team (Continuous Improvement), tasked to promote lean six sigma principles and operational excellence standard methodologies across all functions, driving the company's dedication to excellence. You will:

• Own continuous improvement through Operational Excellence.

• Lead by example, embodying our 4 core values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

• Find, develop, and implement new opportunities in order to drive continuous improvement, including basic cost-benefit analysis.

• Work with Site leaders to build an action-based culture of continuous improvement and accountability to improve growth, productivity, quality, and customer experience.

• Directly lead and project run continuous improvement activities using various methodologies, tools, and systems such as lean, six sigma, pull manufacturing, total productive maintenance, waste reduction, Lean Leadership, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Blitz, Cell Design, Flow dynamics, 5S, Visual Management, 3P, and various diagnostic tools.

• Work closely with Finance, Quality, Safety, and Project sponsors to achieve agreed final impact of project and collaborate with colleagues and partners to implement an operational excellence plan that supports site, business unit, and Thermo Fisher Scientific strategies.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.

Experience:

• 3 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical work environment in the areas of production, engineering, quality or Laboratory.

• Hands-on track record of implementing, sustaining LEAN fundaments - including visual management, 5S, tiered accountability, Gemba, leader standard work, value stream mapping, FMEA.

Preferred experience, skills & abilities

• Strong interpersonal, partnership, and rapport building skills.

• Strong technical knowledge.

• Proven track record to drive cross-functional teams to solve problems and implement sustainable improvements within the organization.

• Driven, proactive, and committed to achieving goals.

• Strong influencing, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.