Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

When your part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. Surrounded by collaborative colleagues, you’ll have the support and opportunities that only a global leader can give you. Our respected, growing organization has an outstanding strategy for the near term and beyond. Take your place on our strong team and help us make significant contributions to the world!

Location/Division Specific Information

The Sr. PPI Business System Specialist will be part of our Franklin, MA team in Environmental & Process Monitoring (EPM), Chemical Analysis Division (CAD), affiliated with the Analytical Instruments Group (AIG). CAD provides a diverse mix of analytical instruments and services to a broad range of end user markets including Safety & Security, Environmental, Food Safety, Life Sciences, Medical, Energy, and Mining, to name a few. Its instruments are deployed in the field and on the line, in results environments where customers put a premium on robustness, reliability and ease of use. They allow them to make decisions where they operate and streamline their businesses.

How will you make an impact?

Lead implementation of the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System, within all functions across Franklin site to; enable profitable growth, intensify the customer experience, and increase employee engagement around continuous improvement.

The position collaborates with key partners to build a continuous improvement culture within functional teams, heavily focused around manufacturing operations. The role will facilitate the development of a PPI roadmap and future state within each function, enabling a robust productivity pipeline.

Key Objectives of the role:

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Lead/work with critical teams to enhance processes to improve the manufacturing operations experience, enable profitable growth and drive efficiencies.

• Identifies, develop and project lead productivity opportunities from an end-to-end perspective, in addition to rolling out key global Practical Process Improvements initiatives.

• Collaborate with key partners to build a continuous improvement culture with key functional teams.

• Respectfully nurture an action-biased culture of continuous improvement to improve key indicators in the areas of customer, finance, people & quality.

• Supervise progress of improvement efforts and provide key PPI training in enabling a PPI culture & approach.

• Validate assumptions and assertions using data and mentor others to make data driven decisions.

• Measure and report on key performance indicators (leading and lagging) for PPI activities across each function; develop and implement effective corrective action plans in conjunction with key players to address areas of concern.

Education

• Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred.

• PMP Certification an advantage.

• 4 year degree or equivalent required.

Experience:

• Shown experience being responsible for a continuous improvement program for manufacturing operations functions (ideally; finance, customer service, etc.).

• 2+ years experience implementing successful TPS-based system including elements such as; A3 Thinking/Strategy Deployment, Lead Leadership (Daily Accountability, Leader Standard Work, Visual Management), 5S, value stream mapping, standard work, metric boards, stand-up meetings and project funnel coordination.

• Expertise in problem-solving applying a formal program/process.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong communication skills and the ability to positively influence leadership and all levels of the organization.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Fundamental business financial acuity.

• Strong project management and facilitation skills.

• Experience working with Microsoft office (Word and Excel), Power BI an advantage.

• Able to work on-site to drive continuous improvement in operational areas, including connecting cross-functional resources to remove waste along extended value streams.

• Passion for driving improvement and leading change.

• Proven track record for developing, training, and mentoring teams.

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.