Continuous Improvement Leader (DBSL)

Gonzalescomm; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Danaher Business System Leader to enhance operational excellence at the Newquay site. The successful candidate will drive optimization efforts across safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity using innovative methodologies like lean manufacturing. This role requires a proactive communicator with a degree in engineering or business and proven experience in project management. Join us to be at the forefront of improving human health and associated technologies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or business preferred or relevant experience.
• Experience in process improvements using lean manufacturing.
• Proven track record in optimizing KPIs around Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity.

Responsibilities

• Drive optimization of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and overall performance.
• Coach and mentor the site team in DBS tools to improve performance.
• Manage the site DBS leadership process including Daily Management and Action Plans.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Effective communication

KPI optimization

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering or Business

Job description

Overview

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danahers 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives and were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. By harnessing Danahers system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact and innovate at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us by working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Danaher Business System Leader (DBSL) to play a pivotal role in driving sustained performance improvement across our Newquay site. You will lead the deployment of the Danaher Business System to strengthen site KPIs while building long-term capability through structured problem solving and Kaizen excellence.

Responsibilities

• Drive optimization of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity (Cost) and overall performance by championing DBS and embedding a strong culture of continuous improvement across global Operations sites, using DBS tools such as Daily Management, VSM, 5S, Standard Work, TPM, SMED, TPI, VRK and Lean Conversion.
• Actively participate, facilitate, collaborate and lead daily, weekly and monthly L3 Operations meetings. Coach and mentor the site team in the use of structured DBS tools to facilitate sustained performance improvements. Coach and provide ongoing support and guidance to build knowledge and capability of DBS across all levels at site.
• Work with the Site Leadership team to create and sustain Policy Deployment frameworks, Bowler Charts, Action Plans and Problem Solving Processes; consolidate and analyze KPIs from manufacturing site, resulting in the development of Action Plans to address areas of opportunity. Champion adherence to the standards defined through the deployment of DBS.
• Manage the site DBS leadership process, including Daily Management, Kaizen funnels, generation of Action Plans and their sustainment. Engage with and coordinate with any necessary Cytiva functions and / or leaders to remove any roadblocks preventing optimized operational performance.
• Identify and execute optimization work packages across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity to enable YOY improvements through the deployment of DBS tools and techniques.
• Develop and maintain a DBS roadmap for the site functional areas to continue the development journey of DBS.

Who You Are

• Degree in Engineering or business professional engineering certification and/or masters degree preferred, or demonstrable years served
• Experience in process improvements using lean manufacturing methodology/Lean manufacturing with a combination of project management and business process analysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all departments and functions and at all levels of the business. Ability to operate effectively in a multi-tasking, dynamic environment, while maintaining a forward-thinking and customer-first attitude.
• Proven track record in optimizing KPIs around Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity.
• Ability to energize, develop and build rapport, collaborate and influence at all levels within an organization. Act as inspirational leader with optimism, highly approachable and humble.

Nice to Have

• High level presentation and interpersonal skills- able to communicate and present ideas to customers in a way that produces understanding and impact that builds effective strategic relationships.
• Experience in KanBan, Heijunka, Inventory Reduction, Inventory Turns, Waste elimination and productivity improvement.

Join our winning team today. Together, well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.