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Enterprise Excellence Engineer III

Date: Sep 20, 2024

Location: Chelmsford, MA, US

Company: Teleflex

Expected Travel : None

Requisition ID :11030

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com .

Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

Teleflex provides solutions that improve the health and quality of people’s lives. It’s the reason our organization exists and what inspires and challenges us all to do better every day. We are driven to continuously improve how we deliver that value by ensuring our products are of the highest quality, are delivered on time, and, at an affordable price.

The Enterprise Excellence Engineer III provides hands-on support to transform the business by developing and implementing systems that continuously improve the flow of value and challenge people to think and fix problems every day.

Principal Responsibilities

• Continuous Improvement - Demonstrates initiative and critical thinking to identify, prioritize both process and performance gaps.

• Culture and Values – Exemplifies Teleflex values and ensures a fair, open and productive climate that is engaging, ethical and legally compliant.

• Assist with the implementation and execution of the site transformation and Enterprise Excellence strategy.

• Complete or assist with the completion of process improvement projects in collaboration with the site and regional teams.

• Apply process improvement tools and methodologies including but not limited to, Structured Problem Solving, Value Creation, Waste Elimination, Visual Management, 5S plus Safety, Standard Work, Error Proofing, and SMED.

• Actively participate in daily (production) management and daily problem-solving activities, primarily at the line and value stream levels. Participate in plant-level activities as required.

• Apply engineering and analytical practices in the support of process improvement.

• Assist with planning, organization, and execution of Rapid Improvement Events (Kaizen Events).

• Apply benchmarking and best practice sharing to expand improvements.

• Adhere to company policies and procedures.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS / INTERFACES

• Frequent: Front Line and Middle Level Staff and Management (Site)

• Moderate: Senior Plant Leadership and Staff (Site); Outside Business Partners

• Rare: Senior and Executive Leadership (Regional/Global)

Education / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (required) or Higher Education, Focus in Industrial, Manufacturing, or related field (preferred).

• 4+ years of working experience in Enterprise Excellence.

• Prior experience in manufacturing or distribution (preferred).

• Broad application of basic and advanced engineering, analytical, and Enterprise Excellence concepts.

• Lean Practitioner, Six Sigma, or related Certifications (preferred).

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

SPECIALIZED SKILLS & OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficiency with computer business applications Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and advanced applications (Visio, MS Project, CAD, Minitab, etc.)

• Knowledge of Shingo Model; Training Within Industry (TWI) Methodology; Value Stream Mapping; Statistical Methods (preferred).

Demonstrates Functional Mastery

• Engages in continuous learning

• Fully understands standard practices and procedures; actively develops and improves them.

• Exercises judgment to determine appropriate actions and influence others.

• Resolves a wide range of issues of moderate to complex scope.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.

• Assertive with a high level of self-motivation and initiative; willing to ask for assistance when needed.

• Complete routine tasks with minimal instruction and new tasks with general instructions.

• Adept at relationship building across functions and geography to effectively work with and leverage centers of excellence.

• Proven ability to drive change and lead in projects.

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Working Conditions / Physical Demands

TRAVEL REQUIRED: 0%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use their hands and stand for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with proper equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

☒ Office/Professional ☒ Plant/Manufacturing ☐ Remote/Field ☐ Laboratory

At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.

Teleflex, Inc. is an affirmative action & equal opportunity employer. D/V/M/F. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at: 877-880-8588 or Talent@Teleflex.com.

Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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