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Location: Biopure - Havant
Benefits: Enhanced Carer/Paternity Leave, Additional Holiday, EAP and more
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/

This role will focus on:

As PureSU Value Stream Manager you will need to utilize strong leadership, people development skills and a lean-focused mindset to implement, develop and drive continuous improvement initiatives and projects across BioPure. Reporting to the General Manager, your main remit will be to lead the single-use assemblies (branded PureSU) product value stream including assembly operations by utilizing LEAN and best practice principles to provide excellent quality and delivery

Key Responsibilities include:

• You will be responsible for the on-site operations of the value stream including efficiency analysis and cost improvement activities.
• Create the vision for the value stream’s best in class safe and Lean Manufacturing and lead the team to execute the improvements on the journey to that goal.
• Engage in project management activities and supply technical input to new product proposals and projects, as well as ensuring continuous product optimization and validation.
• Collaborate with the Continuous Improvement Lead to implement and drive Lean best practices into the operation.
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships, establishing a deep understanding of their environment, and generating a clear understanding of the challenges they face.
• Engage and empower the value stream team members to identify and drive the value creating activities
• You will be accountable for developing and managing the Value Stream operational strategy.
• Identify and improve processes and/or systems that stand in the way of value creating activities
• You will conceptualize and drive countermeasures that improve the flow of information and hardware.
• Identify, implement and improve key process metrics to understand the health of operations while providing a baseline for continuous improvement.
• Support with forecasting and planning manufacturing growth including floorspace, equipment capacity, tooling, and labour required to meet quantities and schedules
• You will support and mentor the team on a broad range of analysis including Value Stream Mapping, queueing analysis, production planning and control, SMED, process flow diagrams, FMEA, best practice problem solving and quality function deployment, etc.

• You will have experience of leadership within a Medical/life science/biopharma manufacturing environment
• Experience of working within an organisation with a cleanroom environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering /science discipline and/or relevant experience.
• Commercial experience in life science, medical device, biopharma, or other related industries.
• Project Management experience is advantageous.
• You will have experience of optimization and validation of products and processes.
• You will have knowledge of requirements for operational excellence using LEAN techniques.
• You will be highly skilled at building and maintaining a strong team and maintaining effective, productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
• commercially and financially skilled with strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Experience of analysing data to provide strategic and tactical solutions.

As a growing and ambitious organisation with a presence in over 60 global locations and across multiple markets, we can offer you the working environment and support needed to be successful. We are committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

About Watson-Marlow

Every day, we help companies across the globe to be more efficient and sustainable. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is the world leader in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. Comprising ten established brands, each with their area of expertise, but together offering our customers unrivalled solutions for their pumping and fluid transfer applications. Together with our colleagues across Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, we are proud to be a FTSE 50 company.