Product System Leader

About the Role

You are a natural learner and leader who constantly takes initiative to improve and bring others along, guided by integrity and quality. In this role you will help deliver better care for billions of people worldwide, acting as a launchpad for your career. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will provide strategic and hands‑on leadership for plant operations, overseeing safety, quality, cost, productivity, continuous improvement, compliance, asset management and team development. You will partner with Continuous Improvement, Engineering and regional teams to drive operational excellence and reliability. Safety leadership includes modeling safe behaviors, enforcing corporate and regulatory policies, conducting incident investigations and ensuring corrective actions, while maintaining housekeeping/5S standards and supporting drug‑and‑alcohol programs. Quality responsibility means embedding high product standards, ensuring compliance with the Quality Management System, FDA cGMP and 21 CFR 820 requirements, and developing prevention systems to minimize defects. Delivery and cost duties include managing budgets and schedules, applying Lean/OPEX principles, standardizing processes, collaborating with reliability, logistics and planning teams, and meeting targets such as OTIF, OEE and external cost savings. Collaboration and communication require acting as a liaison between the plant and corporate teams, influencing senior leadership, representing the site in strategic initiatives and start‑up projects, and ensuring alignment with long‑term operational goals. • Lead plant safety programs, enforce policies, conduct investigations, and maintain 5S standards. • Oversee quality systems to ensure FDA cGMP and 21 CFR 820 compliance and drive defect reduction. • Build and develop high‑performing teams through coaching, mentoring and inclusive culture initiatives. • Manage budgets, apply Lean/OPEX methods, and achieve OTIF, OEE and cost‑saving targets. • Serve as liaison between plant and corporate leadership, influencing strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸safety leadership
• ▸quality compliance
• ▸lean opex
• ▸otif/oee
• ▸budget management
• ▸team development

What You Bring

The Product System Manager position operates in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, offering accelerated development, hands‑on leadership experience, and executive exposure. Flexibility and willingness to relocate open opportunities across our global network. To succeed you should hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a related field, have ten or more years of experience in operations, engineering, lean manufacturing or maintenance, and possess strong people‑management and change‑leadership skills. The role operates on a 24/7 schedule with flexibility to travel up to 15 % for benchmarking across North America, and requires the ability to work in a manufacturing environment. • Hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or related field with 10+ years of operations or engineering experience. • Demonstrated expertise in lean manufacturing, continuous improvement and multi‑plant leadership. • Ability to travel up to 15 % for benchmarking and best‑practice sharing across North America.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸10+ years
• ▸lean manufacturing
• ▸continuous improvement
• ▸people management
• ▸change leadership

Benefits

Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, on‑site fitness facilities, flexible spending accounts, income protection insurance, education assistance, relocation support and childcare programs. Compensation for this M3/Grade 7 position ranges from $157,720 to $194,760, with eligibility for a target bonus, 401(k) and profit‑sharing, subject to location and experience. • Offer comprehensive health benefits, on‑site fitness, flexible spending accounts and education assistance. • Compensation range $157,720‑$194,760 with bonus eligibility, 401(k) and profit‑sharing.

Work Environment

Onsite