Job Description:

Confluent Medical Technologies is dedicated to working collaboratively with our customers, taking their projects from rapid prototype into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients has allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices through innovative material science, engineering, and manufacturing. Our primary capabilities include: Nitinol components, balloon expandable stents and balloon catheters, delivery systems, balloons, filmcast components, extruded tubing, biomedical textiles, access kits, and guidewires. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers. 

We are looking for a Value Stream Manager to join our team. As a uniquely qualified candidate, you will be responsible for production planning and inventory control for multiple products while prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay. This individual will take a lead role in continuous improvement, product flow and capacity improvement to improve the overall efficiency of manufacturing while service level targets.

SUMMARY: This person provider’s overall leadership to ensure the achievement of Value Stream’s business goals. This leader will be responsible for managing the entire business process from customer order to customer dock.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

·         Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, recommending action.

·         Responsible for ensuring compliance with all company regulations, policies and procedures for the Quality System compliance.

·         Responsible for ensuring compliance with all company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and environment compliance.

·         Based on customer order requirements, plan operations for fabrication and assembly of products.

·         Perform production forecast to achieve monthly sales goal

·         Partners with other team members to execute financial commitments of the business.

·         Leads all business aspects of cross functional Values Stream team to ensure goal are met.

·         Lean and support the operation team in Lean Manufacturing initiatives

·         Responds to and participates in corrective action implementation to observations identified in internal audits.

·         Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules and resolving problems related to the Value Stream.

·         Implements and improves the current production standards to obtain cost reductions YOY

·         Self-sufficient in the role with minimal supervision required to ensure production goals

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in business administration or engineering is required, also 6-7 years of experience in supervisory and leadership roles. Knowledge in medical industry standards is a plus. Good written and oral English communication skills required. Demonstrated capacity to lead multidisciplinary teams.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to work in a self-managed work team environment. Ability to work different work schedules. Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet and graphics. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

COMMENTS: This job description is an outline of the major recurring responsibilities of the job. It is not intended to be all-inclusive of the work to be performed. Other related job objectives, special assignments and less significant responsibilities will typically be performed by the incumbent(s).