Manufacturing
Operations Manager

Medical Positioning, Inc. is seeking an experienced
Manufacturing Operations Manager to be responsible for the effective management
and coordination of production, materials management and shipping operations.

  

Position Responsibilities

·       
Ensures the effective performance of production
and shipping operations, including: quality, cost, optimization, customer
service, etc.

·       
Tracks plant performance, identifying areas for
improvement, and implementing actions to improve plant performance.

·       
Provides leadership to drive the plant's
materials management and safety processes, ensuring the goals and objectives
are met or exceeded.

·       
Develops and maintains systems for continuous
improvement in all processes, utilizing tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, etc.

·       
Audits standard work routines for kaizen
opportunities.  Develops data-driven
action plans to improve standard work and improve productivity.

·       
Effectively manages hourly assembly and other
support personnel.

·       
Maintains and monitors weekly and daily build
plan.

·       
Leads production team in meeting plant
objectives through the use of Lean and/or Six Sigma tools.

·       
Works with Finance team to maximize the
effectiveness of MRP, Kanban and ABC inventory management systems to improve
inventory turns.

·       
Ensures compliance with current Federal, State
and local regulations pertaining to GMP/QSR, ISO9001/ISO13485/ /CE and
associated regulatory agencies

·       
Evaluates complaints, NCARs, CAPAs, internal
audits findings, customer audits findings and proposes corrective and
preventive actions.

·       
Assists Department Managers to develop, plan and
revise/create procedures and implement changes/programs to meet ISO and QSR
requirements

·       
Assists in establishing and conducting company
wide training related to GMP/QSR and EU regulations pertaining to
ISO9001/ISO13485/CE. 

·       
Ensures that process requirements of 21 CFR 820,
ISO13485 & ISO 9001 are met.

·       
Documents, maintains and follows proper ISO
procedures (ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and GMP requirements pertaining to medical
devices).

·       
Evaluates associate performance and conducts
reviews.

·       
Recommends hiring and termination.

·       
Coaches, trains, and counsels associates to
improve performance.

Qualifications

·       
Bachelor's
degree in Operations Management, Engineering or related technical field.

·       
Minimum
of 5-10 years manufacturing experience in a durable goods industry, with 3+
years of operations/production leadership in a lean manufacturing environment.

·       
Materials
management experience required.

·       
Successful
track record of achieving operational goals.

·       
Experience
using lean systems or six sigma processes in a manufacturing environment
required.

·       
Demonstrated
knowledge, understanding, and implementation of ISO 9001 and/or ISO13485.

·       
Proven
leadership, team building and organization skills, along with the ability to
build trust and integrity.

·       
Strong
leadership skills and ability to influence others, deliver results, make an
immediate impact, and manage by fact.

·       
Experience
in medical products manufacturing preferred.

·       
Experience
in low-volume/high-mix production as well as build-to-order preferred.

·       
Experience
in low-cost region sourcing and manufacturing preferred.

Company Background

Located in Kansas City, MO, Medical Positioning, Inc. (MPI)
manufactures and sells patented specialty tables designed to improve diagnostic
imaging and patient outcomes in cardiology, radiology and mammography. The
company's products enable hospitals and physicians to significantly improve the
quality of the images they obtain from their ultrasound and x-ray equipment. The
Company’s products are used around the globe and can be found in 47 of the 50
of America’s
Best Hospitals as rated by US News and World Report.

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