Site Operations Manager

For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.

At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide. We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward.

The Site Operations Manager is responsible for leading the Operations Team, delivering Operational strategic priorities, and building a high performing team that ensures compliance and operational excellence.

This position reports to the VP of Global Manufacturing and is integral part of the Global Operations Team, position is full time on-site role.

In this role, you will have:

• Leadership of our operational teams at the site with responsibility for: safety; planning; manufacturing; quality control; and (in some sites) packaging our products which can be put into stock by our global logistics teams.
• Responsibility for building the strategic plan for the site (in the context of the Global Ops strategy), including the implementation of processes, new products and equipment to support our long-term business goals.
• Ownership for building a high performing culture and diverse Ops Site Leadership group by defining clear development plans and providing timely feedback.
• A leading role in championing the Danaher Business System (DBS) and its application in the site. Using it to map improvement plans and drive sustainable improvements (including leading the Ops Daily Management (DM) meetings and owning the site KPI Bowler and Visual Factory).
• Responsibility for governing improvement activities at the site (managing the Kaizen Funnel) including leading Kaizens and driving Problem Solving Processes (PSPs).
• Ownership for establishing SMART performance goals for the Operations team at the site, including safety, quality, inventory, productivity, and costs.
• Responsibility for managing the Financial performance of Operations at the site including Opex/Capex spending and cashflow improvements via inventory optimization.
  
  

The following positions will report directly into Site Operations Manager:

• Production Manager(s)
• Quality Control Manager
• Production & Material Planning Manager
• Materials handling manager
  
  

All other site based operations positions such as DBS, EHS, QARA, Lab support, Material Sciences and Logistics will have a strong dotted line to (and form part of) the Site Operations Leadership Team, who in turn are supported by Global Operations.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science related field.
• At least 10+ years of industry experience or equivalent experience in a similar industry.
• Financial acumen associated with profit/loss responsibility.
• Leadership demonstrated in continuous improvement, experience leading DBS Kaizen’s preferred.
• Ability to work in international / multi-cultural environment.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Ability to effectively lead staff and communicate the needs of the department to management.
  
  

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel on occasion to other sites to participate in Kaizens and understand the wider Abcam business.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
  
  

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Over 5 years of experience or Operational Improvement techniques such as Lean, or Six Sigma
  
  

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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