Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. At Edwards Lifesciences facilities around the world, our Manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies, and devices that transform patients’ lives. As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality. Your purpose-driven work will help leave lasting and positive impacts on patient lives.
In this role you will Manage a team and activities with responsibility for ensuring the plant operates efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage and/or lead a small team within facilities. Develop team members to increase business acumen and functional skills
Plan and direct assigned operational and project activities with the accountability for successful completion of assigned deliverables to optimize efficiency and avoid/minimize adverse impact to safety, quality & operations
Identify opportunities and lead the implementation of changes to drive improvements
Work on complex issues where analysis of issues requires in-depth knowledge
Manage multiple projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams
Education and Experience:
Required Skills:
Proven successful project management leadership skills
Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite and related tools and systems
Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
Extensive understanding of facilities procedures while defining team operating standards and ensuring essential procedures are followed based on knowledge of own discipline
Extensive knowledge of broad range of facilities technical systems and processes
Knowledge of financial processes that relate to facilities
Demonstrated skill set to manage assigned team and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
Ability to develop and integrate metrics into the projects and operations that clearly demonstrate the value of facilities to the business
Strict attention to detail
Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
Primarily interacts with internal subordinates and other supervisors
Ability to develop peer, cross functional and cross business relationships to maximize best practice sharing and team effectiveness.
Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control