The Senior Manager of Linden Operations is responsible for the manufacturing site's overall performance regarding safety, sustainability, costs, quality and service level as well as for driving employee engagement and ensuring a capable, engaged and inclusive workforce at the site.

Responsible for advising the development, planning, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing systems required to produce current and future products using existing or new technologies. Translation of the operational manufacturing plan into financial performance ensuring financial goal achievement, balanced with inventory strategy.

As the site lead the role also will engage the other functions on site with indirect responsibility for R&D, Applications, Service, and IT.

This is an on site position located in Lindon, Utah

Drive towards a zero injury safety culture and mentality;
• Develop the site Operations strategy across teams in Linden, UT Manufacturing in collaboration with functional partners in Global Operations
• Develop and deploy multi-year roadmap and strategies for Linden, UT operations, to achieve long terms goals of Global Operations for Sustainability, Safety, Quality, Service and Cost, and to meet the needs of the Waters business.
• Establish, align and deploy effective metrics and goals through the Linden manufacturing organization, to ensure ongoing commitments of Global Operations, and multi year ambitions of Global Operations and Waters Corporation are achieved. Ensure all HSE/ Quality/ Service / Cost and working capital targets are achieved.
• Accountable for achieving production schedules through effective management of materials, equipment and human resources
• Lead / plan the Site Operations P & L. Provide all vital inputs to annual AOP and within year budgeting / forecast submissions to achieve overall operations financial targets, and ensure performance tracking and reporting versus targets
• Ensure (with R&D organization, business partners and other functions) that New Product Introductions (NPI), product upgrades and product manufacturing site transfers achieve product release on time, within operational budgets, achieving product cost targets, forecasted demand volumes, and product quality requirements.
• Work with Global Supply Chain and Global Procurement organizations to optimize current supply chain, for microcalorimetry products
• Deploy Lean & Six Sigma methodologies into operations to support overall continuous improvement journey and culture development in order eliminate waste, optimize customer value and increase employee engagement
• Proactively manage risks to employee safety, customer supply, business continuity , financial performance , quality and regulatory requirements, through structured risk identification, and effective mitigation action planning and execution
• Work with facilities team to ensure building is maintained and necessary investments or updates are planned for and budgeted. This role will be a point of contact for onsite utility services and building security.
• Actively contribute to overall global manufacturing leadership team to develop and deploy overall manufacturing strategies and initiatives
• Develop capital plan for Linden operations with appropriate justification and cases. Ensure submission of capital requests and compliant, timely and cost effective execution of annual capital budget
• Work with IT, Business Partners, NPO, and Global Operations functions to develop and deploy appropriate technology advancements (automation alternative processing technologies etc) and digital solutions to drive our efficient use of resources (capital, human and working capital)
• Ensure effective planning, project management and initiative portfolio management methodologies are deployed to ensure timely and successful completion of initiatives according to commitments

• Team Management:
  Lead the Operations team members in Linden Manufacturing through:

  • Setting objectives and supervising their progress
  • Setting performance expectations and monitoring through regular communication, the performance management process and, where necessary, through the disciplinary process
  • Support team development through succession planning, job rotation, development assignments and coaching
  • Ensuring required training completed and documented
  • Ensure employee engagement and a performance driven culture though role modelling of leadership behaviors and company principles, ensure process in place and applied for diversity of workforce, ongoing employee career development, employee recognition, and transparent communications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant field. MBA highly desired.
• Lean/ Six Sigma Black belt certification preferred
• 10+ years of experience in Operations; with 5+ years in a leadership role for production operations (manufacturing, quality, engineering) within a cGMP environment preferred);
• Demonstrated organisational change capability and demonstrated leadership skills in developing, motivating, and organizing impactful work groups in a manufacturing environment
• Proven knowledge of ISO 9001, good manufacturing practices and data integrity.
• Experienced in introduction of new products into manufacturing, working with R&D organization to achieve successful product launches
• Innovative, with strong focus and proven experience in delivering continuous improvement through introduction of best in class manufacturing technologies, manufacturing systems and processes and digital solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead attainment of bold objectives for HSE, Quality, Service and Cost. Demonstrated ability to understand, analyze, and manage the profitability of a manufacturing plant under a P&L structure, including the ability to present results, priorities, and actions, and to engage the work team to achieve those priorities
• Must have a well-developed understanding of, and proven experience deploying in a Lean manufacturing environment including 6S, Visual management, Standard Work, Kaizen, TPM, and other continuous improvement methodologies
• Demonstrable experience in a Manufacturing / R & D analytical instrumentation business or other complex electro mechanical devices' business preferred.

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.