Director, Manufacturing Systems

Overview

The Director of Manufacturing Systems will ensure enterprise applications (eg, MES, ERP) support the needs of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, & Quality across Cook Medical. Partnering with IT, they will oversee configuring and optimizing the systems required to manufacture medical devices. They will identify and advocate for additional system capabilities and integrations to enable Cook''s future manufacturing.

Please note: This role is open to both NAM and EMEA employees.

This role will initially be focused on North American-based manufacturing entities, followed by EMEA-based manufacturing entities, and finally on Cook Australia. Significant travel will be required, based upon where the individual is based.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects for assigned global processes, data & systems across entire lifecycle (i.e., design, build, test, deploy, sustain) on time, within budget and in accordance with scope & quality expectations.
• Drive key decisions for assigned systems, escalating when appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of how projects for assigned systems impact other systems/teams & ensure collaboration.
• Collaborate with teams on design, development, and implementation of new processes & systems required for manufacturing & supply chain.
• Evaluate system configuration or capabilities needed for compliant, efficient, and effective process development.
• Configure and prototype manufacturing processes using available technology.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Engineering to ensure the effective completion of system-related activities associated with transfer to manufacturing of Cook priorities and objectives.
• Collaborate with the IT function to prioritize and enable new system capabilities and integrations and align across Cook Medical manufacturing and supply chain entities.
• Provide education and training to user groups on system capabilities, standards, and best practices.
• Ability to complete projects within specific time-lines and meeting performance expectations.
• Must work and interact effectively and professionally with and for others throughout various levels of the global organization.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Must have effective oral, written and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to work in collaborative and independent work situations and environments with minimal supervision.
• Ensure that Cook's Code of Conduct is considered in all business matters carried out on Cook's behalf.

Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 10 years experience in an advanced manufacturing environment, medical device field preferred
• Knowledge of process and software validations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills
• Experience using analytic skills and problem solving
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (ie Word, Excel, Visio, Power point, MS Project)
• Willingness and availability to travel on company business.
• This role will initially be focused on North American-based manufacturing entities, followed by EMEA-based manufacturing entities, and finally on Cook Australia. Significant travel will be required, based upon where the individual is based.