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Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
We are looking for a driven and experienced Manufacturing Manager to join our Oklahoma City team. In this role, you will lead manufacturing operations, drive continuous improvement, and play a key part in delivering high-quality medical technologies that improve lives. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about operational excellence and team leadership, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact.
What will you be doing?
- Leading and overseeing daily manufacturing operations to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are met
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives across production processes to enhance efficiency and performance
- Managing and developing a high performing team, fostering a culture of accountability and engagement
- Collaborating cross functionally with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other teams to optimize operations
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory, safety, and quality standards within a highly regulated environment
- Monitoring key performance indicators and implementing corrective actions as needed
- Supporting strategic planning and contributing to long term operational goals
What will you need to be successful?
- Proven experience in manufacturing leadership, typically 7+ years in a manufacturing environment
- Strong leadership and people management skills with experience developing teams
- Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma
- Experience working within regulated industries, preferably medical devices
- Strong problem solving and decision-making capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
You. Unlimited.
We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.
- Inclusion and Belonging - Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (https://www.smith-nephew.com/).
- Your Future: 401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Reimbursement
- Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day
- Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program
- Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship
- Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!
Smith+Nephew provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
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Smith & Nephew Plc
The Group has a history dating back 160 years to the family enterprise of Thomas James Smith who opened a small pharmacy in Hull, England in 1856. On his death in 1896, his nephew Horatio Nelson Smith took over the management of the business.
Thomas James Smith black and white photograph
Image: Thomas James Smith
A few days after the declaration of World War 1 in 1914, Horatio Nelson Smith (the nephew of the company founder T. J Smith) met with an envoy of the French President in London. The company was awarded a contract to supply £350,000 of surgical and field dressings, to be delivered in five months.
By the late 1990s, Smith & Nephew had expanded into being a diverse healthcare conglomerate with operations across the globe, including various medical devices, personal care products and traditional and pioneering woundcare treatments.
In 1998, Smith & Nephew announced a major restructuring to focus management attention and investment on three business units — wound management, endoscopy and orthopaedics — which offered high growth and margin opportunities.
Smith & Nephew was incorporated and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1937 and in 1999 the Group was also listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
In 2001, Smith & Nephew became a constituent member of the FTSE-100 index in the UK. This means that Smith & Nephew is included in the top 100 companies traded on the London Stock Exchange measured in terms of market capitalisation.
Today, Smith & Nephew is a public limited company incorporated and headquartered in the UK and doing business in many countries around the world.
2,000 to 2,499 employees
Medical Devices and Supplies