Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term. Your health and wellbeing are important to us and together we will not compromise on safety in the workplace or the environment.

Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.

What you’ll do

The Plant Manager role is accountable for Single Use and Filtration manufacturing at the Westborough site, Bioreactor production at the Shrewsbury site and Warehouse Operations to support both facilities located in the town of Southbourough, approximately 3 miles from the Westborough site. These three facilities comprise nearly 500 associates in total that support manufacturing operations. This includes functions like Raw Material handling, Quality Control, waste water treatment and also Maintenance, System Support, Business Continuity and DBS- driven Process Improvement. All our products are used by pharmaceutical companies and others for developing and making biologic medicines including vaccines and cancer therapies.

Recognized as a senior leader you will lead a very sophisticated manufacturing operation, regularly influence senior management and develop / implement system-wide strategic business plans for the manufacturing plant. You are responsible for leading plant-manufacturing operations, and meeting all operational defined targets such as quality, cost, delivery and safety.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Driving manufacturing team towards execution of Business Goals using DBS (Danaher Business System) with tools such as Lean Manufacturing methodology, daily management and PSP.
• Ensuring sufficient capacity exists to achieve customer commitments per the operating plan and executing on the breakthrough objectives developed by the business in the Hoshin Kanri model
• Improving fulfillment and other customer metrics while delivering the financial targets for the sites

• Staff the sites to support the major initiatives driven by the business and properly manage headcount plan
• Work horizontally with customers, product management, engineering and the enterprise team to ensure the right customer value is being produced.
• Driving Product Quality, Lean and e-Manufacturing so that internal business metrics are met
• Ensure a safe work environment and follow existing laws/regulations. Use HOP and other EHS related tools
• Aware of and follow the Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position
• Maintaining full Quality System Regulation and imperatives given by the business for the sites

Who you are

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Sciences or Business; Master’s Degree preferred
• +10 years’ experience with proven leadership in manufacturing operations or supply chain
• Great presentation skills, proven both internally and towards customers
• Excellent project management, communication and analytical skills
• Creates energy to deliver company goals through creation and comprehensive communication of practical "hands-on" operational plans and strategies
• Growth leadership skills demonstrating clear perspective and understand factors impacting our businesses and our suppliers
• Energizing others by building a connection with the team through personal involvement & trust & providing feedback & coaching to help develop others
• Ability to successfully empower and maintain high moral, employee involvement, safety and teamwork.
• Energizing others by building a connection with the team through personal involvement & trust & providing feedback & mentor to help develop others

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

Given the essential job duties of this position, the employee is required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to reasonable accommodation and applicable law.