Total 2 Manager level Manufacturing / Production job vacancies in Austin, TX

Key Responsibilities

1. Managing projects and programs in area of responsibility, and ensures that necessary preliminary activities (e.g., determination of outcomes, milestones, viability studies, and resource planning, among others) are completed to allow for effectiveness and focus during later stages of projects.
2. Ensures that all projects and programs assigned are completed in accordance with predetermined requirements, with specific attention to product/process specifications, project/program costs, resource utilization, and timeliness for completion.
3. Ensures that all phases of project, program and/or process development are documented and that information required in other functional areas is reported, disseminated, or transferred, as appropriate. Ensures compliance with company policies including (but not limited to) engineering/lab notebooks, patents, Intellectual property, confidentiality, ISO, safety and others as required. 
4. Ensures that the utilization of all material and financial resources is carried out in an effective manner to ensure maximum productivity for the area.
5. Effectively assigns work to subordinate staff, providing for professional development and coaching.
6. Responsible for departmental budgets and spending requirements.
7. Effectively utilizes common engineering technology and software packages for optimization of design development activities and timelines to ensure rapid commercialization.

Functional Knowledge

• Works on issues where analysis of situation or data requires review of relevant factors

Business Expertise

• Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and the process by which to meet goals. Recommends changes to unit or sub-unit policies. Management reviews work to measure meeting of objectives

Leadership

• Provides direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance. Administers company policies that directly affect subordinate employees

Problem Solving

• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action.

Impact

• Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results will cause delays in schedules.

Interpersonal Skills

• Interaction normally requires the ability to gain cooperation of others, conducting presentations of technical information concerning specific projects or schedules.

Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

Lead a high performance team comprising of product test engineers. Create next generation test strategies to effectively protect customers from product defects. Execute cost reduction projects to improve test efficiencies and reduce overall cost of testing. Clearly communicate to all stake holders including executives on targets, challenges, help needed and status. Break down barriers for the team on successful execution of projects meeting all goals

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The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. 

What Quality Management contributes to Cardinal Health
Quality develops and implements quality policies, procedures, and processes to ensure products and services comply with regulatory standards and specifications.

Quality Management provides strategic oversight, leadership and direction within the Quality function.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line supervisors and/or business support staff

• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals

• Ensures employees operate within guidelines

• Decisions have a short term impact on work processes, outcomes and customers

• Interacts with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management

• Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects

• Gains consensus from various parties involved

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of standards that the facility is certified to and that the Quality Management System is modelled after. Maintain certificate requirements and updates.

• Manage Quality budget. Allocate resources, tools and equipment as required for the department.

• Manage Change Control for site; Support Cost savings and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the facility. Provide training and guidance on approach to changes.

• Holding Management Review meetings as scheduled and following up on improvement actions.

• Manage the facility Internal and Supplier Audit program and participate in ISO, FDA, corporate and customer audits as required.

• Presentation Skills: Be able to train and or present quality information to facility, outside contacts.

• Support process validation and calibration programs and activities for the facility.

• Manage the non-conformance program for the facility. Support non-conformance closure for product and material on hold, facilitating Material Review Boards to determine disposition of nonconforming products.

• Manage Customer Complaints program. Investigate and respond to customer complaints, including facilitating Material Review Boards to determine disposition of nonconforming product.

• Manage and maintain facility CAPA program and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• In conjunction with R&D, Operations and Sales and Marketing, develop specifications and test methods to meet customer, product and internal quality requirements.  This may include writing procedures to carry out requirements.

• Implement and maintain sterilization programs for products, including pre-sterilization and post-sterilization procedures, documentation, review of results and release to inventory.

• Implement and maintain Supplier Performance as it relates to product quality, Supplier Corrective Action and Calibration systems. Conduct Supplier Audits. Coach and train new auditors.

• Manage and maintain the Quality Document Control System for the facility. Manage Artwork files for facility, manage labelling database for all products, including creation in label software and GTIN’s for all finished goods.

• Conduct communication of quality internally and externally on a daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis. Provide Quality Metric data, reports as assigned.

• Support Training requirements for facility, conduct Quality orientation, defect training and product awareness. Support training software that houses all electronic training and maintain skills matrices for facility.

• Managing and overseeing all incoming raw material receiving and inspection activities as well as finished product release requirements.

• Ensure Quality record retention requirements are maintained and controlled as outlined in quality procedures.

Direct Reports: Senior Quality Engineer, Quality Engineers, Document Supervisor.

The Quality Manager is the Management Rep for the facility. The Management Representative is responsible for:

• Leading in the development, implementation and maintenance of processes needed for a quality management system that meets all applicable quality system standards and regulatory requirements relevant to the current business.

• Ensuring that the quality management systems requirements are effectively established and maintained.

• Reporting to top management on the performance of the quality management system.

• Ensuring the promotion and awareness of the regulatory requirements throughout the organization.

• Initiating, recommending or providing solutions for product and quality management system related problems and/or improvements.

• Driving key initiatives and embedding the quality culture.

• Maintaining connections within the organization to identify opportunities for harmonization, alignment and continuous improvement of practices associated to quality management system processes.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred and/or equivalent experience

• 8 – 12 years in engineering or QA preferred. MDR and CMDR experience preferred

• FDA Regulated Industry experience as well as applicable Quality System Standards and Regulations experience

• Project Management, SPC, DOE, FMEA, sampling plans, statistical knowledge, technical writing skills

• Superior leadership, facilitation, and communication skills

• Six Sigma Training/Lean Manufacturing Training is an asset

• Good working knowledge of mechanical inspection techniques and equipment

• Basic SPC skills and statistical sampling methods

• Strong computer Skills; email, word, excel, power-point, Minitab

• Good working knowledge of all products manufactured including product development, complaint processing, raw materials verifications, sterile products procedures

• Certified Internal Auditor

• Strong communication skills

• Experience in training, Train the trainer certification

Anticipated salary range: $88,800 - $126,800

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• 401k savings plan

• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Work-Life resources

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 04/12/2024 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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