PPI Business System Specialist III

Ppi Specialist Iii

Joining the Thermo Fisher Scientific team means contributing to vital initiatives, such as helping customers discover new cancer treatments, protecting the environment, and ensuring the safety of our food. Your work will have a real-world impact, and you'll be supported in achieving your career goals.

We are seeking a highly motivated PPI Specialist III to join our team in Pleasanton. In this role, you will lead initiatives to enhance process efficiencies, elevate customer experiences, and champion employee engagement. In close collaboration with Shared Service and cross-functional teams, you will spot chances for improvement, implement Practical Process Improvement (PPI) methodologies, and facilitate enduring change. Additionally, you will mentor junior PPI staff and champion a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making.

A Day in the Life :

• Lead and handle sophisticated PPI projects from opportunity identification through implementation, ensuring measurable business results (productivity gains, quality improvement, etc.)
• Facilitate value stream mapping, Kaizen events, and root cause analyses, while assisting teams in identifying new projects through data analysis and daily management systems.
• Develop and standardize operational processes that improve performance, reduce waste, and increase customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, quality, supply chain, and engineering teams to align improvement efforts with strategic objectives.
• Prepare monthly reports to share with Leadership and maintain Roadmap, PPI Engagement boards, and other visual management on-site.
• Work closely with the site PPI steering committee to accelerate the culture change that is vital to support the PPI Business System.
• Train and mentor team members and collaborators on PPI tools and project execution, ensuring balanced system improvements and independent process management.
• Perform Gemba walks to observe processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Serve as the PPI subject matter authority for the site, staying up-to-date with industry trends and standard methodologies in process improvement.
• Cultivate an action-biased culture of continuous improvement to improve critical metrics in customer, finance, people, and quality areas.

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Benefits :

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Compensation and Benefits :

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $90,900.00$136,350.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and / or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes :