Area Manager - AEG Mechanical Assembly

Strategic Leadership & Performance 

• Own area-wide performance across key metrics (safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity) 

• Establish and execute goals aligned with business and operational objectives 

• Monitor KPIs and drive performance through data-driven decision-making 

• Lead capacity planning and resource alignment to meet changing demand 

Operational Oversight 

• Ensure efficient and compliant operation of production processes 

• Oversee workforce planning, labor utilization, and material flow 

• Ensure equipment readiness, capacity, and risk mitigation planning 

• Drive problem-solving for operational challenges and escalations 

Leadership & Talent Development 

• Lead, coach, and develop supervisors and frontline employees 

• Build team capability through training, cross-training, and succession planning 

• Establish clear expectations and accountability for performance and behaviors 

• Partner with HR on workforce planning, engagement, and employee relations 

Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement 

• Champion Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives 

• Lead or sponsor Kaizen events and process improvement projects 

• Identify waste, constraints, and inefficiencies to improve flow and productivity 

• Ensure improvements are sustained and standardized 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner with engineering, quality, maintenance, and other business units 

• Align production execution with customer demand and business priorities 

• Support new product introduction and process changes 

Quality, Safety & Compliance 

• Ensure adherence to safety standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies 

• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and operational discipline 

• Support audit readiness, CAPA, and compliance initiatives 

Communication & Alignment 

• Present area performance, risks, and improvement plans to senior leadership 

• Conduct Gemba walks and maintain visibility into operations 

• Ensure alignment between strategic priorities and operational execution 

Decision-Making Authority 

• Approves area-level staffing, resource allocation, and spending 

• Enforces policies and operational standards within the area 

• Makes strategic and operational decisions impacting area performance 

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Core Competencies 

• Leadership & people development 

• Strategic thinking with operational execution 

• Continuous improvement mindset 

• Data-driven decision making 

• Cross-functional collaboration 

• Change management 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience 

• 10+ years of operations or manufacturing leadership experience 

• Experience leading teams and driving operational performance 

Area Overview 

Leads mechanical assembly and lead operations for High CT (AEG) X-ray source product lines, including LMB and MBX platforms. This area supports the production of low-volume, high-mix, highly complex medical imaging components, requiring precision assembly, advanced process control, and strict adherence to regulatory requirements. 

This operation is critical to delivering high-performance CT products to global OEM partners and involves complex integration, specialized materials (including lead handling), and close alignment with engineering and quality organizations. 

Area Specific Responsibilities 

• Own end-to-end performance of AEG mechanical assembly and lead operations, including safety, quality, delivery, and productivity within a 24/7 production environment 

• Drive execution against key metrics such as on-time delivery (OTD), yield, throughput, and cost performance 

• Lead assembly of complex, high-performance CT components, ensuring: 

• Precision build execution 

• Adherence to standardized work and process controls 

• Product integrity in high-reliability applications 

• Oversee lead (Pb) handling and assembly processes, ensuring safe handling, compliance, and process discipline 

• Partner with supply chain, planning, and upstream production teams to ensure material availability and schedule alignment, while mitigating real-time disruptions 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and quality teams to: 

• Resolve complex product and process issues 

• Reduce defects, warranty exposure, and COPQ 

• Improve manufacturability and assembly robustness 

• Lead new product introduction (NPI) efforts for High CT platforms, ensuring smooth transition from development to stable production 

• Champion Lean Manufacturing within a complex assembly environment, with focus on: 

• Process standardization and documentation 

• Line balance and workflow optimization 

• Reduction of rework, cycle time, and inefficiencies 

• Serve as project leader for assembly improvements, tooling enhancements, and capital investments, including business case development for equipment upgrades 

• Own planning for assembly capacity, labor strategy, and specialized tooling/equipment, ensuring readiness to meet demand 

• Ensure compliance with QMS, GMP, CAPA, and safety requirements, including those specific to material handling and regulated medical device manufacturing 

• Lead adoption and effectiveness of digital manufacturing systems (MES, SAP, traceability systems) to improve process control and data visibility 

Technical/Functional Requirements 

• Strong experience in precision mechanical assembly of complex electro-mechanical systems, ideally within CT or high-performance imaging products 

• Experience in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments with high product variability 

• Demonstrated experience with: 

• Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement in assembly operations 

• Root cause analysis and corrective action (RCA/CAPA) 

• Process standardization, documentation, and training development 

• Production systems (MES, SAP, or equivalent) 

• Experience supporting NPI and scaling of technically complex products into production 

• Familiarity with regulated manufacturing environments (GMP, QMS), including quality and compliance requirements 

• Preferred familiarity with: 

• High voltage / high vacuum systems 

• Controlled material handling (e.g., lead or regulated substances) 

Unique Challenges of the Role 

• Managing highly complex CT product builds requiring precision, repeatability, and strict quality adherence 

• Overseeing operations that include specialized material handling (lead processes) with safety and compliance implications 

• Balancing production execution with frequent engineering updates and evolving product designs 

• Maintaining stable output in a high variability, high-requirement production environment 

• Coordinating across multiple technical disciplines to resolve issues and maintain flow 

Key Performance Objectives 

• Deliver consistent OTD, first-pass yield, and productivity performance for High CT products 

• Reduce assembly defects, rework, and cost of poor quality (COPQ) 

• Improve process efficiency through standardization, line balance, and workflow optimization 

• Successfully execute assembly-related improvement and capital projects 

• Strengthen workforce capability through structured training and skills development 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience supporting CT or high-performance medical imaging product lines 

• Background in regulated manufacturing environments (medical device preferred) 

• Lean / Six Sigma certification with demonstrated success in complex assembly environments