About B. Braun 

 

B. Braun Medical Inc., a leader in infusion therapy and pain management, develops, manufactures, and markets innovative medical products and services to the healthcare industry. Other key product areas include nutrition, pharmacy admixture and compounding, ostomy and wound care, and dialysis. The company is committed to eliminating preventable treatment errors and enhancing patient, clinician and environmental safety. B. Braun Medical is headquartered in Bethlehem, Pa., and is part of the B. Braun Group of Companies in the U.S., which includes B. Braun Interventional Systems, Aesculap^® and CAPS^®.

 

Globally, the B. Braun Group of Companies employs more than 64,000 employees in 64 countries. Guided by its Sharing Expertise^® philosophy, B. Braun continuously exchanges knowledge with customers, partners and clinicians to address the critical issues of improving care and lowering costs. To learn more about B. Braun Medical, visit www.BBraunUSA.com.

Position Summary:

 

 

 

Responsibilities: Essential Duties

• Leads the site Line Maintenance function in providing both a reactive and proactive, multi-skilled maintenance service on all operational equipment.  
• Ensures safety of all equipment, processes and activities.
• Manages the Line Maintenance team on technical best practices and establish standard policies and procedures whilst also mentoring and leading the department. Contributes to the creation and implementation of best practice maintenance vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Increases the site operational effectiveness, improves on project delivery, reduces mean time between failure and downtime, drives cost reduction activities, manages and implements improvement plans driving Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), and ensures that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are adhered to.
• Develops, implements and manages KPIs for each area of responsibility. Ensures KPIs are met by working to the overall plan, including management of, and reporting.
• Evaluates existing processes or operations for efficiency and recommends improvements.  
• Implements and manages continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes.  
• Establishes and enforces performance of preventative and predictive maintenance programs.  
• Supports the identification, evaluation and selection of vendors for equipment purchases; participates in contract negotiations.  
• Manages the work of technical maintenance staff, contractors and subcontractors.  Responsible for personnel actions including (but not limited to) hiring, performance management, retention and termination.

 

Expertise: Knowledge & Skills

• Requires breadth of professional field and industry knowledge. Ability to integrate critical information and champion advanced strategies/concepts through the organization. Drives development of advanced technologies, principles and processes.
• Manages entry to intermediate level employees of a department or a function with 1 or 2 sections. Ensures budgets, schedules, and performance requirements are met.
• Judgement is required in resolving complex problems based on experience.
• Contacts are primarily with department supervisors, leads, subordinates, and peers. Frequent contact with external contractors/vendors.

Salary range: $102110-$127640

102110-127640

Expertise: Qualifications -Education/Experience/Training/Etc

 

Required:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 08-10 years related experience required.
• Applicable industry/professional certification preferred.
• Regular and predictable attendance
• Occasional business travel required, Valid driver's license and passport, Ability to work non-standard schedule as needed

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

 

 

 

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Responsibilities: Other Duties:

 

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

 

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is expected to:

• Heavy work – Exerting up to 60 lbs of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 lbs of force frequently, and/or 20 lbs force constantly to move objects.

Lifting, Carrying, Pushing, Pulling and Reaching:

• Occasionally:Reaching upward and downward, Stand, Sit
• Frequently:Stand, Sit
• Constantly:N/A

Activities:

• Occasionally:Climbing stairs/ladders, Finger feeling, Kneeling/Crawling, Push/pull, Reaching upward and downward, Seeing - depth perception, color vision, field of vision/peripheral, Stooping/squatting, Walking
• Frequently:Hearing - ordinary, fine distinction, loud (hearing protection required), Sitting , Standing, Talking - ordinary, loud/quick
• Constantly:N/A

Environmental Conditions:

• Occasionally:Fumes, Gases, Dust, Other
• Frequently:Proximity to moving parts
• Constantly:N/A

Work Environment:

 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Noise Intensity:Moderate
• Occasionally:Other
• Frequently:Office environment, Production/manufacturing environment
• Constantly:N/A

 

B. Braun offers an excellent benefits package, which includes healthcare, a 401(k) plan, and tuition reimbursement. To learn more about B. Braun and our safety healthcare products or view a listing of our employment opportunities, please visit us on the internet at www.bbraunusa.com.
 
Through its “Sharing Expertise®” initiative, B. Braun promotes best practices for continuous improvement of healthcare products and services.

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