About the Job

Are you an expert leader who encourages your team to collaborate on achieving short- and long-term goals? Do you enjoy working cross-functionally within an organization to analyze the big picture, identify gaps and strategize how to implement improvements that increase safety, quality, and results? If so, Fluke’s Health Systems Senior Operations Manager position located in Glenwood, IL might be a fantastic fit for you!

As the Senior Operations Manager for Fluke’s Health Systems, you will lead cross-functional teams to develop a future state vision for the manufacturing operations. Through Daily Management, you will identify gaps from current state, build an improvement road map and implement your strategy to achieve future state vision. You will work with business leaders regarding commercial opportunities for new products and implement operational strategies to drive financial performance and Best in Class performance!

Glenwood is close to Chicago which is a vibrant city filled with great architecture (try the boat tour it is outstanding), Cultural diversity, arts, food, sports, lakefront activities and much more!

Responsibilities

• Lead the charge in achieving impactful results while prioritizing the safety of our associates, maintaining product and service quality, and ensuring timely delivery with efficient cost and inventory management

• Be a change agent in Daily Management to get results through Safety, Quality, Deliver, Inventory and Productivity

• Apply Gemba techniques to champion and extend our Continuous Improvement (Fortive Business System) and Lean Culture

• Provide leadership for planning and scheduling to support accurate and timely receipts, shipments, and overall material management

• Coordinate seamless New Product Introductions (NPI) and product transitions from engineering to manufacturing, ensuring post-launch success through effective process management and metric analysis

• Drive and lead capital, fixed, and variable budgets for manufacturing sites, offering comprehensive variance reporting, absorption accounting analysis, forecasting, and vital corrective actions.

• Ability to empower and inspire a team through effective communication, both upstream and downstream.

• Collaborate with HR on organizational and talent development, talent risk management, and succession planning initiatives.

• Conduct regular reviews to ensure alignment with improvement projects and key performance indicators, maintaining a consistent focus on progress and excellence.

• Responsible for $120M/yr in revenue, 2 Operations Manager and 60 hourly employees

  Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of multifaceted operations and cross-functional management experience.

• Bachelor of Science Degree, preferably in engineering or a technical field

• Proven track record in controlling costs to budget

• Demonstrated expertise in Lean Manufacturing principles with tangible results.

• Proficiency in digital tools including Microsoft Office products (Project, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

  Desired.

• Previous roles encompassing manufacturing engineering, production operations, and/or various materials management responsibilities.

• Strong data analysis skills

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in business or a technical field

  Fortive Corporation Overview

  Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

Ready to move your career forward? Find out more at careers.fortive.com (https://stgfortive.taleo.net/enterprise/careers.fortive.com) .

Fluke Health Solutions (FHS) (https://www.fortive.com/fhs) , an operating company of Fortive, is comprised of 3 industry leaders – LANDAUER, Fluke Biomedical, Victoreen, and RaySafe. We lead the biomedical and radiation detection markets with innovative products and services to keep customers, patients, and clients safe. Our portfolio of products includes software, biomedical test equipment, radiation measurement and radiation detection.

The Fluke Health Solutions vision is to empower our everyday heroes to focus only on protecting lives.

How We Work

Though we’re spread across operating companies, teams, and time zones, the Fortive culture is a powerful unifying force. It’s a commitment to continuous improvement and striving for better every day. It’s facing challenges head on, speaking your mind, and being yourself. It’s working together for a sustainable future (https://www.fortive.com/sustainability) . It’s celebrating wins and learning from failures as a team.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should ask to speak with a Human Resources representative to request an accommodation.