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At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing, and are used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world. Every hour around the world, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough, to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making—we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence.

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The Second Shift (2nd) Production Operations Lead is responsible for supporting the daily production needs which include scheduling through use of visual management, training direct labor associates, troubleshooting issues, and managing/measuring the work of direct labor associates to include contributing on the assembly line as needed. Production targets are clearly set and the Production Operations Lead will indirectly guide a team of associates to hit those daily production goals, possibly adjusting plan hourly to remain on track.

This position reports to the 2nd Shift Access Supervisor and is part of the part of the Hardware Manufacturing Team located in Chaska, MN and will be on site.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Execute the daily production plan to due date conformance and quality standards; Understand workflow and daily production goals.

• Ensure successful shift performance through tracking, reporting and feedback on associate performance while maintaining the ability to work independently on the line to help meet daily requirements.

• Support the Supervisor and employees; Provide vacation coverage for Supervisors and provide policy follow up, attendance tracking (duties not to extend to disciplinary actions.

Essential requirements of the role:

• Train to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Follow engineering drawings, work order information, and other written and verbal specifications in the manufacturing process while maintaining FDA requirements.

• Work directly and cooperatively with cross-functional team members to identify and recommend quality improvements including but not limited to production methods, equipment performance, product quality and efficiencies.

• High School Degree (or equivalent) with 7+ years experience.

Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 50 lbs.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• FDA Quality System Regulations (QSR), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and ISO regulatory experience.

• DBS, Kaizen events and continuous improvement initiatives.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The hourly range for this role is $25-29/hr. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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