NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION LEADER

The Company

As world leader in the design and production of industry solutions, the three divisions of LISI group (LISI AEROSPACE, LISI AUTOMOTIVE and LISI MEDICAL) employ more than 10,000 people in 13 countries. With its headquarters in France, LISI MEDICAL is an innovative subcontractor specializing in the manufacture of implants and instruments for minimally invasive, orthopedic, spinal and traumatological surgery.

More than a part.

LISI MEDICAL, is recognized for delivering quality products and innovative services to our customers. Committed to its reputation, LISI MEDICAL ensures agile management of development projects, remarkable industrial capacities, and expertise.

Through mastery of manufacturing technologies (machining, forging, surface treatments, heat treatment, automation), products designed by our customers are built through optimized production processes to ensure precision.  
 

The Minnesota (USA) entity, with two production sites located in Coon Rapids and Big Lake, MN, offers expertise and innovation in the manufacture of instruments for robotic surgery and osteosynthesis implants.  We offer a clean production environment, an excellent benefit and compensation package along with a strong company culture where we are committed to our clients to improve the quality of life of patients.

Competitive Benefits Include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time off and 401K. Tuition reimbursement to support your development; floating holidays that you take for days that are important to you.  

Come Join Our Team!

Position Summary

The New Product Introduction (NPI) Leader is responsible for program and process management of new products through their Product Life Cycle (PLC). A key function of this role will be to establish a team, action items, and timelines to deliver in coordination with the customer and companies’ expectations, for corresponding product lines. The NPI Leader will coordinate a cross-functional team through the lifetime of the product. 

Key Responsibilities: 

•    For each product upon purchase order; establish a team, action items, and timelines
•    Deliver status updates to the customer, management, and sales team
•    Interface cross-functionally with all departments to drive the PLC process
•    Provide leadership, coordination, and management of project resources to support customer product lines
•    Provide business data enabling strategic and resource planning
•    Collaborate with the customer and provide manufacturability feedback 
•    Assist in the creation of NPI control plan, PFMEA, and GR&R activities
•    Support the pilot line and first run manufacturing process
•    Develop and support customer relationships
•    Assist with all costing and quoting functions 
•    Participates in efforts toward improved processes and productivity
•    Traveling to supplier and customer locations; up to ten percent
•    All other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

•    A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
•    Expert project management skills
•    Demonstrated cross-departmental knowledge and coordination skills
•    Proficient PC skills in a Windows environment, especially Project, Word, and Excel
•    Experience working within an ISO 13485 environment
•    Effective written and verbal communication skills
•    Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
•    Proficient in multi-tasking between several development activities
•    Ability to travel between LISI sites as needed

Preferred Qualifications:    

•    Experience with account management or sales
•    Experience in a precision machine shop environment
•    LEAN / Six Sigma training and demonstrated application
•    Experience with CAD software and print reading
•    PMP certified

Health, Safety & Environment responsibilities and skills: 

•    Participate in the development and promotion of the HSE culture
•    Be exemplary in terms of health, safety and the environment, in particular by :
o    Respecting and ensuring respect for the instructions and rules established in the field of health, safety and the environment (in particular the LISI golden rules)
o    Immediately correcting, whenever possible, or reporting to his or her superiors and/or the HSE department, any malfunction or risky situation in the fields of health, safety and environmental protection
o    Implementing preventive actions to reduce the environmental footprint and control health and safety risks
•    Participate, upon request, in analyses (of risks, incidents) and HSE working groups related to his/her professional scope
•    Be familiar with the main health and safety risks and the main environmental impacts relating to the scope of his/her work
•    Be familiar with the site's HSE policy and objectives
•    To be able to make proposals for improving working conditions and limiting environmental impact

Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

•    Typically sits, grasps items, and performs keyboarding for frequent operation of a computer
•    Stand, walk, bend, reach, or otherwise move about occasionally
•    Lift, move or otherwise transfer items up to 30 pounds occasionally
•    Exposed to typical machine shop physical hazards occasionally
•    Travel by air or car occasionally

LISI MEDICAL Remmele is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. 

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

No recruiters, please.