Director Lean Manufacturing Jobs in Springfield, MO

What You’ll Be Part Of:

• A company that prioritizes employee safety and maintains a SHARP award status
• A collaborative global team focused on improving safety awareness, training, and best practices
• A workplace culture that values accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement

What You’ll Do:

• Partner closely with employees and leadership to ensure safety procedures are consistently followed
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, local, and industry safety regulations and standards
• Monitor and evaluate site safety programs using key performance metrics
• Identify opportunities for improvement and help implement enhanced safety processes and protocols

Why Join ABEC:

• Work in a temperature-controlled shop environment
• Be part of a growing organization with a new facility opening in Wilson, NC
• Join a workplace where safety is more than a policy — it’s part of our culture.

The Bottom Line:

If you are a hardworking professional who values safety, takes initiative, and understand the importance of training, ABEC is the place for you.

Benefits Include:

Paid holidays and vacation time

Medical, dental and vision insurance (benefits start day 1)

Company paid life insurance

Generous 401K plan (40% match)

College tuition benefit program

Employee Referral Program

Position Summary:

This position is to maintain the site safety program, OSHA compliance, and improve safety through comprehensive resource planning, safety audits/inspections, and disciplined OSHA 1910 processes. Maintain ABEC’s SHARP award status, conduct accident/incident investigations, attend site safety committee meetings and conduct OSHA compliance trainings. Work with all function group teams to ensure optimal integration of safety guidelines and OSHA compliance. Create and maintain a safe work environment for employees, customers and visitors.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises company safety program.
• Continuously evaluates the site, safety program to determine improvements through effective metrics, personnel, and operational needs.
• Coordinates with all function groups to maintain a high safety standard while taking appropriate corrective action measures to resolve deficiencies.
• Works hand in hand with all employees to ensure safety program is followed.
• Trains, motivates, coaches, rewards, and disciplines staff. Resolves issues related to safety, EPA and OSHA compliance.
• Enforces all safety policies and ensures all manufacturing staff attends required safety training. Investigates accidents in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintains knowledge of Federal, local and industry safety standards.
• Proactively identifies any potential barriers and proposes solutions without impeding production.
• Establish departmental goals and objectives with strategic planning.
• Provide support to Continuous Improvement strategies and opportunities.
• Carries out safety related tasks in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable federal and state laws.
• Responsible for training of employees. Not limited to planning, assigning, and directing safety tasks.
• Addresses all complaints or questions specific to safety.
• Perform any other duties and/or tasks that may be assigned.
• Ability to travel when required (I.E. Springfield, MO & Ireland Locations).
• Will play an active role in identifying and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunity.

Qualifications:

• Associates Degree required – Bachelor degree preferred.
• 2-3 years’ experience in running a site safety program.
• Ability to communicate clearly too all levels of management.
• Experience with OSHA compliance.
• Able to train and motivate employees to create safe environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with professional presentation and negotiation skills.
• Must be flexible, innovative and comfortable in setting own priorities.
• Polished presentation, business acumen and facilitation skills.
• Good understanding OSHA 1910.trong organization and planning skills.
• Awareness of and prior experience with implementing Continuous Improvement (CI) a plus.
• Prior Lean/Six Sigma experience a plus.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Authorized to work in the US.

Company Background:

For over 50 years, ABEC has been a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. ABEC’s unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximize productivity. ABEC’s products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, and stainless steel and single use bioprocess equipment, including bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilization systems.