Manager, Sterilisation

Overview:

- **Privately owned global medical device manufacturer celebrating over 40 years in Australia**:

- **Excellent opportunity to lead an established team and challenge and build on your technical experience**:

- **Contribute to and optimise major projects and process improvement activities**

**Are you an enthusiastic and disciplined leader with a passion for safety and process improvement? Do you have an interest in medical devices?**

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**This is an incredible opportunity to lead an experienced team that is responsible for the safe and effective operation of our Sterilisation chambers and ancillary equipment. In this role you will be responsible for the management of major projects within the steriliser as well as providing daily leadership and support to Production Engineers and Steriliser Technicians.**

**This is a critical role to the business and will require on-call and out of hours work at times due to the nature of the work involved.**

**At Cook Medical, we understand that unique perspectives, ideas and contributions only strengthen our workforce and encourage innovation through solving problems together. You will be joining a collaborative, high performing team who are constantly looking at ways to evolve and improve the way we work.
**Responsibilities**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Liaise with the Site Engineering Manager to set priorities and provide regular feedback on progress for projects and the sterilizer operations.
- Manage the operational, validation, calibration and maintenance functions of the sterilization area.
- Work with WH&S department to ensure safe procedures are used for the operation of the sterilizer and project management.
- Liaise with functional departments to ensure the operation of sterilization services meets production goals.
- Implement and utilize data measurement to drive and evaluate process improvements.
- Setting of team priorities and allocation of resources.
- Promote the capabilities of the projects and sterilizing teams through timely delivery of projects and the efficient and reliable operation of sterilizing services.

Qualifications:
**Key Requirements**:

- Knowledge and experience in the medical device industry essential.
- Professional Engneering/Science qualifications essential.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and experience essential.
- An understanding of sterilisation operations/process is desirable.
- Demonstrated Project management experience essential.
- Experience with hazardous environments (preferably with ethylene oxide or similar) essential.
- Significant maintenance experience essential.
- Process / Production engineering experience essential
- Ability to work in an on-call capacity that may involve some out of hours work in evenings and/or weekends.
- Intermediate statistical data analysis skills and experience essential
- High level of technical aptitude with the ability to analyse technical problems is essential.
- Has a commitment to safety at all times and looks after the safety of others.

**Cook Can Offer**:

- Stability of a long-established company
- Values recognition and service awards
- Base salary plus performance based quarterly bonus
- Top Hospital Private Health Cover for immediate family
- Subsidised cafeteria
- Annual Leave Loading
- Gym Stipend
- Ongoing support, training and development
- Strong inclusive culture that values our people

**This role is to commence as soon as possible and shortlisting will commence immediately.**

**About Cook Medical**:
Since 1963 Cook Medical has worked closely with physicians to develop technologies that eliminate the need for open surgery. Today we are combining medical devices, biologic materials, and cellular therapies to help the world's healthcare systems deliver better outcomes more efficiently.

Headquartered in the United States, we also have manufacturing locations in Denmark, Ireland and Australia. We have always remained family owned so that we have the freedom to focus on what we care about: patients, our employees and our communities. As a global, modern company we ensure that our company values reflect our everyday business practices, staying true to what Bill and Gayle Cook started in 1963.

**At Cook Medical, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We understand that everyone can offer a unique perspective and can contribute their own ideas to improve how we work. We strive to create an environment where our employees can feel empowered to make decisions and can bring their full, authentic selves to the workplace.**

**The future of medical care has never been more exciting.