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Business Excellence Coach

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices, exporting to over 120 countries globally. We are an iconic New Zealand company with a consistent growth strategy ensuring an expanding range of innovative devices for use in respiratory care, acute care and the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Driven by a strong sense of purpose, we are working to improve patient care and outcomes through inspired and world-leading healthcare solutions. The care and needs of our customers and their patients drive everything we do.  

We have an exciting opportunity within our Business Excellence team to partner with and deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders and wider business.  This is a fulltime, permanent position (40-hour week) based on site, at our Auckland office in Highbrook – East Tamaki. 

 

If you are looking for a role which gives you the satisfaction of being part of an organization who Care to make a Difference, all around the world this is the role for you!  

 

About you:

 

We are looking for an energetic individual with excellent interpersonal skills, who can influence effectively at all levels, while taking people on our continuous improvement journey.   

 

Working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, you will partner with business leaders, at General Management level, where you will get a high-level of understanding of the global business. You will also have the skills to communicate with the operators and core team who work within our manufacturing operations environment. 

 

A flexible team player who will support the business with Lean Tools for Continuous Improvement, working in a cross functional team environment that is focused on delivering value to the business.  

 
You will have a great attitude and aptitude to learn and share our techniques to drive efficiency and productivity to our customers.    

 

 

Essential skills and experience:  

 

  • 10+ years as a continuous improvement (lean) practitioner with tangible business outcomes / results  
  • Exceptional coaching skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams   
  • Strong technical background with hands-on experience in a large-scale manufacturing and operations environment  
  • Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to work across functions in a large organisation  
  • Strong people development and change management skills  
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and a strategic mindset  
  • Ability to focus on the business outcomes and customer value   

Benefits:

 

•           Employee share purchase scheme 

•           Bi-annual Profit share 

•           Generous Paid Parental Leave 

•           Life, Critical illness, and Income Protection Insurance 

•           Discounted Health Insurance  

•           Beautiful campus with green spaces including EV charging stations Subsidised Cafeterias with Barista service 

•           In-house training programs from external providers  

•           Purchasing privileges for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Panasonic products 

•           School holiday programme subsidy 

•           Banking and Insurance discounts 

•           Free Onsite Parking  

•           Annual Salary Review  

•           High rates of internal promotion   

  

About the role:  


This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking for a challenge, variety and enjoys strategy deployment and taking a longer-term view. We offer a supportive team-based environment where curious, inquiring minds can challenge conventional wisdom and accepted thinking.  Additionally, you will get the opportunity to learn about various functions/operations within Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.  

 

 

 

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