Hfn: Continuous Improvement Manager

Why Us?

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

Could This Be For You?

Lead quality and improvement initiatives for a central fabrication facility and act as an internal consultant for the Hanger Fabrication Network (HFN) in the area of lean manufacturing.

Your Impact

• Lead improvement activities including the integration of Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) and introduction of new products and/or processes for a central fabrication facility

• Lead the implementation of a Quality System to meet ISO 13485 standards; implement metrics and tracking mechanisms to drive continuous improvement

• Manage a manufacturing staff engineer to support training and tracking of continuous improvement activities

• Implement and oversee Kaizen events

• Collaborate with HFN leadership on manufacturing standards and process improvement objectives across the network

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent work experience to substitute for the bachelor's degree.

• Minimum of 2 years of related experience.

Additional Success Factors

• Demonstrated collaboration and communication skills

• Experience with Quality Systems (ISO, GMp); prior experience in implementing quality system highly desirable

• Strong computer skills, particularly in ERP applications (SAP, Oracle)

• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.

• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.

• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.

• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.

• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Our Investment in You

• Competitive Compensation Packages

• 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays

• PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan

• Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents

• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities

• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee

• Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location

• Relocation Assistance

• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities

• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger's BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

Hanger, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. The company will comply with all applicable state or local fair employment laws that forbid discrimination or harassment on the basis of other protected characteristics. Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited.

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