Manufacturing Supervisor

Manufacturing Supervisor

Requirements

• Bachelors degree preferred
• 2-5 years of experience managing or supervising more than 30 direct reports in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in a FDA, GMP, or other regulated environment highly preferred
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team effectively.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to think critically and solve problems efficiently.
• Effective communicator at all levels within the organization.
• Previous experience in a technical or lead role in high-speed manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing principles and SAP is highly desirable.
• Ability and willingness to work a 12-hour day and/or 12-hour night shift.

Responsibilities

• Provide Leadership in a facilitator role to assigned technical and hourly associates to achieve departmental quality, quantity, service, cost and safety goals.
• Facilitate team meetings as required and participate in associate projects as a team member.
• Assures compliance to appropriate regulatory requirements.
• Initiates corrective activities when not in compliance and informs departmental Lead Business Unit Coordinator of noncompliance and proposed corrective activities.
• Instructs and Facilitates training of associates in the performance of their job in a safe and efficient manner, following prescribed procedures as detailed in the job description, VO’s, VS’s, VT’s, ECO’s, JSA’s and hazardous materials communication requirements.
• Recommends and/or initiates personnel activities such as selection, transfer, discharge, disciplinary actions and associates complaints in a fair, consistent and timely fashion so as to align with company Human Resources policies.
• Recommends, initiates, or facilitates measures from Associates to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, changes in working condition and use of equipment so as to increase efficiency, improve quality and reduce waste.
• Coordinates weekly production schedules with Materials Control to assure timely issuance of work orders and materials necessary to improve operating efficiencies and service levels.
• Analyzes work order variances.
• Coordinates with Accounting corrective activities to resolve material variances.
• Coordinates the departmental preventative maintenance program to assure equipment is properly maintained to minimize downtime and meet FDA, EPA, and OSHA requirements.
• Issues request and supervises completion of all service and repair work to be performed vital to maintain safe, clean and efficient operation.
• Maintains a working set of VO’s, VS’s, VT’s, QA Specifications and ECO’s required to support the manufacture of components and finished goods under plant and FDA quality regulations.
• Maintains appropriate manufacturing documentation.
• Initiates and maintains accurate records and reports of daily production and waste, lot component and process inspection data sheets, inventory documents departmental associate contra charge sheets, Division Factory Work Order charges, associate status changes, levels of absence, disciplinary warnings, and any other records necessary for the satisfactory performance of the operation.

Preferred Qualifications

• High-Speed Manufacturing Experience: Previous experience in a technical or lead role in high-speed manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Medical Device Manufacturing: Experience in medical device manufacturing is highly desirable.
• Lean Manufacturing and SAP: Experience with Lean Manufacturing principles and SAP is highly desirable.