About Aerogen
Aerogen is a world leader in acute care aerosol drug delivery, headquartered in Galway and operating globally.
We are recognized through multiple MedTech awards and have won the Zenith award for Respiratory Care Excellence in North America eight times. Our team of talented and skilled employees innovate, challenge, and test to deliver better patient care every day.
With over 20 million patients reached in more than 80 countries, we continue to #discoverbetter.
The Role
The Production Supervisor will manage Process Specialist teams, production operators, and line leaders. They will be responsible for safety, quality compliance, production output, and frontline personnel management on their shift.
The Production Supervisor will lead shift performance, meeting requirements regarding quality, cost, delivery, supply, safety, and people.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate, motivate, and manage to deliver best-in-class performance metrics and KPIs on their shift.
* Collaborate with Supply Chain and Quality Assurance to develop, maintain, and execute a workable production plan across three shifts.
* E nsure that all Personnel Management, Safety, Quality, Regulatory, Housekeeping, and Environmental systems are fully complied with by all team members on the shift.
* Develop the team through appropriate selection, training, coaching, and mentoring to ensure a high-performance production unit that meets and exceeds company expectations.
* Develop Operational plans in conjunction with the Site Production manager to ensure alignment with the overall Site and Operations functions strategy.
* Identify and promote a continuous and positive improvement culture across all areas (safety, quality, compliance, output, efficiency, and others), using best international practices.
* F acilitate investigations, troubleshooting, and reporting on process and systems failures, product defects, and non-conformance using the appropriate tools and techniques.
* Actively promote and participate in work center improvement groups and project teams to improve quality, reduce costs, increase output, eliminate waste, and improve the environment, working conditions, and methods through CI initiatives and lean tools.
* Conduct performance management of direct reports to support the high performance and development of the manufacturing teams in meeting company objectives.
* Interact and liaise with quality, warehousing, planning, customer service, and other manufacturing teams to achieve necessary outcomes.
* Manage process flows, space management, and working with colleagues to maximize usage.
* Work in conjunction with technical engineering and quality departments to manage resources to support trial builds, new product introductions, and new process inductions.
* Administration duties, including updating metrics, Time and Attendance system, Holiday planning, etc.
* Complete special projects and assignments as requested.
* Collaborating cross-functionally to support the introduction of new processes.
Education and Experience
• Minimum level 6 in relevant discipline.
• At least 2 years of production team-leading experience in a manufacturing environment.
Key Skills
* Be a flexible and adaptable person who is eager and willing to meet necessary challenges that arise in a high-growth company in a regulated environment.
* Lean & Six Sigma process experience to foster a culture of proactive continuous improvement and problem resolution.
* Good knowledge of Quality systems as they pertain to Medical Device Manufacturing.
* Self-starter with strong capability in people management, communication, and interpersonal skills to develop and manage high-performing teams.
* An analytical and rational thinker who can multi-task.
* Ability to effectively manage a simultaneous range of diverting activities.
* Good understanding of ERP system modules and proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power bi).
* Proven ability to work under own initiative inclusively with all work colleagues.
Working at Aerogen
Aerogen's purpose is to transform patient lives, and our ethos is to #discoverbetter. This also translates to how we look after our people. We want talented, passionate, and engaged people to join Aerogen and build your career with us.
We understand that your life evolves through different stages, and we are here to support our global team with a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits.
Some benefits include:
* Excellent medical care.
* Bonus & Pension.
* 'Aerogen Connect' – our employee-led program which supports our global teams to unite and have fun.
* We pledge 1% of profits and time to charities and organizations.
Aerogen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace.