Supervise employees and activities across areas of production for smooth and continuous operations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Supervise employees and manufacturing activities pertaining to the production of products and/or manufacturing processes in - and with manufacturing/technical knowledge of - 2 or more production areas, depending on the complexity of the areas, in addition to conducting performance reviews, including resolving performance issues.
2. Lead improvement projects, partner with engineering on investigations and/or corrective actions, perform non-conformance investigations for review with engineering, assures documentation content is valid
3. Accountable for productivity and quality metrics of staff, and provide regular progress reports and manufacturing metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders.
4. Oversee the scheduling of work orders and team performance metrics.
5. Ensure appropriate staffing for all positions.
6. Accountable to ensure staff is appropriately trained to perform assigned work.
7. Document owner for assigned product line assembly procedures
8. Monitor raw material usage and availability required in daily production
9. Monitor material and labor variances to meet established standards
10. On time arrival to work, regular attendance without excessive absenteeism, and working a full 8 hour or longer work period
11. Other incidental duties (e.g. occasional photo copying or deliveries)
Education and Experience:
12. Bachelor's Degree in with internship, or substantial technical knowledge and experience required in assigned work area, and sufficient experience in related manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering, with skill levels exceeding the requirements of the Supervisor I, 2 years years experience previous related experience required with full responsibility for all personnel including hire/fire authority and handling all aspects of employee relations in manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering Required and
13. Experience working in multi-cultural teams with cultural sensitivity Required
14. Experience working in a medical device industry Preferred
Additional Skills:
15. Project management experience
16. Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite with working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, preferably JDE
17. Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills; possessing strong collaboration skills in partnering with cross functional stakeholders in order to achieve objectives, as well as mediating differences to achieve consensus
18. Full understanding of manufacturing procedures related to all stages of own area of responsibility
19. Demonstrated ability to supervise teams and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
20. Ability to analyze and identify potential line/operation layouts adjustments to improve efficiency
21. Full understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work
22. Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
23. Knowledge of and adherence to Edwards Environmental Health and Safety and Quality guidelines as they relate to department clean room medical device manufacturing
24. Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma
25. Supervise a section of production activity to accomplish tasks, projects and operations
26. Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control