Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Work mode: Onsite Onsite Location(s): Arden Hills, MN, US, 55112 Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing
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About the role: Boston Scientific in Arden Hills is looking for a Production Supervisor to join their team. The core hours of this shift are: 6:00am-2:00pm, Monday through Friday. The Production Supervisor will lead a diverse team of direct labor employees in safely producing high quality medical devices and equipment for the customer
directly impacting patients' lives around the world. In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow your leadership skills as you lead, coach, and mentor the production and support team personnel creating a culture of engagement and continuous improvement. In addition to daily execution of line performance with project leadership and change management, you will ensure your team meets safety, quality, service and cost goals. Boston Scientific offers you the ability to work for a leading medical device manufacturer in a wonderful facility and environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits with a variety of opportunities for growth and development. If you have a passion for leading and developing teams and obtaining visible results, this could be a great role for you. Come join us in Advancing Science for Life!
Work model & sponsorship: This role is on-site and requires employees to work from our Arden Hills, Minnesota, facility during scheduled shift hours. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
Produce high quality products, safely, on time for the customer at the lowest cost
Facilitate and partner with a cross functional production team of production, quality and manufacturing engineering team members to achieve annual safety, quality, service and cost goals while maintaining a high engagement & high-performance culture
Identify customer requirements to deliver the right products at the right time
Be responsive & flexible to customer demands
Achieve & exceed product cost goals
Support new product development readiness activities for the line team
Manufacture products to the highest quality standards and ensure compliance to all Boston Scientific policies and regulations
Promote safety, quality & compliance among the team while maintaining Good Manufacturing Practices
Foster teamwork and enable a culture of Operational Excellence throughout the entire cross-functional team
Ensure effective two-way communication between the production line team and cross-functional support teams
Manage, motivate, develop, and involve product builders through coaching and performance management
Embed the company values through demonstration & recognition of individual & team behaviors
Utilize production area planning tools to ensure all resources are in place to achieve team commitments such as Direct Labor Staffing, Equipment Capacity, Support Team, and Space
Ensure product builder training is effective & efficient and maintain training versatility across entire team
Utilize leader standard work to ensure lines are meeting standards and escalate appropriately
Lead & create team engagement around continuous improvement goals for safety, quality, service, cost and space through the utilization of lean and operational excellence tools and best practices
Benchmark and share best practices
Partner with materials management team for build planning and material delivery systems and tools
Analyze build plan requirements and provide forward looking monthly production commitments
Anticipate requirements and position resources to meet & exceed the customer needs
Provide appropriate input into the long-term planning of the production area
Required Qualifications:
High School Diploma or GED
Minimum 2 years' of manufacturing, engineering, or operations-related experience
Solid computer skills required including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Demonstrated Lean tools/systems experience
Continuous Improvement experience
Able to support and lead a production team working 6:00am-2:00pm, Monday through Friday
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree
1 year of supervisor/management experience
Experience in a regulated environment or the medical device industry
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
Ability to be flexible and agile
Ability to be a self-starter
Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs.