Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift
Boston Scientific in Arden Hills, MN is looking for a Production Supervisor (3rd shift) to join our team. 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!
The core hours of this shift are Sunday Thursday, 10PM 6AM.
Your responsibilities will include :
- Produce high quality products, safely and on-time, for the customer at the lowest cost
- Facilitate and partner with a cross-functional 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 GED5+ years of relevant work experience1+ year of supervisor / management experienceSolid computer skills required including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPointDemonstrated Lean tools / systems experience in a manufacturing environmentContinuous Improvement experiencePreferred qualifications :
Bachelor's DegreeExperience in the medical device industry or similar highly-regulated environmentStrong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organizationAbility to be flexible and agileAbility to be a self-starterCompensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs.