Sr Production Supervisor

Main purpose

The Sr production Supervisor is responsible for supervising manufacturing employees in a Molding and/or Assembly environment. These positions plan and assign work, supervise staff and monitoring work floor, implement and lead Viant Medical and regulatory policies and procedures and manage improvement projects in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.

Responsabilities:

• Ensure that all SOPs and GMPs are being followed according to Viant Medical quality standards.

• Monitor the manufacturing line for task achievement scrap and production variation, and record progress and issues.
• Notify the VST of issues that are causing variation or delays in production.
• Assist in training new production employees.
• Prioritize work/jobs in the clean room.
• Assist Engineering Department with new product development/launch.
• Act as support during audits and new customer visits
• Interview potential candidates.
• Lead production meetings with the supporting teams and communicate KPIs, priorities, risks, to all levels of the organization.
• Perform safety audits in the operation.
• Communicate those situations that can compromise the accomplishment of the Schedule Adherence, MUV and Labor Efficiency.
• Effectively manage the duties of the Production Leader and the Production Control Assistant.
• Work in conjunction with the Line Leader in order to assign and balance the personnel to work stations, machines, etc. following BOMs recommendations.
• Ensure that all personnel are properly trained and works in a safe environment.
• Schedules approved overtime as needed.
• Daily communication with other shifts and team members to assure continuity of the operation.
• Perform the shift payroll report and approval on time and escalate to Payroll dept. any situation related to employee payment discrepancy.
• Keep the organization vision and values in the forefront.
• Work in conjunction with HR dept. in order to address personnel conflicts.
• Provides employees with the necessary tools, supplies, etc. needed to perform their jobs.
• Protect the company’s property at all time.
• Write employee’s performance appraisal on a timely manner.
• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Lead and influence the VST staff on the resolution of daily challenges in the product line, as well as continuous improvement projects.
• Support and influence management and strategy decision making.
• Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and maintaining a spirit of cooperation within and between departments and shifts.
• Align production plan along with planning representative and other support areas by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Manage and coordinate with the other production supervisors of the area (if applicable) improvement projects for the production floor that are related but not exclusive to production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.
• Provides direct mentorship, companion, coaching and counseling to IDLs and DLs to develop their career path and IDPs.
• Resolve conflicts among the team members to identify solutions or properly execute disciplinary actions when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements/Job experience:

• Desired: For internal candidates: 1 year of experience in the area of work in which employed.
• 5+ years of work experience in a supervisory role.

Education:

• High School diploma.
• Bachelor degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or Business Administration or related discipline.
• Desired: Demonstrated knowledge in Robot automation system.
• Desired: Demonstrated knowledge of Scientific Molding principles.
• Desired: Master degree or a certification in project management, lean manufacturing or related discipline.
• Intermediate level in written and oral English.
• Knowledge in Regulatory/FDA or ISO 13485:2003 y CFR 820 CGMPs
• Clean room experience.
• Medium knowledge on computer programs (Excel, Power Point Word, Outlook).
• Desired: Project management experience.
• Knowledge on Lean tools.

Soft Skills:

• People management.
• Ability to work independently and make decisions.
• Ability to identify potential problems and implement corrective actions.
• Must be able to work and communicate effectively with others.
• Coaching and counseling.
• Process Improvement.
• Strategic Planning.