Manufacturing Leader

Job Responsibilities

• Meet the Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE).
• Meet Manufacturing volume requirements.
• Resolution of the NCMR’s and CAPA’s related to Manufacturing Areas.
• Support the Preventive Maintenance Program (PM).
• Meet the Environment requirements in the assigned Area.
• Select, train, and develop highly motivated production personnel to ensure that Plant and Division goals are met. Fosters and maintains Teamwork Environment.
• Assures that backorder situations are kept to minimum through effective production planning supply chain management strategic efforts and works with Quality Control Department and his process staff to resolve issues that may result in shipment delays affecting product availability.
• Ensures that Company policies, procedures, practices, facilities, and equipment are current and effective to comply with all appropriate Government and Corporate regulations.
• Participates in the development and execution of programs for transfer of new products and technology to the Juncos Plant. Develops production documentation, validation protocols and trainings programs for personnel involved.
• Assist in the development of strategies to achieve operation goals and objectives. Once approved, develops, and implements specific action plans to ensure the assignment and commitment of adequate resources to successfully achieve the stated goals.
• Meets financial strategic and customer service objectives established for the plan, as related to production. Establishes or adjusts work schedules to meet production requirements.
• Keep production as leveled as possible and advise his/her leader of potential changes in manpower requirements. Reset production priorities as changes occur.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree - Business Administration or Engineering preferred.
• 1-3 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the Medical Device and/or Manufacturing Environment.
• Exposure to Lean Manufacturing Techniques and/or Six Sigma Methodology as a process and quality improvement tool.
• Minimum one year of supervisory experience.
• Project Management of experience preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent communication, organizational, administrative, supervisory, leadership, interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations.
• Ability to facilitate teams of exempt and/or non-exempt employees.
• Knowledge in Packaging and Automation equipment operation and troubleshooting preferable.
• Computer Literacy.
• Must be an agile learner who can manage change and work under pressure achieving high results.
• PR Labor Laws.
• Conflict Management.
• Leadership skills, initiative, assertiveness, attention to detail, and effective interpersonal skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish & English).

Physical Demands

• Medium demand.
• Occasional lifting and pulling.
• At times require the carrying of up to twenty-five (25) pounds of equipment.
• Frequent walking and standing.

Work Environment

• Normal office environment.
• Must be able to move to Juncos for limited time for training purpose.