Manufacturing Supervisor

Summary Description

The Production Supervisor will lead the first shift manufacturing operations of a CNC machining company of medical devices. Will lead the day-to-day execution of manufacturing and assembly and ensures production is maintained in accordance with employee safety, production schedules, engineering specifications, quality standards, track expense budgets and FDA, ISO Standards, GMP compliance. Lead team in continuous improvement.

Supervision Exercised

Production Group Leaders, Machinist, Assemblers, Tool Room Machinist, and other Production people.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for performance management and development of direct reports including written performance appraisals
• Administers company policies and procedures in the Manufacturing Department
• Ensures compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP and ISO), safety policies and good housekeeping
• Responsible for initial training of new employees and on-going training of subordinates to ensure quality of work, GMP and ISO, and other regulatory compliance
• Promotes and emphasizes an environment to foster teamwork
• Assist in developing and maintaining departmental budgets
• Promotes employee safety and ensures the team adheres to safety procedures and policies
• Maintains adequate staff support for production requirements including hiring to approved head count, onboarding and coordination of training of new employees
• Delegate functions to the Group Leaders to accomplish Departmental Goals and Objectives
• Ensures production plans are accomplished for the week and schedules are adhered to, escalating delays or obstacles to plant management
• Manages on-going cost reduction and continuous improvement programs to the manufacturing process
• Conducts employee reviews and hosts two way dialog on a regular basis to provide coaching and acknowledge accomplishments including written mid year and annual reviews
• Handles disciplinary needs, attendance, and individual employee matters of direct report personnel
• Maximize all resources with respect to space, parts, tools, and people
• Ensures products conform to quality standards by initiating corrective action, identifying and recording product quality problems, initiating and recommending solutions, verifying solutions, and controlling further processing of nonconforming product
• Interacts with Q.A. on issues related to product quality and Good Manufacturing Practices
• Interacts with Materials/Purchasing to ensure departmental supply and equipment needs are met
• Interacts closely with Operations Engineering on product changes, improvements, and new product introductions
• Interacts closely with Customer service and Production Planning to ensure adherence to production schedules and customer demand
• Interacts with Personnel on company policy and procedures
• Interacts closely with Production Manager to achieve departmental goals
• Manages the opening and closing of the facility for the first shift staff and coordinating with leads to perform the same

Desired Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• Associate degree or higher preferred from a technical institute, Journeyman, or other technical training and certifications
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interface with production and supervisory personnel
• Ability to work in a Continuous Improvement environment
• Knowledgeable in Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) paperwork (Bills of Materials, Pick Lists, Routers), labor tracking/materials tracking, FDA, ISO Standards, GMP
• 7+ years supervisory experience in a labor-intensive manufacturing work environment, preferably in the medical products field