Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:


The Manufacturing Shift Manager will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of their assigned area's resources including all personnel, equipment and tools utilized for manufacturing of subassemblies and finished product.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Managing operators by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training and developing operators for growth opportunities
• Maintain work flow by monitoring steps of the process; observing processes and equipment, monitoring personnel and resources, developing reporting procedures and systems in accordance with company guidelines to ensure success in meeting the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity goals.
• Take ownership of reasons for Safety, Quality, Delivery and Productivity misses. Work cross functionally to create and follow up on immediate and longer-term action plans.
• Contribute to improving manufacturing processes through solution-based ideation for continuous improvements and use of Danaher Business System (DBS) tools, e.g. Kaizen, PSP and 4E
• Write and conduct yearly performance reviews.
• Clearly communicate with outgoing and incoming shift to disseminate all relevant information.
• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensure to compliance with MDR 2017, ISO 13485: and any other local regulatory and statutory compliance in the Manufacturing/Production teams area
• Lead the production/Manufacturing teams (ROBAL VB/OC/PAL and Bulk manufacturing) and achieve production target as per the production plan.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education or Experience (in years):

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ + years of experience OR
• Master's degree with 3+ + years of experience
• At least 3+ + years of experience in an FDA/ISO regulated manufacturing environment

Knowledge and skills:

• Possess the skills necessary to create and lead a culture of commitment to the values vital to organizational development and growth
• Proven ability to deliver productivity to plan
• Willing to resolve problems
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with diverse groups, incorporate the input of others to improve our processes, and align with internal customers
• Committed to developing and empowering others; to accomplish goals through the skills of persuasion, influence and negotiation
• Must have excellent communication skills (listening, written, verbal, presentation)
• Ability to interface and exchange information with all levels within the company's workforce
• A team player that works with management and technicians to strive for continuous improvement
• Knowledge of bills of materials and other planning activities
• Leadership background
• Demonstrated proficiency of manufacturing systems and requirements

Physical requirements/abilities:

• Must be able to sit and stand for extended periods of time and be able to lift 25 lbs.

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS (optional):

• Experience in a clinical diagnostic or medical device environment
• Statistical, Lean, and Six Sigma training
• Knowledge and experience with IQ, OQ and PQ validations
• cGMP/GLP experience is highly preferred

TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES: (REQUIRED)

• Complete all assigned and required training satisfactorily and on time
• For people managers, ensure your associates attend and complete all required trainings satisfactorily and on time.


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