Job Description Summary

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

The Manufacturing Supervisor reports directly to the department Cell Leader(s).  Facilitates the safe execution of daily activities related to the manufacture of components and/or finished product in the department.  Provides servant leadership and motivation to technical and hourly associates to achieve desired quality, quantity, service, and cost standards through safe and proper utilization of materials and equipment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide Leadership in a facilitator role to assigned technical and hourly associates to achieve departmental quality, quantity, service, cost, and safety goals. 

• Facilitate team meetings as required and participate in associate projects as a team member.

• Assures compliance to appropriate regulatory requirements.  Initiates corrective activities when not in compliance and advises departmental Manufacturing Manager Cell Leader of noncompliance and proposed corrective activities. 

• Instructs and facilitates training of associates in the performance of their job in a safe and efficient manner, following prescribed procedures as detailed in the job description, VO’s, VS’s, VT’s, ECO’s, JSA’s and hazardous materials communication requirements.

• Recommends and/or initiates personnel activities such as selection, transfer, discharge, disciplinary actions and associates complaints in a fair, consistent and timely fashion to align with company Human Resources policies and BD Core Values.

• Recommends, initiates, or facilitates measures from associates to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, changes in working condition and use of equipment to increase efficiency, improve quality and reduce waste.

• Coordinates weekly production schedules with Materials Control to assure timely issuance of work orders and materials vital to enhance operating efficiencies and service levels. 

• Analyzes work order variances and coordinates works with Accounting  the materials coordinator and Cell Leader on corrective activities to resolve material variances.

• Ensures that hourly teams strictly follow  the departmental preventative maintenance standard work procedures program to assure equipment is properly maintained to minimize downtime and meet FDA, EPA, and OSHA requirements.  Ensures that PMs are properly planned relative to advance preparation of needed materials and resources and drives urgency and accuracy for timely restarts.

•  Issues request and supervises completion of all service and repair work to be performed necessary to maintain safe, clean, and efficient operation. Does whatever it takes to ensure their teams get the resources, repairs, standard work procedures, and support to win, (Servant Leadership)

• Ensures that all direct reports provide DHR accuracy and Maintains a working set of VO’s, VS’s, VT’s, QA Specifications and ECO’s required to support the manufacture of components and finished goods under plant and FDA quality regulations. 

• Maintains appropriate manufacturing documentation.

• Initiates and maintains accurate records and reports of daily production, and waste, lot component and process inspection data sheets, inventory documents departmental associate contra charge sheets, Division Factory Work Order charges, associate status changes, levels of absence, disciplinary warnings, and any other records vital for the satisfactory performance of the operation.

• Owner of the TMS (Tiered Management System) Tier 1 and Tier 2 on their shift, drives daily problem solving, urgency, and calls out issues they cannot resolve with their own team.  Prepares the T2 board in advance of the daily T2 meeting and is clearly knowledgeable about the WIN opportunities on their lines.  Drives ownership and gains commitments on resolution from resources to ensure that problems are resolved. 

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