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. 

This position is responsible in assisting the shift supervisor in the daily activities of clerks and table-workers to include retrieval and control of components for the daily clerical functions including production tracking and maintenance of production records along with packaging and assembly of medical products. It is also responsible for maintaining productivity and efficiency of each production line, and provide as a backup to the shift supervisor.

Essential Responsibilities

• Manager and Shift Supervisor backup and assistance in the generation of monthly reports/metrics.

• Supports the Shift Supervisor as backup for employee attendance, including FTE and Temporary employees.

• Initiates line changes, and ensure priorities are considered in scheduling

• Ability to run a production line and run data entry functions for releasing finished goods for back up support

• Training operations lead /coordinator for the department, including temporary employees

• Internal customer contacts for documentation requirements/resolutions

• Leads as an operations representative for team activities for process improvements

• Initiates change requests for SOP’s

• Reprocessing supervision, when necessary

• Assurance to compliance

• Coordinate line changes and staffing

• Detailed oriented and accurate

• Other duties and overtime as necessary

• Lead and coordinator of 5S and lean initiatives, and process flow improvements

• Lead/coordinator for Behavior Based Quality (BBQ) initiatives

• Lead/coordinator for Safety initiatives.

• Attends training sessions as directed

• Support annual physical inventory

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Proficient in the use of a computer with intermediate level of keyboarding skills.

• Mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, calculations of fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

• Strong interpersonal and professional skills required in the areas of verbal and written communications, customer focus, service to internal and external customers, training, influencing and team building.

• Detail oriented with adherence to Good Documentation Practices.

• Self-starter

• Goal oriented.

• Knowledge of measuring equipment (calipers, micrometer, tensile test equipment, etc.).

• Ability to keep confidential information.

Education and/or Experience

• High school education or equivalent.

• 2+ years in Production/Manufacturing

• 2+ years leadership experience preferred

Reasoning Ability

The ability to resolve customer situations with supporting documentation while maintaining compliance to regulations and procedures.

Physical Demands

The responsibilities of this position will require the ability to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms and lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this position.

Work Environment

This position primarily works in an office environment and may be exposed to a warehouse environment with fluctuating temperatures and humidity. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant