3rd Shift Production Supervisor

Expected Travel: Up to 10%

Requisition ID: 9506

 

About Teleflex Incorporated

Teleflex is a global provider of clinically effective medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, interventional cardiology, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, interventional urology, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

 

OEM – Teleflex Medical OEM is a leading global provider of product development and production services for medical device manufacturers. We set ourselves apart with deep expertise, decades of experience, a dedication to design for manufacturability, and extensive, in-house capabilities, which include engineering, regulatory services, material selection and formulation, prototyping, manufacturing, assembly and packaging. We deliver industry-changing innovations and next-generation solutions for extrusions; diagnostic and interventional catheters; balloons and balloon catheters; sheath/dilator sets; specialty sutures, braids and fibers; and bioabsorbable sutures, yarns and resins. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

The Supervisor position will customarily and regularly supervise, train, monitor, identify and assign work tasks, performance manage and otherwise direct the work of multiple employees within the facility while utilizing established documentation, tools, quality, and production concepts in accordance with established safety procedures to assist production operators and cell leads to process and construct finished and WIP product.

Principal Responsibilities

• Customarily and regularly direct the work of multiple employees, which can include manage timecards, conduct performance reviews and other performance management responsibilities, address personnel issues, complaints and grievances, issue warnings and disciplinary items, when necessary, and provide suggestions and recommendations on other employee issues including firing, promotions and advancements.
• Communicate safety guidelines and hold production team accountable to ensure compliance with all safety and environmental regulations
• Work autonomously on projects with minimal supervision
• Oversee supervision of all operators and/or technicians in the facility as well as provide instruction and guidance to department leads/technicians
• Work with planning and materials department to keep production running and identify material constraints
• Verify proper manufacturing documentation is in use. Including the most current document revision level
• Ensure all SOPs are followed to meet product specifications and Teleflex quality standards
• Assist the Plant Manager to meet daily goals as defined by the Teleflex standards
• Gather information and report quality, process, equipment, materials and employee problems or concerns to the members of the department/area, including engineers and techs
• When needed, assist the operators and technicians to meet production goals
• Identify and co-champion continuous improvement efforts with the Management Team
• Work closely with support staff such as the Value Stream Manager to enforce GDP and GMP 
• Maintain a clean and organized work area to facilitate manufacturing functions
• Sustain and support lean manufacturing and 5S activities
• Other duties as assigned with some supervision from the Plant Manager.

 

Education / Experience Requirements

• Minimum of High School Diploma, Secondary education degree preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of production experience, or equivalent, required 
• A minimum of 1 year direct or indirect supervisory experience, preferred.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing, GMP, and ISO, preferred
 

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

• Demonstrated success in supervising and directing employees in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to utilize a variety of instructions in written, oral diagram or visual sample form, to process and construct acceptable finished goods and WIP product. 
• Ability to demonstrate team building, problem solving and leadership skills, required. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems, preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively through oral and written communication