Line Lead- 2nd Shift

Expected Travel: None

Requisition ID: 10743

 

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. 
 
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
 
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare.  For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

 

Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. 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 Line lead will act as the first level of support to the line operations team and will be responsible for the smooth flow of production and fulfillment of customer requirements at all times by monitoring, maintaining, and improving standard work throughout the line.  The Line lead will be dedicated ~20% of their time to maintaining the flow of production through the line and ~80% to leading the frontline team and problem-solving activities including driving daily improvement activities.

Principal Responsibilities

•    Ensure line operations meet established performance standards and goals as defined in the daily management system and displayed on management control boards (safety, quality, service, performance, OPR).
•    Assign work responsibilities and communicate priorities to the team.  Performs work online as needed.
•    Ensure the upkeep and maintenance of process standard work for all materials, people, equipment, work and test methods, and visual management controls. 
•    Record production volumes and abnormalities on line side tracking (hour-by-hour).
•    Verify and maintain shift readiness including safety, equipment, materials, and tooling.
•    Escalate unresolved issues to the supervisor and/or line support team (maintenance, quality, training, planner).
•    Participate and leads as necessary the tier 1 and 2 meetings.
•    Drives and maintains the 5S standards to promote a safe, visual, and organized workplace. 
•    Effectively perform and complete the shift handover process for the line with the outgoing/incoming Line Leader. 
•    Challenges the status quo and seek opportunities to continuously improve the standard work of the processes. 
•    Communicate and collaborate with other production Line Leaders and cross-functional support teams on a regular basis. 
•    Conduct training of new employees and conduct cross-training of employees to ensure the flexibility and effectiveness of team members. 
•    Foster team building within your team and across functional areas at all levels.
•    Foster a high-performance work environment by learning and applying Lean principles and tools.
•    Seek continuous improvement opportunities and eliminate waste.
•    Assess performance data for trends and opportunities.
•    Seek ways to make problems more visible.
•    Promote a good work atmosphere, maintain overall control of the work areas, and encourage teamwork.
•    Serve as the process expert for the assigned area of responsibility.

General Requirements
•    Ensure compliance with all policies, work instructions, quality regulations, SOPs, WI, cGMPs, and GDPs in an effort to always manufacture high-quality medical devices.
•    Utilizing a variety of machinery and tools to complete assigned manufacturing activity including microscopes.
•    Completion of documentation following cGMP and FDA guidelines.
•    Follow clean room protocols for hygiene, gowning, & PPE.
•    Adhere to and ensure compliance with Teleflex's Code of Ethics and all company guidelines, policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards.
 

Education / Experience Requirements

•    High School/Trade School or GED required. 
•    Minimum 3 years of manufacturing experience in medical device industry pre