Benefits at bioMerieux:
Low-cost medical, dental, and vision benefits starting day one
11 paid holidays
160 hours of paid time off
Annual bonus 9.5% 401k company contribution with no vesting period
Tuition reimbursement up to $10000 per calendar year
Onsite cafeteria with daily food stipend
Position Summary:
Normal working hours for this role are anticipated to be Monday - Friday 2:00-10:30pm.
Manages the manufacture of card production capability on assigned shifts, ensure that the proper equipment processes and expertise exist. Plan and direct the manufacture of products per company requirements. Coordinate and organize 5S, Kaizan, and autonomous teams. Support the BioMerieux health, safety and environmental initiatives by addressing identified concerns and seeking improvement opportunities
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage entire shift including up to 50+ operators, support staff, and up to two group leads.
- Selects, organizes, develops, and engages team members to achieve production goals in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
- Leads continuous improvement initiatives, evaluates and adopts high value-added ideas.
- Manage the following KPIs: Pour vs. Schedule, WIP, Cards to Cooler, and Scrap
- Investigate and determine corrective actions for CAPAs and NCs using Trackwise.
- Coordinates and integrates the production department with other operations functions to achieve return on investment, productivity and quality goals.
- Ensure that production processes and best practices (safety and quality) are respected and is the responsible employee during audits and inspections.
- Ensures the balance between production activity and capacity at weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual time periods.
- Ensures compliance with OPEX budget (labor and operating costs).
- Monitor and maintain departmental personnel to meet deadlines. Lead team members by establishing performance criteria, providing training and resources, giving regular coaching, feedback and guidance. Ensures an engaged and skilled workforce through active listening and communication. Responsible to mentor and develop group lead and shift lead supervisor and/or oversight skills.
- Interface with other departments relative to production goals and priorities.
- Ensure daily SIM meetings are productive and timely.
- Incorporate 5S continuous improvement on production floor; develop and maintain a culture of continuous improvement.
- Drive OEE improvement.
Education, Skills, & Experience:
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Bachelor's degree with 4+ years progressively responsible manufacturing experience preferably in an FDA regulated environment, along with demonstrated ability to lead others and develop teams.
- In lieu of a degree, 8+ years of relevant production management experience, supervising large manufacturing teams also accepted
- Must posses sound knowledge of production management and manufacturing methods, along with delegation and organizational skills.
- Requires strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to train/teach others.
- Prior experience in leading or participating in continuous improvement is required, along with familiarity with 5S, auto quality, Kaizan and autonomous teams.
- Must have experience with MS Office Suite; experience with Trackwise or similar EQMS (Electronic Quality Management System) is strongly desired.
- This position also requires root cause analysis and problem solving skills.
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