Primary function of the position:

Manage, develop and motivate a team with different skill levels to achieve given team performance goals within a sophisticated manufacturing work environment with complex or a variety of production processes. The goals will include quality, efficiency, on-time delivery, First Pass Yield and document accuracy (GDP). Goals are set in each of these areas for each year and overall team performance is measured against them.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Disciplinary and functional management of several people leader
Hiring, training, and development of the team, performance management with goal setting and feedback
Interface between production management and functional and disciplinary subordinates in production
Staff scheduling according to SIOP
Is able to read and understand dimensions from technical drawings
Initiates all necessary actions to improve efficiency and reduce quality issues
Interface with process, design engineering areas
Is able to create and give target group specific presentations in German and English
Able to discuss technical topics with national and international stakeholders
Supports the supervisors on the Tier 1 shop floors in communicating key performance indicators (KPIs), errors and their impacts, as well as company information relevant to employees.
Represents the Senior Manager on the Tier 3 shop floor when needed
Actively seeks opportunities for improvement as part of the Continuous Improvement (CI) process and develops solutions for optimization
Performing other duties as assigned
Monitoring and compliance with all company, environmental, safety, and production regulations. Reacts immediately in case of deviations

Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Master's or technician's degree as mechanic/mechatronics engineer/watchmaker, Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent
Long-term task-related professional experience
At least two years of management experience (e.g. as team or project leader, trainer)
Good communication, documentation, and presentation skills in English
Good knowledge of MS-Office
Excellent knowledge of Lean Production. Recognizes problems in the production process, provides suggestions for optimization in cooperation with IE, and plans the implementation
Good knowledge of SAP in a production environment
Willingness to work in a clean room and wear gloves and ESD clothing

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

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Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes.

Manager Production

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