Work Flexibility: Onsite
Work pattern: Days
Position Summary
Are you ready to make a real impact? We're on the lookout for a dynamic Operations Supervisor (NPD) who can cultivate a culture of engagement and high performance within our New Product Development (NPD) team. This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to contribute to the development of life-saving products that truly make a difference!
Why Join Us?
- Make a Difference: Your leadership will contribute to products that save lives and transform communities.
- Dynamic Environment: Work in a cutting-edge industry where no two days are the same.
- Grow with Us: We prioritize your professional growth by offering robust development opportunities in key areas like Operational Excellence, Project Management, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
If you’re passionate about leadership, innovation, and making a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you!
What you will do:
- Leads an NPD production team to ensure targets/KPIs for quality/service/costs/people development are achieved.
- Ensures quality standards and expectations are communicated and deployed. Quality standards and objectives (rework, scrap, line clearance, QA audits, cell/value stream shutdown) are communicated and achieved.
- Manages and prioritises project/production builds to meet customer (project team) requirements and maintain inventory levels. Communicate and manage output levels along with appropriate operational metric reporting.
- Attends regular meetings to provide operational updates to NPD cross functional teams based in Ireland and USA.
- Sets team and individuals up for success by providing NPD Training, coaching, feedback and support.
- Creates a positive employee relations environment and facilitates high engagement within the production team and with the cross functional team.
- Provides timely feedback and review and ensures all performance issues are dealt with in a constructive, fair and prompt manner. Ensures that all employees are treated with fairness and respect.
- Facilitates open two-way communications regarding individual, team and company performance through weekly team meetings and daily interaction on the line with a view to optimising efficiency and productivity. Keeps the team informed on key project and site communications.
- Liaises with training to develop and implement training curriculums and team training plans.
- Participates in the selection and hiring of Production Operators.
- Maintains GMP / 6S at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
- Lead / participate in continuous improvement activities, e.g. Lean/Cost Reduction initiatives.
- Ensures Time and Attendance system compliance and effective Annual Leave and Overtime planning
- Provides leadership and direction for the advancement of Lean Manufacturing with a focus on commercial readiness.
- All other duties as assigned.
What you need:
- Degree or master’s in business, Production Management, Engineering or similar Discipline or demonstrated equivalent experience
- 4 years minimum experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 2 years Supervisor experience preferable.
- Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of a production environment.
- Usually works with a minimum of supervision, conferring with leader on unusual matters. Expectation is that working on projects will have more changing demands and priorities over a commercial line.
- Demonstrated leadership aptitude to work with people and set direction as part of a cross functional team.
- Good knowledge of GMP / FDA regulatory requirements, housekeeping, health and safety.
- Genuine interest in investing in people and facilitates individual and team engagement and development.
- Ability to coach, provide effective feedback and manage performance.
- Problem solving methodology experience required with process knowledge desirable.
- Can interpret and analyse information and translate into operation actions.
- The production supervisor (NPD) needs to stay current on issues and best practices within base business production to ensure those are considered on new product programs.
- Excellent Influencing and communication skills.
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