JOB PURPOSE
Directs and coordinates daily activities and development of production personnel engaged in the manufacturing and secondary operations of Nitinol Tubing sheet and/or components.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Responsible for directly managing and developing departmental Team Leads as well as directly or indirectly leading a shift of greater than 20 personnel engaged in the manufacturing of Nitinol Products.
- Planning and coordination of production activites to obtain optimum utilization of human resources direct materials and equipment.
- Advises Management of new developments that may affect profit schedule costs customer relations and/or interdepartmental relations.
- Schedules all labor within their assigned department which includes overtime vacations leave of absences and training to ensure the timely completion.
- Weekly approvals of time records for department.
- Responsible for timely performance feedback and annual reviews.
- Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations and develops recommendations accordingly.
- Applies LEAN Principals/Manufacturing Excellence/4CP principals to drive process impovements in the department.
- Escalates machining issues to material control/master scheduler that may impact production schedules.
- Develops capital equipment justifications for machines machine tools and process technology as needed to improve quality cost and/or cycle times.
- Other duties may be assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS/ KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE
(TECHNICAL/ PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS COMPETENCY)
- Bachelor's or Engineer's degree.
- Advanced English.
- 46 years experience in a manufacturing environment preferrably servicing the Medical Device Industry with a minimum of 2 years supervising a team.
- Working knowledge in progressive management technologies such as Lean Manufacturing JIT MRP and ERP.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Excel …)
Skills
production, supervisor, Lean Manufacturing, JIT, MRP, ERP, Microsoft Office , medical devices