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The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. 

That’s what makes us Roche.

You will be a hands-on front-line Manufacturing Supervisor supporting a fast-paced operation to deliver diagnostic products and ensure continuous quality, schedule adherence and efficient production. You will be a member of the Operations Extended Leadership Team interfacing with other Operations Extended Leadership Team members to deliver on goals and/or collaborate to drive business strategy.

You will operate per internal and external quality and safety requirements and work with area leadership to evaluate production process data and drive continuous improvement cross functionally to achieve operational KPIs.
 

The Opportunity

2nd Shift Hours: 2:00 pm-10:30 pm

• Leads and empowers direct reports or teams; provides coaching, training and opportunities to develop skills, and gives ongoing, constructive and timely feedback on performance and progress toward goals and expectations.

• Identifies scheduling conflicts, production issues and equipment maintenance needs and collaborates with support functions for resolution.

• Coordinates with process lead for resource management.

• Responsible for production factory adherence and maintains a thorough understanding of end-to-end production processes.

• Sets goals and aligns deliverables for shifts and processes and reports out misses to daily, weekly and monthly goals and implements corrective actions.

• Creates a lean culture by empowering the workforce to provide and implement ideas to continuously improve and reduce waste while acting as a change agent to drive a culture of continuous improvement by actively demonstrating the use of lean manufacturing tools in everything the team does.

• Collaborates with peers in other shifts/functions and support functions to drive value stream, lean manufacturing improvement and global projects/ initiatives.
   

Who You Are

• You have a Bachelor's degree. STEM Degree preferred.

• You have 4 years of relevant experience in production, manufacturing, supply chain or related field, of which 2 years include process, people or project leader experience.
   

Preferred

• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead a high-performing team.

• Ability to influence all levels of staff and management.

• Experience working in a regulated environment.

• Proven skills and experience with process improvement.

• Proficient written, verbal communication and presentation skills.

• Strong team leadership abilities according to VACC principles.

• Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions. 

• Critical thinking, problem solving and a can-do attitude are required.

Relocation Benefits are available for this posting

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Tucson, AZ is 73,600.00 - 136,600.00 USD Annual.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. Our integrated staining, workflow management and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiency to reduce errors and support diagnosis for pathology professionals. Together with Roche, Ventana is driving personalized healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and companion diagnostics.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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