Operations Supervisor

Location: Alachua, FL  

While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job.  RTI Surgical, Inc. reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances warrant (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel or staffing, workload, or technical developments).   

ABOUT RTI:

RTI Surgical is a global, industry-leading CDMO with expertise in allograft and xenograft, RTI began operations in 1998 when it spun off from the University of Florida Tissue Bank in 1998 with the goal of expanding the gift of tissue donation by pioneering tissue-based innovations that promote natural healing. Today, through integrated partnerships with customers, RTI develops and delivers restorative solutions to physicians and their patients. 

As a Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, RTI provides comprehensive turn-key services for development and product life cycle management in support of patients and leading medical technology companies. RTI’s implants are used in multiple surgical applications including dental, spine, sports medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, urology/urogynecology and trauma.

RTI is rooted in a steadfast commitment to quality, integrity, and patient safety with a focus on five key values:

• Agile
• Accountable
• Growth Mindset
• Customer Centric
• Inclusive

RTI’s headquarters is located near Gainesville, FL. in North Central Florida’s growing life sciences region, and has additional state-of-the-art facilities in Neunkirchen Germany, West Lafayette, IN., Eden Prairie, MN and Glencoe, MN (formerly Collagen Solutions of MN.).  Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”), a leading European private equity firm, acquired RTI in 2020 and has supported the transformation of the company to its next level of potential.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises hourly staff including scheduling and PTO approval, hiring, training, performance management, and corrective actions
• Evaluates the overall performance of the assigned team and creates and documents team metrics
• Interfaces with Operations Management Team regarding production needs and challenges as well as individual and group performance
• Ensures all operations are performed safely, promotes safe work practices and behaviors, and conducts safety audits
• Drives containment and investigation through the quality system of non-conformances using system tools and data analysis
• Sets priorities for meeting production commitments with the input from planning department
• Oversees training of processors and adherence to new, current, and updated standard operating procedures
• Ensures processors have tools and equipment to complete their jobs
• Assists in ensuring new product launches are resourced and completed on time
• Supports front-line quality checks and assists processors in ensuring all processes are completed within the set requirements
• Ensures all required processes such as daily cleaning, environmental sampling, and more, are completed and provides regular feedback to operators on results to improve performance
• Collaborates with processors and engineers to improve the department’s output and cycle time to improve the overall operations
• Support other shifts, departments, and on-call coverage
• Other duties as assigned

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REQUIREMENTS

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience

• 2 years of experience in functional area
• 0-2 years of leadership experience

Certification

• AATB CTBS preferred

Skills 

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Problem solving methodologies
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Quality Management System (QMS) software
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software

Travel 

• N/A

SAFETY

Physical Requirement

• Move or lift objects up to 25 pounds
• Frequent (>75%) stationary position (standing or sitting) while utilizing digital displays
• Frequent (>75%) fine manipulation using hands and fingers (typing, opening, writing, clicking, paper sorting, etc.)

Working Environment

• Onsite: Office environment with assigned workstation
• Remote positions only: Home office environment with minimal distractions