1st Shift - Manufacturing Supervisor

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Supervisor will provide leadership and oversee the day-to-day operations for one or several Work Teams in the Franklin Manufacturing Department. This role will lead and facilitate Lean Implementation efforts in the work areas while providing instruction and training to team employees for maximum efficiency and their personal success. The supervisor will be responsible for accomplishing department goals and metrics and scheduling including supervision, job selection and placement of personnel within their departments or across the plant. The supervisor will support Tegra company objectives while working with other functional areas and businesses within the plant. 

Role and Responsibilities

• Supervise a manufacturing work team; assure customer expectations are consistently satisfied; products and services always meet quality specifications and fully utilize resources to provide cost-effective solutions.
• Lead/Facilitate Lean and Six-Sigma Initiatives
• Lead a strong safety culture.
• Adjust to changes in workload, resources or priorities by reallocating resources when necessary.
• Oversee consumables usage and ordering, tooling & fixturing, and job preparation.
• Hold employees accountable for performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost
• Provide supportive coaching including candid and timely Employee Performance Planning Review and Discussion
• Provide opportunities (including training) to meet the developmental needs of employees and improve capacities and throughput of their respective work teams.
• Improve flow through factory by processing jobs per milestone schedules.
• Manage communication boards - performance metrics, daily work assignments, etc. and take corrective action when necessary.
• Foster department to department, and shift to shift communication
• Host Gemba walks and regular department communication meetings.
• Oversee cGMP and training requirements and implementation
• Promotes the KAIZEN/CIP process in area of responsibility to improve quality and productivity
• Ensure Preventative Maintenance is planned and performed .
• Lead NCR & CAPA resolution with assistance from management, quality and engineering
• Escalate department needs for maintenance, engineering, quality and other support as needed.
• Work with other supervisors/managers and Tegra functional groups to aid in solving problems such as workflow, quality issues, delivery issues, and manufacturing cost issue.
• Compliance to all documented procedures in the Tegra Medical Quality Management System
• All other duties as required to support the team and organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, as well as a strong quality background desired and experience with regulated industries such as Medical Devices, including ISO 13485 requirements.
• Excellent organizational skills with a commitment to meeting deadlines and expectations while ensuring overall quality of delivery and a demonstrated ability to build effective business relationships across all levels of business is required.
• Should have excellent technical, problem solving and analytical abilities and be flexible while possessing strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills. Knowledge and experience with ERP/MRP systems and be proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Previous experience in Lean Manufacturing concepts: 5S, Kaizen, Visual Management, Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma, SMED, etc.
• Must be flexible, possess strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills and could manage multiple priorities.
• Strong decision-making capabilities, the capacity to handle confidential information and the ability to travel as required.