Manufacturing Supervisor

Position Summary

At STERIS, the Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising daily production activities, and ensuring that products are delivered in accordance with Customer requirements, while complying with applicable company, quality, and regulatory standards. The supervisor will train and coach production employees in creating and sustaining a lean culture aligned with the company’s Vision, Mission and Values. By utilizing key leadership principles of respect, humility, and leading by example, the supervisor will create a positive work environment by engaging employees in the continuous improvement of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost initiatives.

What We Offer You

The opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS couldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people. That’s why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring people who are in it for the long run with STERIS is our ultimate goal. We do this by providing:
 

• Competitive salaries
• Healthcare benefits 
• Tuition assistance
• Paid-time off
• Paid holidays
• Air controlled facility
• Matching 401(k)
• Annual merit increases
• Annual bonus

Join us and help write our next chapter.

What You Will Do

• Ensures attainment of daily/weekly of production plan by ensuring communication between the cells / shifts, sharing best practices, pprioritizing countermeasures among production cells and ensuring proper job performance of all team members.
• Drive attainment of and improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) performance. Evaluates performance and escalates needs through proper managing and coaching of team members in relation to SQDC board meetings and daily standard reports (daily production, material requirements, etc). 
• Meets Customer needs through creative solutions. Responds with a sense of urgency and aligns activities, focusing on the needs and requirements of the Customer. 
• Leads with proper adherence to quality system procedures, Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Ensures immediate response to abnormalities through identifying, documenting, and segregating nonconforming material.
• Monitors process flow; identifies solutions for flow interrupters and ensures immediate response to abnormalities and/or and on signals while exhibiting a detailed understanding of processes and equipment.
• Monitors operational status on all equipment/tools including calibration and certification, escalates as needed.
• Facilitates a safety culture, performs safety audits to ensure proper use and condition of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), machines, and safeguards, trains individuals on safety procedures and expectations, leads investigations of near misses / incidents and facilitates the implementation of safety and ergonomics improvements.
• Learns and teaches others on the basic lean principles and tools.
• Trains, audits, improves standard work, and implementing daily kaizen activities to meet SQDC objectives.
• Provides daily coaching of Team Leaders and Operators on job duties and explanations of the "why" behind Lean principles and tools. Covers Team Leader absences to maintain flow and efficiency of work area.
• Executes, audits, and drives continuous improvement of 5S in department according to STERIS standards. 
• Challenges current state, seeking opportunities to make incremental improvements daily and identifying solutions to remove waste from production activities.
• Drives optimum employee performance, talent and talent development. Provides growth, training, and development opportunities to employees. Drives results through effective coaching, and counseling of staff and setting meaningful and measurable goals. Screens and selects qualified individuals for positions, conducts performance reviews, determines salary adjustments, work schedules, promotions, training, and effectively addresses employee relations situations and manages conflict. 

What Will Help You Be Successful

•    Minimum two (2) years or more of manufacturing operations experience with an Associates Degree, preferred. Ten (10) years experience or more in manufacturing operations without a degree.
•    Minimum two (2) years or more of supervisory experience.
•    Experience with a medical device or regulated environment a plus.

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Preferred Experience

• Knowledge of assembly processes including use of hand tools.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite. Specifically, MS Excel to manage data analysis and performance metrics.
• Ability to lift up to thirty (30) pounds periodically.