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1st Shift Production Supervisor

Date: Nov 18, 2024

Location: Chelmsford, MA, US

Company: Teleflex

Expected Travel : Up to 10%

Requisition ID :11364

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com .

Global Operations - Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

Teleflex people managers use Leadership, Clinical Acumen and Business Acumen to lead and develop their Clinical Medical Affairs team to consistently deliver high value results and capability. They must be well planned and organized situational leaders and decision makers who use data, compassion and accountability to develop a culture of teamwork and results.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing production activities, including scheduling, staffing, quality control, and safety measures, to meet or exceed production targets. The incumbent will work closely with the Production Manager to establish standards and analyze production data for improvement opportunities. They will also assist in implementing and coordinating Teleflex Site Operating Playbook standard requirements while ensuring compliance with all corporate, local, and state policies and regulations.

The incumbent will lead and develop the team, implement company policies and procedures, and ensure compliance with regulations. They will also assign work, monitor performance, and provide training and development opportunities for employees.

Principal Responsibilities

• Organization Capability - Proactively manages performance and team dynamics to ensure that a fair, professional and high-performance environment, aligned with company values is maintained. Develops individual and organizational capabilities to build bench strength while delivering results now and into the future.

• Continuous Improvement - Demonstrates initiative and critical thinking to identify, prioritize both process and performance gaps. Develops solutions and leads the team to deliver improving results. Serves as a leader to exemplify continuous improvement thought processes and focus.

• Culture and Values – Exemplifies Teleflex values and ensures a fair, open and productive climate that is engaging, ethical and legally compliant. Leads team to work effectively across boundaries in a complex matrix environment.

• Team - Proactively manage performance and team dynamics to ensure that a fair, professional, and high-performance environment, aligned with company values is maintained. Commit to self-development, develop individual and organizational capabilities to build bench strength while delivering results now and into the future.

• Ensure all environmental, health, safety, and related process procedures are adhered to by self and all employees.

• Ensure Company values of people, customer satisfaction and quality, integrity, and ethics, and social responsibility are the focus of the operations on his/her shift.

• Supervise the production activities to achieve customer satisfaction and attainment of production schedules, lead, and delivery times.

• Plan and lead production activities and established production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.

• Set and communicate clear expectations for your employees every day and if possible/applicable, by the hour. These expectations include rate, quality, set-up time, performance to standard work, and documentation of production. Ensures coordination between shifts to achieve a smooth, efficient transition.

• Maintain a presence on the shop floor and provide daily feedback (multiple times a day) on how employees are progressing toward meeting the established goals and celebrate/recognize individual and team successes.

• When goals are missed, give feedback, investigate, determine the root cause, and any corrective action.

• Be a Leader of Change by implementing continuous improvement to maintain 5S, eliminate waste, standardize work, reduce costs, and strive toward a lean operation.

• Lead and implement business improvement processes to achieve or exceed budgeted operation results.

Education / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years experience in the manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role, preferably in a regulated manufacturing environment such as medical devices.

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership experience.

• Familiarity with QSR/ISO regulations and standards for medical device manufacturing.

• Proven success in driving employee engagement programs and achieving team results.

• Must have very good computer skills including SAP, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Very good written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven track record of being a change agent.

• Ability to visually identify waste in a value stream.

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At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.

Teleflex, Inc. is an affirmative action & equal opportunity employer. D/V/M/F. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at: 877-880-8588 or Talent@Teleflex.com.

Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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