Manufacturing Supervisor II -Electrophysiology

Cartago, Costa Rica

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Manufacturing Supervisor II -Electrophysiology

Permanent

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.

About Heraeus Medevio

Together we improve lives. At Heraeus Medevio, we bring lifesaving and life-changing medical devices to market through partnerships with medical device manufacturing companies. Backed by Heraeus Group, we are committed to the growth of our teams and organization by providing an open space for open minds.

To reach our vision of improving 100 million lives every year, we foster a culture of curiosity that thrives on challenge, continuous learning, growth, and the opportunity to try new things. With sites in the United States, European Union, and Asia, and over 2,200 employees worldwide, together, we will meet tomorrow's challenges today.

Summary

The EP Team in Heraeus Medevio is looking for a Production Supervisor to support its project portfolio. The selected person will work out of our Cartago facility and support the Electrophysiology Manufacturing organization by transferring, setting up and launching a manufacturing line in Costa Rica for Heraeus Medevio to then become the Leader in charge of the Production Line and directly supervise all direct manufacturing team members.

Major responsibilities:

Supervise, lead, support and help develop all team members on the production line.
Promote the company values and culture on the production team.
Ensure personnel training in the different operations to ensure team members can accomplish their goals in quality, EHS and manufacturing targets. This includes certifications, good Manufacturing practices and good documentation practices.
Identify and manage conflicts in the production lines promoting teamwork, communication, and empathy as part of an adequate organizational environment.
Perform the approval hours and over time every biweekly to ensure the correct payment to employees.
Supports new EP projects with Production related activities during and after product transfers.
Works towards fulfillment of demand while ensuring quality & regulatory compliance, EH&S practices, KPIs and continuous improvement of the production process.
Understands and drives improvements in product cost components and its interactions, (direct & indirect material costs, labor, overhead, variances).
Use key performance indicators data such as yield, nonconforming material or cycle time to take action and initiate projects/initiatives to maintain indicators under control.
Develop and execute on continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency in the manufacturing lines.
Monitor and drive actions to improve/eliminate manufacturing variances.
Use statistics and SPC to facilitate decision making and to draw conclusions from available data.
Ensure appropriate flexibility and versatility in their production lines.
Analyze requirements and provide production commitments for the production lines to meet and exceed customer needs.

Education:

Engineering Degree in STEM careers appropriate for the functions and role

Requirements and Skills:

Advanced English is a must requirement.
5 years of experience in Medical Device Manufacturing is a must. Catheter experience preferred.
Proven Team Leadership experience.
Proficient with MS Word, Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
Highly organized and service oriented.
Able to problem solve and think independently in a constantly changing medical device manufacturing environment.
Statistical techniques knowledge (SPC, etc.) is required plus experience with continuous improvement methodologies, such as lean manufacturing, value stream mapping, or similar.
Knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO 13485 guidelines is required.
Experience with ERP systems required. SAP Experience preferred.
Ability and willingness to travel internationally to support process, product, and equipment transfers is highly preferred (5% - 10% travel)