Production Supervisor Wed to Sat Nights 6pm to 6 am

Synergy Health AST LLC•San Diego, CA

3d•$79,688 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor (Nights) at STERIS Applied Sterilization Technologies’ San Diego-B Activity Road location leads skilled or semi-skilled employees performing processing, maintenance, and warehousing work. The supervisor selects, trains, and directs the workforce; applies company processes to achieve results; and is accountable for employee engagement and positive employee relations. The role is often held by an entry-level or early-career leader developing operations management experience at STERIS. This is an onsite position. The night schedule is Wednesday from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Thursday, then Thursday through Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Employees must arrive 15–30 minutes early for shift handoff. Initial training lasts three months and is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The supervisor builds a shop-floor culture focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC), emphasizing waste elimination and standard work. The role leads daily SQDC meetings, develops employees, monitors workplace and equipment safety, responds to and investigates incidents, provides feedback, and identifies opportunities for improvement. The supervisor supports STERIS’s Lean business system through activities such as Kaizen events, IDEaS, Total Productive Maintenance, customer-service training, and product orientation. The supervisor is the first point of contact for issues involving safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Responsibilities also include interviewing and selecting employees, staffing shifts, assigning work, assessing skills and performance, ensuring employees have the skills and tools needed, and addressing performance gaps. The role coordinates shift transitions and works with functions such as Quality, Human Resources, and Planning. It also supports customer quality audits and internal and external OTOG events, monitors processing and procedural verifications including dosimeter re-reads, tracks KPIs, and updates SQDC boards. The supervisor oversees performance measures across production, maintenance, and warehouse activities. STERIS offers market-competitive pay of $79,687.50–$95,000, with eligibility for bonus participation. The position is open until filled.

Requirements

High school diploma and at least 3 years of STERIS operations experience as a Material Handler or Operator, or 5 years of related external operations experience.
Qualified Equipment Operator and ability to drive a fork truck.
Ability to learn the science of sterilization modalities.
Ability to use the four basic mathematical functions.
Effective communication skills for conducting team meetings.
Ability to delegate, collaborate, and resolve conflicts in a production environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word.
Strong organizational skills.
High work ethic and reliability.
Strong leadership and people skills, including the ability to lead by example.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of supervisory experience in a regulated environment such as ISO, FDA, or GMP.

Responsibilities

Develop a shop-floor culture focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC), waste elimination, and standard work.
Lead daily SQDC board meetings and train and develop employees to meet expectations.
Monitor employee behavior and equipment to ensure a safe working environment; respond to, mitigate, and investigate incidents and other shift issues.
Provide individual and group feedback on performance successes and improvement opportunities.
Identify opportunities for countermeasures and participate in facility Lean committees.
Support the Lean business system through Kaizen events, IDEaS generation and implementation, Total Productive Maintenance, OTOG customer-service training, and the “What’s in the Box?” product orientation program.
Act as the first point of contact for mitigation and investigation of safety, quality, delivery, and cost issues.
Promote employee engagement and positive employee relations by maintaining a safe, productive work environment, addressing concerns, enforcing company policy, and constructively managing performance.
Where applicable, understand and enforce collective bargaining agreements, shop agreements, and plant rules.
Participate in interviewing and selecting employees; ensure teams have the skills and tools to complete work, shifts are properly staffed, and daily work is assigned to meet customer objectives.
Assess employee skills and performance and address gaps to ensure employees meet expectations.
Plan personnel and facilitate smooth shift transitions; collaborate with Quality, Human Resources, Planning, and other functions.
Participate in and support customer quality audits and internal and external OTOG events.
Monitor performance across production, maintenance, and warehouse activities, including safety, quality, delivery, employee relations, equipment performance, preventive maintenance, and project activities.
Monitor processing throughout the shift to ensure safety, quality, and delivery; track procedural verifications, including dosimeter re-reads; track KPIs and update SQDC boards.