Senior Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor
About The Position
Our team in Arden Hills, MN is searching for a Senior Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor to join their team. This supervisor be responsible for supervising, leading, and providing technical direction to a group of 1st shift technicians within a batteries manufacturing plant. He/she/they will be responsible for ensuring proper support for manufacturing processes including staffing levels, continuous improvement of management systems and processes, proper escalation of issues, and mentorship through challenges. This role will have direct responsibility for our technician team along with mentorship for the engineering staff. Boston Scientific ranked #2 among medical device companies on Forbes America's Best Places to Work for Engineers 2026. Whether your passion lies in systems, software, human factors, or beyond, this is a place where you can grow your career and be part of something bigger—advancing science for life. This position is an on-site role. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, or a related discipline
- 5+ years of manufacturing, or related experience
- Experience in root cause problem solving
- Ability to communicate effectively at various levels of the organization
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the medical device industry
- Experience directly or indirectly leading others
- Experience leading technical teams either directly or in a matrix organization
- Ability to analyze, summarize, and present ideas concisely via visual communication methods (i.e. tables, graphs, Excel, Minitab, and PowerPoint)
Responsibilities
- Coordinate shift handoffs to ensure effective communication and documentation between 1st and 2nd shifts and 3rd to 1st shifts.
- Lead daily tiered meetings to review priorities and production goals.
- Conduct regular safety audits and spot checks to ensure compliance with OSHA and company policies.
- Manage shift schedules, oversee technician attendance, and coordinate coverage for absences or emergencies.
- Serve as primary escalation point for technical issues during shift and coordinate with engineering process owners.
- Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs) for shift such as downtime, on-time work orders, equipment support service levels and safety.
- Support onboarding and training of new hires.
- Provide guidance and training to staff, developing their team to attain career goals, motivating individuals to achieve results, and recruiting and maintaining a high quality staff.
- Foster team morale through recognition programs and team-building activities.
- Works with manager to establish their team's goals and objectives.
- Assists manager to plan resource needs and hiring for their team.
- Prioritizes and manages execution of multiple problem solving and daily tasks for their team.
- Successfully completes manufacturing engineering project work on Value Improvement Process (VIP), business continuity and capacity projects, and efficiency improvement projects for their team.
- Maintains and enhances cross-functional team relationships.
- Works cross-functionally in identifying and resolving production/engineering issues.
- Ensures policies and processes are followed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
