Senior Production Supervisor - 1st Shift
About The Position
Boston Scientific in Maple Grove, MN is seeking a Senior Production Supervisor (1st shift) to lead a team of direct labor employees in the safe, efficient, and high-quality production of medical devices. This role directly impacts patients’ lives across the globe by ensuring the delivery of exceptional products. The core hours for this shift are 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Monday through Friday). In this position, you will grow your leadership capabilities by coaching, mentoring, and supporting your production and support team personnel. You will help create a culture of engagement and continuous improvement while driving performance to meet safety, quality, service, and cost goals. At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a fully-onsite work model requiring employees to be in our local office five (5) days per week. Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of manufacturing experience and education will be considered in lieu of degree
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a production environment
- Strong computer skills, including SAP and Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Demonstrated experience with Lean tools and systems
- Ability to support and lead a production team working 1st shift hours (6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Monday-Friday)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills across all organizational levels
Nice To Haves
- Prior supervisory or management experience
- Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
- Medical device industry experience
- Ability to be flexible and agile in a dynamic environment
- Self-starter with a proactive approach
Responsibilities
- Through direct reports, produce high-quality products safely, on time, and at the lowest cost
- Identify customer requirements and deliver the right products at the right time
- Remain responsive and flexible to customer demands
- Achieve and exceed product cost goals
- Support new product development readiness activities
- Ensure compliance with Boston Scientific policies and regulatory standards
- Promote safety, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Foster teamwork and enable a culture of Operational Excellence across the cross-functional team
- Ensure effective two-way communication between the production line team and support functions
- Manage, coach, and develop product builders through performance management
- Demonstrate and reinforce company values through individual and team recognition
- Utilize production planning tools to ensure proper allocation of labor, equipment, support, and space
- Ensure effective and efficient training while maintaining cross-training versatility
- Apply leader standard work practices to monitor performance and escalate as needed
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives for safety, quality, service, cost, and space
- Partner with materials management to support build planning and material delivery systems
- Analyze build plan requirements and provide forward-looking monthly production commitments
- Anticipate resource requirements and position the team to exceed customer needs
- Contribute to the long-term planning of the production area
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
