Senior Production Supervisor

Boston Scientific • Arden Hills, MN

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Boston Scientific in Arden Hills, MN is seeking a Senior Production Supervisor to lead a diverse team of direct labor employees. This role focuses on safely producing high quality medical devices and equipment, directly impacting patients' lives globally. The supervisor will develop leadership skills by coaching and mentoring the production and support team, fostering a culture of engagement and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include ensuring the team meets safety, quality, service, and cost goals, in addition to daily line performance execution, project leadership, and change management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 1 year of experience in operations, manufacturing, or engineering-related fields, or an equivalent combination of education and experience (Associate’s degree with 4 years of relevant experience, or High school diploma/GED with 6 years of relevant experience)
• Minimum of 1 year of supervisory/leadership experience (may be included within total years of experience above)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Experience with Lean tools/systems
• Able to support and lead a production team working 1st shift hours

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a regulated environment
• Medical device industry experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization
• Ability to be flexible and agile
• Ability to be a self-starter

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality products, safely, on time for the customer at the lowest cost
• Identify customer requirements to deliver the right products at the right time
• Be responsive & flexible to customer demands
• Achieve & exceed product cost goals
• Support new product development readiness activities for the line team
• Manufacture products to the highest quality standards and ensure compliance to all Boston Scientific policies and regulations
• Promote safety, quality & compliance among the team while maintaining Good Manufacturing Practices
• Foster teamwork and enable a culture of Operational Excellence throughout the entire cross-functional team
• Ensure effective two-way communication between the production line team and cross-functional support teams
• Manage, motivate, develop, and involve product builders through coaching and performance management
• Embed the company values through demonstration & recognition of individual & team behaviors
• Utilize production area planning tools to ensure all resources are in place to achieve team commitments such as Direct Labor Staffing, Equipment Capacity, Support Team, and Space
• Ensure product builder training is effective & efficient and maintain training versatility across entire team
• Utilize leader standard work to ensure lines are meeting standards and escalate appropriately
• Lead & create team engagement around continuous improvement goals for safety, quality, service, cost and space through the utilization of lean and operational excellence tools and best practices
• Partner with materials management team for build planning and material delivery systems and tools
• Analyze build plan requirements and provide forward looking monthly production commitments
• Anticipate requirements and position resources to meet & exceed the customer needs
• Provide appropriate input into the long-term planning of the production area

Benefits

• Core and optional employee benefits (details available at www.bscbenefitsconnect.com)
• Annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements)
• Long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior