Supervisor, Production I

Synergy Health AST LLC•Petaluma, CA

19d•$79,688 - $95,000

About The Position

The Supervisor, Production I leads skilled or semi-skilled workers in processing, maintenance, and warehousing functions within STERIS’s AST business. The supervisor selects, trains, and directs the workforce, uses company processes to achieve business results, supports employee engagement, and maintains positive employee relations. The position is described as an entry-level or early-career leadership role for someone gaining initial operations management experience. This is a night-shift position. The schedule is Sunday through Tuesday, 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM, and Wednesday, 6:00 PM to midnight. The supervisor leads daily operations focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost; develops employees; monitors performance and workplace safety; and helps resolve operational issues. The role also coordinates staffing and shift transitions, collaborates with other functions, supports customer audits and quality events, and tracks production and operational measures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Three years of STERIS operations experience as an MH or Operator, or five years of related external operations experience.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of workers in processing, maintenance, or warehousing operations.
Select, train, direct, and develop employees; assign daily work and ensure shifts are properly staffed.
Build a shop-floor culture focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost, including waste elimination and adherence to standard work.
Lead daily SQDC board meetings and provide individual and group feedback on performance.
Monitor workplace behavior and equipment, respond to incidents, mitigate risks, and investigate issues during the shift.
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.
Serve as the first point of contact for mitigating and investigating safety, quality, delivery, and cost issues.
Promote positive employee relations by listening to and addressing concerns, enforcing company policy, and constructively managing employee performance.
Understand and enforce collective bargaining agreements, shop agreements, and plant rules in unionized facilities or where works councils are present.
Assess employee skills and performance, address gaps, and ensure employees have the skills and tools needed to meet expectations.
Plan personnel and coordinate 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 processing throughout the shift to support safety, quality, and delivery.
Track procedural verifications, including dosimeter re-reads, and track KPIs and update SQDC boards.
Monitor safety, quality, delivery, employee relations, equipment performance, preventive maintenance, and project activities across applicable production, maintenance, and warehouse functions.