Job Title: Production Leader
The Production Leader oversees all production operations, collaborating with various teams to meet and continuously improve key objectives.
1. Provide leadership to production teams to deliver on critical objectives.
2. Ensure full compliance and engagement across the plant to build a safety-first culture.
3. Ensure all devices manufactured comply with quality and regulatory requirements.
4. Plan resources to ensure optimum flow of units through the manufacturing process to meet the production schedule.
5. Monitor and optimize stock levels of work-in-progress in the production areas.
6. Ensure the production area is compliant with required environmental standards.
7. Play a lead role in internal and external audits.
8. Develop team members through coaching, delegation, performance reviews, and provision of developmental assignments/projects.
9. Collaborate with improvement teams to identify and execute opportunities to improve work processes and methods.
10. Lead the weekly productivity process to ensure line productivity and efficiency improvements are delivered.
11. Support project planning as required.
Requirements:
* A third-level degree qualification in manufacturing/engineering/science with relevant experience in high-volume manufacturing.
* Five+ years' experience in a production supervisory/management role in manufacturing.
* Thorough knowledge of production management principles.
* Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment is preferred.
* Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail are essential.
* Working knowledge of budgetary control procedures is beneficial.
* The ability to lead, work as part of a team, and work independently is required.
* A proactive approach, anticipating potential problems, is desirable.
* Knowledge of engineering and improvement concepts associated with high-volume, technically complex, regulated manufacturing units is valuable.