Supervisor II, Manufacturing

Job description

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. At Edwards Lifesciences facilities around the world, our Manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies, and devices that transform patients’ lives. As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality. Your purpose-driven work will help leave lasting and positive impacts on patient lives. How you’ll make an impact: • Supervise employees and manufacturing activities pertaining to the production of products and/or manufacturing processes in - and with manufacturing/technical knowledge of - 2 or more production areas, depending on the complexity of the areas • Conduct performance reviews, including resolving performance issues • Ensure appropriate staffing for all positions • Accountable for productivity, quality, and training metrics of staff, and provide regular progress reports and manufacturing metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders • Oversee the scheduling of work orders and team performance metrics • Accountable to ensure staff is appropriately trained to perform assigned work • Lead improvement projects, partner with engineering on investigations and/or corrective actions, perform non-conformance investigations for review with engineering, assures documentation content is valid • Monitor raw material usage and availability required in daily production • Monitor material and labor variances to meet established standards • Other incidental duties: Document owner for assigned product line assembly procedures What you'll need (Required): • Bachelor's Degree 2 Years experience with internship, or substantial technical knowledge experience in assigned work area, and sufficient experience in related manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering, with skill levels exceeding the requirements of the Supervisor I Required or • Other: in Diploma, 7 years previous related experience with full responsibility for all personnel including hiring/ terminating authority and handling all aspects of employee relations in manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering Required • Experience working in a medical device industry Preferred What else we look for (Preferred): • Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite with working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, preferably JDE • Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills; possessing strong collaboration skills in partnering with cross functional stakeholders in order to achieve objectives, as well as mediating differences to achieve consensus • Full understanding of manufacturing procedures related to all stages of own area of responsibility • Ability to supervise/lead employees in a manufacturing environment • Ability to analyze and identify potential line/operation layouts adjustments to improve efficiency • Full understanding of all aspects of processes and equipment used in assigned work • Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment • Demonstrated ability to supervise teams and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma • Must be able to promote and work in an inter-departmental team environment • Successful completion of ongoing job training of manufacturing process steps • Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control