Production A - M1

at  Boston Scientific Corporation

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Preference of a level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline such as Engineering/Science/Production Mgt.
• Excellent Planning & organising skills are essential for this role.
• Metrics and Continuous improvement experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to motivate and engage with teams.Experience of managing a team.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• People management - supervision of production teams to ensure targets for quality/service/costs are achieved. This will be achieved through the application of an empowering style of leadership which draws fully on resources and capabilities of the team coupled with a positive Employee Relations approach.
• Essentially this will embrace the following:
• Providing timely feedback and review, and ensuring all performance issues are dealt with in a constructive and prompt manner.
• Consistently applying BSC policies.
• Ensuring that all employees are treated with the fairness and respect due to them.
• Facilitating open two-way communications regarding individual, team and company performance through weekly team meetings, daily interaction on the line and updating of on-line notice-board.
• Liaising with line trainer to develop a training program to ensure smooth operation of department, development of product builders, health & safety of personnel.
• Employee selection and hiring.
• Planning - including developing /maintaining a viable plan incorporating hiring, training, capacity-modelling, efficiency/yield assumptions, ramp-rate, learning-curve etc.
• Liaising with other relevant departments to ensure efficient operation of the area.
• Maintaining GMP / Housekeeping at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
• Interacting and liaising with the other manufacturing teams and Logistics to prioritise backorders.
• Managing process and material flows, space management, and working with the Engineering group to maximise utilisation of space designated for specific operations area.
• Administration duties which include Time and Attendance system, Holiday planning etc
• Provide leadership and direction for the advancement of Lean ManufacturingEstablish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports BSC’s Quality Policy, Quality System and the appropriate regulations for the area they support. Ensure employees are trained to do their work and their training is documented.