Production Supervisor II

Job Description:

Confluent Medical Technologies is a financially healthy and rapidly growing medical device company dedicated to working collaboratively with our customers, taking their projects from rapid prototype into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients has allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices through innovative material science, engineering, and manufacturing. Our primary capabilities include: Nitinol components and tubing, balloon expandable stents and catheters, complex catheters, biomedical textiles, and high precision polymer tubing. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers.

We are looking for a Production Supervisor II​ to join our team in Costa Rica.  If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and making an impact on our life-saving work, this may be a good fit for you!

SUMMARY: Manufactures products and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization´s policies and applicable labor law; organizing and monitoring workflow.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage employees’ daily activities to ensure production efficiencies and the training to do their work, and conduct annual performance reviews.

• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Responsible for ensuring that subordinate follows all company guidelines and policies.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environment compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all company regulations, policies and procedures for the Quality System compliance.
• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
• Lead process improvements and participates of Lean Manufacturing events
• Responds to and participates in corrective action implementation to observations identified in internal audits.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering or other related is required, with 2-3 years of related experience. Alternatively, high school diploma plus 6 years of additional experience in similar roles in medical industry. Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet and graphics.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:  

• Ability to lead and manage self-directed work team. 
• Ability to audit production areas identify non-compliance to requirements and develop/oversee action plans for corrective action.
• Extensive knowledge in matters such as labor relations, labor law regulations, manufacturing methods, production planning and assembly activities. In depth understanding of production and quality control techniques such as CFM, JIT. Experience with safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Lifting or carrying items.

This position is an outline of the major recurring responsibilities of the job.  It is not intended to be all-inclusive of the work to be performed.  The incumbents(s) will typically perform other related job objectives, special assignments and less significant responsibilities.