Production - M1

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Purpose

To provide support to Production area to which they are assigned.

Key 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 warehousing, quality assurance, bulk-packaging and other relevant parties to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• 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 Manufacturing
• Establish 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.

Educational Requirements

• 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.

Requisition ID: 607057

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!