Operations Supervisor

Position Summary

The Operations Supervisor in our Mentor Manufacturing Center facility is responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising daily production activities, and ensuring that products are delivered in accordance with Customer requirements, while complying with applicable company, quality, and regulatory standards. The supervisor will train and coach production employees in creating and sustaining a lean culture aligned with the company's Vision, Mission, and Values. By utilizing key leadership principles of respect, humility, and leading by example, the supervisor will create a positive work environment by engaging employees in the continuous improvement of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost initiatives.

T his position requires working onsite in our Mentor OH manufacturing facility Monday through Thursday 7:00 am to 4:30pm and Friday 7:00 am to 11:00 am with occasional additional hours based on business needs.

What You'll Do as an Operations Supervisor

• Ensures attainment of daily/weekly production plan by ensuring communication between the cells / shifts, sharing best practices, prioritizing countermeasures among production cells, and ensuring proper job performance of all team members.
• Drive attainment of and improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) performance.
• Meets Customer needs through creative solutions. Responds with a sense of urgency and aligns activities, focusing on the needs and requirements of the Customer.
• Leads with proper adherence to quality system procedures, Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Ensures immediate response to abnormalities through identifying, documenting, and segregating nonconforming material.
• Monitors process flow identifies solutions for flow interrupters and ensures immediate response to abnormalities and/or on signals while exhibiting a detailed understanding of processes and equipment.
• Monitors operational status on all equipment/tools including calibration and certification, escalates as needed.
• Facilitates a safety culture, performs safety audits to ensure proper use and condition of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), machines, and safeguards, trains individuals on safety procedures and expectations, leads investigations of near misses / incidents and facilitates the implementation of safety and ergonomics improvements.
• Learns and teaches others the basic lean principles and tools.
• Teaches, coaches, and leads problem solving methodologies and tools to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) performance.
• What You Will Do - cont'd
• Trains, audits, improves standard work, and implementing daily kaizen activities to meet SQDC objectives.
  • Provides daily coaching of Team Leaders and Operators on job duties and explanations of the "why" behind Lean principles and tools.
• Executes, audits, and drives continuous improvement of 5S in department according to STERIS standards.
• Champions idea generation system across department through providing support to team members in generating and implementing ideas. Ensures idea generation board is updated and best ideas implemented are presented weekly to facility management
• Challenges current state, seeking opportunities to make incremental improvements daily and identifying solutions to remove waste from production activities.
• Drives optimum employee performance, talent, and talent development. Provides growth, training, and development opportunities to employees. Drives results through effective coaching, and counseling of staff and setting meaningful and measurable goals.
• Evaluates performance and escalates needs through proper managing and coaching of team members in relation to SQDC board meetings and daily standard reports (daily production, material requirements).
• Screens and selects qualified individuals for positions, conducts performance reviews, determines salary adjustments, work schedules, promotions, training, and effectively addresses employee relations situations and manages conflict.
• Covers Team Leader absences to maintain flow and efficiency of work area.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• Associates degree and a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing operations experience (preferably in welding/assembly operations).
• In lieu of a degree, a High School diploma / GED, and a minimum of 8 years of manufacturing operations experience.
• Minimum of two years of supervisory experience .

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with a welding environment.
• Experience in an assembly environment with electrical assembly, mechanical assembly, or pneumatics.
• Demonstrated experience with participating in, or contributing to, Continuous Improvement projects.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications such as Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and added Holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision benefits
• Long- and Short-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) with a company match
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Additional add- on benefits / discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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Pay range for this opportunity is $68,637.50 - $84,787.50. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit

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