Future Opening: Production Team Lead
Full Time • Minnetonka
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JOB TITLE: Production Team Lead / Fiber Spinning Technician
GENERAL SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for leading manufacturing on the shift level following all applicable policies, processes and procedures along with performing all essential technician duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Leading and overseeing the efforts of a production team, ensuring projects are carried out in adherence to its goals and timelines
· Setting guidelines and objectives, schedules, liaising with internal and external parties, and assessing the performance of team members
· Assisting in the assessment of team members to fill open positions within the company as needed and on an ongoing basis.
· Scheduling production runs or shifts to ensure that operations run smoothly and efficiently
· Assisting with R&D projects
· Oversee daily production operations, ensuring schedules are met and quality standards are maintained.
· Coordinate with other departments (such as procurement and logistics) to ensure a smooth flow of materials needed for production.
· Implement and monitor safety protocols to ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
· Train new production staff and provide ongoing coaching to existing employees to enhance their skills and productivity.
· Troubleshoot production issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions to minimize downtime.
· Analyze production data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for process improvements.
· Manage inventory levels of raw materials and finished goods to optimize storage space and reduce waste.
· Looks for and reduces non-value-added (NVA) activities in the value stream. Uses root cause analysis to identify root cause and identifies ways to reduce NVA activities.
· Performs as lead technician including full knowledge of fiber spinning technician job functions.
· Acts as lead fiber spinning technician. Providing guidance and training as needed to fiber spinning technician(s)
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
· High school diploma or equivalent
· Minimum 5 years Manufacturing Experience. ISO13485 experience preferred.
· Willingly and proactively collaborates with others to achieve operational goals.
· Works with energy, passion, and drives towards goals with professionalism and respect; operates in a way that creates an atmosphere of achievement.
· Adheres to all company and departmental safety policies and guidelines
· Capable of following detailed assembly instructions, both written and verbal. Complies with policies, guidelines and regulatory requirements per the Quality System.
· Performs any additional duties as assigned by Supervisor or Lead.
· Consistent ability to meet production goals for assigned processes while maintaining quality standards for the product.
· Employee workmanship and documentation standards regularly meet all of our quality standards and GMP practices
· Works well with others in the value stream and offers support when help is needed in a different area.
· Consistently adheres to attendance and punctuality guidelines
· Knowledge of large-scale Management Resource Planning (MRP) systems and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems preferred.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
· Up to 100% sitting, standing and walking in an 8-hour workday, more if working overtime
· Ability to continuously wear personal protective equipment and/or clean room attire
· Ability to work overtime as required
· Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
· Ability to operate power tools/equipment and hand tools
· Ability to work with or around chemicals
Ability to use a microscope
Compensation: $35.30 - $37.50 per hour
Medica USA Inc. was recently founded in Delaware, USA, and is fully controlled by Medica Spa.
Medica group designs and produces a wide range of disposable medical devices, electromedical equipment and develops fully automatic high productivity machinery. The technological edge of the company is based on the extrusion of hollow fiber membranes for hemofiltration, plasmapheresis and water ultrafiltration.
Over the years, R&D activities have been integrated with a highly automated production systems in five different facilities, four in Italy and one in Tunisia, and two commercial entities in US and in China.
Thanks to the Group, Medica is able to customize products and offer disposable specifically designed by the customers’ demand.
Medica Usa Inc. is focused on the development of the medical business and will deal with the distribution of medical devices produced by Medica Spa in the United States and North America. The company will also identify new business opportunities for the Medica group in the American continent.
Medica USA Inc. will deal with the aspects of regulatory with the relevant health authorities.
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