Supervisor, Manufacturing

Supervisor, Manufacturing

You will have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor at a high growth world class manufacturing facility working on life-saving medical devices with potential for future growth. This is a great opportunity to enhance your manufacturing operation skills and knowledge to further your career. At Hologic, our employees have a unique sense of pride and fulfillment in their work because we are a force for good. As an innovative global medical technology company, we specialize in women's health and wellbeing and create products that detect and diagnose disease earlier and with more certainty than ever before. Our employees in Newark, Delaware support the production of the "Coolest Thing Made in Delaware," a recent honor awarded to us by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce for our 3Dimensions Mammography System that helps find breast cancer.

The Supervisor, Manufacturing directs the development and implementation of activities in production area(s) to meet production goals, quality, and cost objectives. Prioritizes production schedules based on product introduction, equipment efficiency, and materials supply. Plans and administers procedures and budgets. Makes budgetary recommendations and at higher levels, controls capital expenditures and direct / indirect labor. Develops schedules and manpower requirements for assigned areas. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Receives assignments in the form of objectives with goals and the process by which to meet goals. Directs subordinates to complete assignments using established guidelines, procedures, and policies. Administers company policies that directly affect subordinate employees. Management reviews work to measure meeting of objectives. Provides immediate supervision / acts as advisor to a unit or group of employees, and may become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems. Works on issues where analysis of situation or data requires review of relevant factors. Follows established practices and procedures in analyzing situations and may exercise judgement within defined policies to determine appropriate action. Monitors daily operations of a unit or sub-unit. Requires full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility.

Accountable for department oversight. Will work collaboratively with Group Leads and manufacturing associates to improve team engagement, product quality and cost efficiency. Responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and implementing changes and specification requirements. Take appropriate actions to ensure product manufacturing volumes are align with the planning provided. Actively participate in building the forecast and budget. Drive systematic improvements through analysis of KPIs and other performance data. Interface with manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, management to improve cycle time, tool availability, process, and product yield. Transfer process know-how to manufacturing by creating SOPs and training production operators. Partner with other functional teams to continuously improve and develop manufacturing capability to support both existing and future production. Participate in NPI projects and drive successful introduction of new products and production concepts from design phase to volume production. Promote compliance-based culture, ensure timely and effective investigation and root cause identification and resolution of manufacturing non-conformances and corrective preventative action plans (CAPA). Work with department manager to develop and drive implementation of lean manufacturing across the organization. Establish a strong network across various organizations such as Supply Chain, R&D, Sourcing, Finance, etc to drive end-to-end cross functional improvements of the business. Recruit, lead and develop the personnel in the department.

Preferred Minimum Non-Technical Degree : AA / AS Degree, possibly BA / BS. 5+ Years experience with manufacturing scheduling and working in a lean manufacturing environment. Experience with high precision mechanical, electrical industrial products. Must be self-motivated with capability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Strong attention to detail with analytical and problem-solving skills. Proven leadership behavior with demonstrated ability to attract, lead and develop talent. Ability to anticipate and resolve conflicts while leveraging unique team talents to enhance engagement. Working knowledge of SPC (statistical process control) principles. Working knowledge of industrial engineering. Problem solving.

The annualized base salary range for this role is $75,600 to $120,000 and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.

Hologic, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer inclusive of disability and veterans.