Production Group Lead (SVLM) 1st Shift, Mon - Fri, 6:00am - 2:30pm

About the role

The Group Lead is responsible for ensuring the day-to-day work in the assigned area is completed. They motivate and lead a shift of associates to achieve safety, quality, production, and performance goals. They drive continuous improvement by using day-to-day problem-solving tools and root cause analysis to eliminate reoccurring issues. They assist in implementing process improvements to increase quality and productivity levels. They review and approve safety, quality, and production records throughout the shift, monitor, report, and investigate defects, and ensure completion of daily visual management and communications to the team. They manage and conduct associate training and cross-training, write/update standard work, job breakdown sheets, other process documents, conduct 5S, standard work, and safety audits, and monitor the daily production flow and adjust workloads and resources appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and lead a shift of associates to achieve safety, quality, production, and performance goals
• Drive continuous improvement by using day-to-day problem-solving tools and root cause analysis to eliminate reoccurring issues
• Absorb and implement process improvements to increase quality and productivity levels
• Review and approve safety, quality, and production records throughout the shift
• Monitor, report, and investigate defects
• Ensure completion of daily visual management and communications to the team
• Manage and conduct associate training and cross-training
• Write/Update Standard Work, Job Breakdown sheets, other process documents
• Conduct 5S, standard work, and safety audits
• Monitor the daily production flow and adjust workloads and resources appropriately
• Ensure all necessary components are present to complete production
• Monitor and escalate QA/RA and EHS procedures and policies as required
• Ensure manufacturing documentation used during the production process is of the correct and most current revision
• Check and review of final product paperwork for completion and accuracy
• Other duties as assigned, and may be asked to be included in quality activities, training sessions, and employee activity teams
• Participates in quality control inspections when required
• Comply with EHS regulations and policies

Requirements

• High school diploma or local equivalent
• 1 year of related manufacturing experience
• Ability to communicate, receive, and understand instructions regarding duties to be performed
• Ability to provide instructions regarding policies and procedures

Qualifications

• 3 years of related manufacturing experience
• Associates degree in chemistry, biology, or related field
• Prior leadership experience
• Experience in LM/Serum/DPM production
• Prior experience working in a medical device manufacturing environment
• Experience in GMP work environment

Skills

• Quality Manual awareness and compliance
• Quality Management System awareness and compliance
• Quality Management Policy awareness and compliance
• Quality Goals awareness and compliance
• Applicable laws and regulations awareness and compliance
• Completion of all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines
• Identification and reporting of quality or compliance concerns and taking immediate corrective action as required
• Knowledge and understanding of production process, work instructions, documentation configuration control, non-conforming and rework documentation requirements, and operating within them to ensure product conforms to its specification
• Awareness and compliance with Stop Order, Concessions, ESD, Calibration, Preventative Maintenance, Material Identification & Segregation, and Good Documentation Practices
• Awareness and compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Benefits

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.