Job Description

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

The Operations Supervisor 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. 

Monday - Thursday 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Friday 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Additional Friday hours as needed

What You’ll do as a Supervisor of Operations

• Ensures attainment of daily/weekly of 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.
• Meets Customer needs through creative solutions. Responds with a sense of urgency and aligns activities, focusing on the needs and requirements of the Customer.  
• Ensures immediate response to abnormalities through identifying, documenting, and segregating nonconforming material. 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. 
• Drives optimum employee performance, talent and talent development. Provides growth, training, and development opportunities to employees. Drives results through effective coaching, and counselling of staff and setting meaningful and measurable goals. 
• 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. 
• 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, etc). Drive attainment of and improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) performance. 
• Executes, audits, and drives continuous improvement of 5S in department according to STERIS standards. Challenges current state, seeking opportunities to make incremental improvements daily and identifying solutions to remove waste from production activities.  
• 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.  
• Teaches, coaches and leads problem solving methodologies and tools to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost (SQDC) performance. Provides daily coaching of Team Leaders and Operators on job duties and explanations of the "why" behind Lean principles and tools. Covers Team Leader absences to maintain flow and efficiency of work area.  
  

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed

Required:

• Associates Degree or minimum 8 years of manufacturing operations in lieu of degree
• Minimum 4 years or more of manufacturing operations experience 
• Minimum 3 years or more of supervisory or leadership experience

Preferred:

• Experience with a medical device or regulated environment a plus
• Certified Weld Inspector (CWI)
• Formal Weld Training
• Experience with welding equipment 
• Hands on experience in an MRP systems environment preferred

Other: 

• Demonstrates effective communication with internal and external Customers, with the proven ability to show tact and diplomacy while working with others in a variety of situations
• Demonstrates the ability to make sound and accurate judgment; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions
• A responsible self starter, someone who is proactive and who exemplifies a positive attitude
• Demonstrated team-building and coaching skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and drive results in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities
• Experience working within a lean environment, strongly preferred  
• Proficient computer skills to include Microsoft Office applications 
  

What STERIS Offers

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

Here is a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market competitive pay
• Extensive paid time off and (9) added holidays
• Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision benefits 
• Long/short term disability coverage
• 401(K) with company match 
• Maternity and parental leave 
• Additional add on benefits/discounts for programs such as pet insurance 
• Tuition reimbursement and continued educational programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career 

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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, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047 . This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.  We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.

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