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Oliver Healthcare Packaging · 10 hours ago

Working Lead - 2nd Shift

Grand Rapids, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Oliver Healthcare Packaging is seeking a Working Lead for their 2nd shift operations. The role involves coordinating manufacturing activities, ensuring quality standards are met, and fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement among team members.

Health CareManufacturingMedicalPackaging Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Identify and eliminate unsafe conditions in the work area. Model and reinforce safe behaviors

Recommend and participate in the implementation of safety improvements within the department

Comply with GMP and ISO 13485 quality system standards. Model and reinforce quality standards

Plan and deliver timely training to ensure that all operators are competent

Ensure quality problems are quickly identified, contained, eliminated, and prevented from recurring

Assist with complaint investigations as needed.Contain potential problems, investigate causes, implement solutions and prevent the problem from recurring

Work with planning and scheduling to efficiently meet customer delivery expectations by ensuring schedules are thoughtfully coordinated

Communicate production schedules and ensure travelers are complete and ready for production

Measure and reduce changeover times

Review production and operating reports and resolve operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays

Measure daily work order performance and investigate negative variances

Ensure that all manufacturing employees are trained to the latest standardized work

Trains and mentors the other operators on effective work habits, time-management and other key skills

Manage the electronic barcode system for the department, correcting and working to prevent errors through development and implementation of corrective actions, training and coaching

Model the company values to create a culture of open communication, data-driven decisions, relentless preparation, winning as a team, and over-delivering

Use Key Performance Indicators and the MOS/LTM standards to communicate goals and progress

Develop the workforce’s technical, and communication skills to ensure operational performance can be sustained over time and disruptions to customer needs are prevented

Drive continuous improvement by identifying current and potential process and equipment problems and developing and implementing corrective and preventive actions, eliminating waste and improving operational performance

Work with the Team Leader to ensure timely reporting of eMOS data

Report on key metrics during daily/weekly Production Meetings

Manage the department Kanban system if applicable

Qualification

Lean manufacturingQuality system standardsManufacturing experienceProcess optimizationLeadership experienceMicrosoft OfficeCommunication skills

Required

High school Diploma or GED

5+ years of manufacturing experience; leadership experience or aptitude

Familiar with quality system standards (e.g. ISO 9001, 13485, QS9000, etc.)

Preferred

High School Diploma or GED, 5+ years of manufacturing experience, leadership experience or aptitude

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public

Knowledge of process and requirements development best practices

Ability to establish a positive and effective working relationship with team members from all functional disciplines as well as senior management

Knowledge of lean manufacturing and history of optimizing manufacturing processes

Solid Microsoft Office skills and experience in enterprise applications

Company

Oliver Healthcare Packaging

Oliver Healthcare Packaging is a medical product packaging company.

Founded in 1890

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.oliverhcp.com

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