Aspen Surgical · 1 week ago
Production Team Leader (3rd Shift)
Caledonia, MI 49316, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expAspen Surgical is dedicated to creating exceptional products that impact lives globally. The Production Team Leader will support the production floor by removing obstacles for operators and ensuring production metrics are met, while also overseeing training and maintaining a safe work environment.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Inspect raw material, assembles, packages, and inspects products to ensure product meets quality criteria
Work on production lines as required
Help ensure Production Metrics are met daily and hold employees accountable for:
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Productivity
Quality
Safety
Utilize IFS and helps follow priorities in the dispatch list as daily and weekly scheduled
Create roster to staff lines and ensures employees are cross trained
Assist in training new operators in production and that trainers are properly documenting training
May work with planner when material shortage occurs to reschedule run when necessary
Assist in managing hourly production labor
Assists with developing short term and long-term employee counts
Ensures employees and work environment are in a safe state at all times
Helps manage machine downtime by allocation of labor to other areas
Support Production Assistants in managing IFS transactions and data collecting such as quality checks and changeovers
Verify final counts on paperwork are correct
Verify line clearances are complete and correct
Identify and communicate to QA nonconforming product
Assist in closing shop orders to keep product releasing
Help investigate safety incidents within 24 hours when required
Maintain 5S standards on a daily basis
Participate in corrective action and complaint investigation meetings as needed
Participate in continuous improvement events as requested
Give feedback on performance reviews for production employees
Assist with corrective action write ups as appropriate within a timely manner
Overtime and weekend work frequently required
Assist with shift and area communication meetings as needed for:
Shift transition meetings with daily priorities
Employee events
Continuous improvement events
Quality Alerts
Safety Alerts
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
One to three years related experience and/or training
Strong leadership skills; able to motivate and create engaged teams
Display developed interpersonal skills: leadership, team orientation, ability to communicate at all levels
Able to lead team in problem solving root cause analysis and implement effective corrective actions
Must be detail oriented and have strong drive and a sense of urgency to resolve issues
Must be flexible and adaptable to make effective decisions and maintain effectiveness under changing circumstances and priorities
Excellent computer skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems
Demonstrated mathematical skills to work with concepts such as probability, statistical inference, and geometry. Able to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Strong planning and organizational skills
Be professional, respectful, fair, and consistent
Follow up with all team members in proper time frames
Ensures team production team has materials, tools, and resources to attain targets
Build cross functional relationships and assists with employee engagement activities
Solve conflicts when they occur and document them. Escalate to supervisor for support
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms
Frequently required to stand, sit, and talk or hear
Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 80 pounds
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Company
Aspen Surgical
Aspen Surgical providing tools to avoid surgeons leaving supplies in patients.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Audax Private Equity
2022-04-04Private Equity
2019-07-10Acquired
Leadership Team
Steve Blazejewski
Chief Executive Officer
Greg Muller
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-06
2025-09-19
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