Production Supervisor, Manufacturing

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LivaNova is a global medical technology company built on nearly five decades of experience and a relentless commitment to improving the lives of patients around the world.

Our advanced technologies and breakthrough treatments provide meaningful solutions for the benefit of patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare systems.

The company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol LIVN . LivaNova is headquartered in London (UK) with a presence in over 100 countries and a team of more than 3,000 employees worldwide.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leadership and direction of the Production team. This includes training and team facilitation with the help of the manufacturing engineering teams.

The Production Supervisor will also manage the utilization of equipment, facilities, inventory and personnel to obtain maximum efficiency and meet performance objectives.

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

Hire, train, and manage personnel in production.

Develop and implement practices, and procedures that allow for efficient identification and resolution of production problems.

Develop and monitor production schedules, staffing requirements and budgets.

Provides leadership to production teams in scheduling, problem solving, product quality, employee relations and process improvements to meet the company’s goals and objectives.

Manages implementation of new processes, technologies, or tooling needed to manufacture company’s products.

Works with process engineering to ensure that new products are optimally designed for manufacturing when needed.

Participates in facilities planning meetings that involve manufacturing issues.

Ensures that accurate and complete records of department activities are kept, and that they meet regulatory requirements.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma / some college

2-3 years relevant production or manufacturing engineering leadership experience, preferably in the medical device field.

Software application proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), ERP / MRP software (preferably SAP, QAD, JDE or similar) and MES system (i.

e. Camstar SAP MES, Document Control systems (e.g. Agile, PDMLINK) and Report Writing software.

Production / manufacturing knowledge including but not limited to inventory / work-in-process principles, labor efficiencies, production scheduling / planning, yield tracking, defect analysis and corrective action.

Excellent interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a team environment.

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Some college / 4 Year degree preferred.

Lean and Six Sigma training and application experience preferred.

Knowledge of and experience with FDA, DEKRA and ISO regulations is preferred.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Location : Clear Lake, TX (Southeast Houston Area).

Compensation : The target annual salary ranges from $75,000 - 95,000 plus annual bonus. Salary will be awarded based on experience.

Travel : This position may require occasional business travel.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion :

LivaNova values equality and celebrates diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination.

Our selection process is driven by the key demands / requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate’s sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability / handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.

Notice to third party agencies :

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee.

In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

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