Nobel Biocare Procera Production Supervisor (On-Site Mahwah, NJ)

The Nobel Biocare Procera Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations within their assigned area, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are consistently met. This role leads a team of employees, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• ◆Lead and coordinate daily production activities to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets, as well as long and short-term goals linked to the overall targets of the plant, through planning and execution of Lean tools. Report the results on a daily, weekly and monthly cadence.
• ◆Monitor workflow, adjust staffing and resources as needed, and resolve production bottlenecks.
• ◆Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Standard Work (SW).
• ◆Supervise, coach, and mentor hourly associates to achieve performance goals.
• ◆Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews (P4G), and provide constructive feedback.
• ◆Develop individualized training and development plans with associates, aligned with their career growth and business objectives.
• ◆Foster a positive work environment that promotes engagement, accountability, and teamwork.
• ◆Enforce safety protocols and conduct daily safety audits and incident investigations.
• ◆Serves as key contributor to the VSM working to find root causes to issues as well as to achieve monthly Bowler targets.
• ◆Engage daily in Continuous Improvement efforts through Daily Management (DM), Sustaining Kaizen Results, Problem Solving Process (PSP), and engagement with the associates.
• ◆Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and Planning to resolve issues and optimize production.
• ◆Ultimately held accountable for sustaining improvements and driving results.
• ◆Coordinate with HR on staffing, disciplinary actions, and employee relations matters.
• ◆Travel to off-site facilities to participate in programs/benchmarks, support training activities or other functions
• ◆Perform other duties as assigned by Production Manager.

Job

• ✓4-year college degree or equivalent work experience within industry, manufacturing, or engineering.
• ✓7+ years transferable experience working in highly regulated production environments or other equivalent experience.
• ✓2+ years leadership experience successfully leading people and/or projects in a manufacturing environment.
• ✓Proven tack record of efficiently managing their team’s time and resources to meet production deadlines and goals.
• ✓Experience in documenting accurate, step-by-step production processes and procedures; experience documenting and presenting performance metrics on a regular basis.
• ✓Hands-on experience applying Lean tools to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost outcomes.
• ✓Proficient in English (reading, writing, spoken).
• ✓Ability to work directly from blueprints and drawings.
• ✓Effective, clear communication skills both verbal and written, including technical writing of SOPs.
• ✓Ability to optimize team performance by coaching, empowering, delegating tasks appropriately and strategically.
• ✓Basic CNC programming knowledge.
• ✓Proficiency in operating multiple types of machines.

• ✓2+ years' experience successfully upskilling, mentoring and developing team members to reach individual goals and contribute to overall team success; prior experience in employee promotion and advancement, a plus.
• ✓Knowledge of a regulated manufacturing environment (Good Manufacturing Practices).
• ✓Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping)
• ✓Advanced Computer skills (Microsoft Office, Hardware, Network); SAP a plus.
• ✓Tech savvy and nimble learning ability with systems.