Production Manager

Boston Scientific seeks a Production Manager to join our growing operations team in Arden Hills, MN. The role supports demand of the business unit, providing leadership and ensuring safety, quality, productivity.

The Production Manager is responsible for team leadership, operational excellence, and continuous improvement in a medical device manufacturing environment.

• Develop business unit strategy and ensure projects are resourced to drive improvement in safety, quality, service, and cost.
• Implement a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements, writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources.
• Develop direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, applying progressive disciplinary action as appropriate, and conducting formal written and verbal performance reviews.
• Monitor daily work operations and provide direction to exempt, nonexempt, and entry level staff to achieve unit or departmental goals.
• Interact with internal and external customers by meeting regularly, responding to requests, and explaining procedures.
• Interpret and execute policies that affect individuals within the assigned organizational unit or department.
• Monitor compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations etc).
• Develop work schedules for department by assessing priorities, workload and available resources.
• Maintain personnel records (e.g. work schedules, vacation schedules, leaves) and make or direct modifications in the database to reflect actual changes.
• Perform individual contributor tasks, especially in staff or professional units, if needed.
• Assure that appropriate resources (personnel, tools, etc.) are maintained in order to assure Quality System compliance and adherence to the BSC Quality Policy.
• Establish and promote a work environment that supports the Quality Policy and Quality System.
• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

• Minimum 4 years of supervisory experience in a production/operations environment; an equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Proven people leader skills with experience managing a large, diverse team.
• Ability to lead a team of employees in the achievement of organizational metrics and goals.
• Ability to foster an inclusive workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential.
• Experience in coaching and developing direct reports.
• Experience with monitoring/ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. federal/country and regulatory requirements).
• Thorough understanding of, and experience with, Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Thorough understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence Principles.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly at all levels of the organization.

• Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of leadership experience.
• Experience in Medical Device manufacturing.

Work Mode:
Onsite; this role follows an onsite work model requiring employees to be in our local office.

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Minimum Salary: $99,100;
Maximum Salary: $188,300;
Requisition .

Boston Scientific Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.