Senior Production Supervisor

Senior Production Supervisor – Arden Hills, MN

Boston Scientific is looking for a Senior Production Supervisor (1st shift) to join our team in Arden Hills, MN. The core hours of this shift are 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM. The Production Supervisor will lead a diverse team of direct labor employees in safely producing high‑quality medical devices and equipment for customers worldwide, directly impacting patients’ lives.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow your leadership skills as you lead, coach, and mentor the production and support team, creating a culture of engagement and continuous improvement. You will also ensure daily line performance, project leadership, change management, and that the team meets safety, quality, service, and cost goals.

The role follows an onsite work model requiring employees to be in the local office.

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

• Produce high‑quality products, safely and on time for the customer at the lowest cost.
• Facilitate and partner with cross‑functional production, quality, and manufacturing engineering team members to achieve annual safety, quality, service, and cost goals while maintaining a high engagement & high‑performance culture.
• Identify customer requirements to deliver the right products at the right time.
• Be responsive & flexible to customer demands.
• Achieve & exceed product cost goals.
• Support new product development readiness activities for the line team.
• Manufacture products to the highest quality standards and ensure compliance to all Boston Scientific policies and regulations.
• Promote safety, quality & compliance among the team while maintaining Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Foster teamwork and enable a culture of Operational Excellence throughout the entire cross‑functional team.
• Ensure effective two‑way communication between the production line team and cross‑functional support teams.
• Manage, motivate, develop, and involve product builders through coaching and performance management.
• Embed the company values through demonstration & recognition of individual & team behaviors.
• Utilize production area planning tools to ensure all resources are in place to achieve team commitments such as Direct Labor Staffing, Equipment Capacity, Support Team, and Space.
• Ensure product builder training is effective & efficient and maintain training versatility across the entire team.
• Utilize leader standard work to ensure lines are meeting standards and escalating appropriately.
• Lead & create team engagement around continuous improvement goals for safety, quality, service, cost and space through the utilization of lean and operational excellence tools and best practices.
• Benchmark and share best practices.
• Partner with materials management team for build planning and material delivery systems and tools.
• Analyze build plan requirements and provide forward‑looking monthly production commitments.
• Anticipate requirements and position resources to meet & exceed customer needs.
• Provide appropriate input into the long‑term planning of the production area.

• Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Manufacturing or engineering experience.
• Solid computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated Lean tools/systems experience.
• Able to support and lead a production team working 1st shift hours (6:00 AM – 2:00 PM).

• 3+ years of supervisor/management experience.
• Experience in a regulated environment.
• Medical device industry experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to be flexible and agile.
• Ability to be a self‑starter.

Requisition

Minimum Salary: $69,500

Maximum Salary: $132,000

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see  – will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual…