Production Supervisor

• Ways of Working:
  Onsite - This job is fully onsite.
• Employee Type:
  Employee
• Min. Salary Region 1: 94100 USD
• Global Job Level (HCM):
  Management 1, Supervisor (8)
• Min. Salary Region 2: 80000 USD

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive
. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care
, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion
—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare
, you’ll find your purpose here.

Primary Function of Position

Drives achievement of team performance goals towards weekly and quarterly production targets;
Drives continuous improvement initiatives focused on clearing barriers, improving clarity, increasing predictability and efficiency within the Production environment;
Coaches direct reports, supporting development in alignment with needs of the business and personal growth goals;
Manages direct reports to ensure adherence to prescribed guidelines and supports career development.

• Hire, train, develop, and motivate production personnel to follow procedures, meet high quality standards, production schedules and productivity requirements
• Meet weekly and quarterly production goals set forth per SIOP
• Monitor team’s performance in safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency and take appropriate actions to improve.
• Manage and monitor production KPIs and take actions to correct trends
• Plan, supervise, drive improvement, and report production performance including output, yields, root cause failures, efficiencies, and trends
• Manage production capacity with respect to the demand and elevate gaps to management as necessary
• Address line support issues as they arise, including tissue-based and technical-related issues
• Proactively identify and act upon barriers affecting production work streams
• Work closely with supporting departments to resolve production issues and actively participating in quality improvement initiatives
• Identify strengths and opportunities within the team and leverage those for better team performance. Recognizes and awards outstanding performance.
• Identifies conflict and understands appropriate handling and escalation. Recognizes early warnings and mitigate conflict.
• Promotes individual responsibility and fast decision making. Understands the why behind projects and tasks, decisions made in alignment with business needs and priorities and can communicate to the team effectively.
• Lead cross functional projects, set goals, influence and drive the meetings. Demonstrate ability in leading continuous improvement initiatives on manufacturing lines.
• Works with Training department to ensure team training is up to date and effectiveness is monitored.
• Document, report and elevate any variances, problems, issues, or concerns
• Ensure procedural compliance (MPI adherence, process adherence, etc.) within area of ownership
• Provide production personnel with expectations and performance feedback quarterly and during team stand‑ups
• Write and conduct formal annual performance reviews for production personnel
• Enforce strict adherence to the applicable SOPs of the Quality System
• Learn and enforce company safety policies (including PPE policy) and practices and develop safety project initiatives and line risk assessments
• Lead or support various Lean Manufacturing initiatives that involve a Mfg. based team
• Support sub‑assembly or process outsourcing initiatives
• Review and disposition discrepant material, escalating as needed once meeting…