Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations.
Together with our partners, customers and the world of science, we develop leading-edge technologies, and excellent products, solutions and services for 40 market segments.
The Freudenberg Group employs some 50,000 people in around 60 countries worldwide and generates sales of nearly 9 billion euros.
At Freudenberg Medical, we make products that save and improve the lives of people every day, all around the world.
We are a global provider for medical device design and manufacturing with 11 locations worldwide and more than 1,800 employees.
Innovation is at the core of our company and we are proud of our industry-leading quality, lean manufacturing, and focus on innovation in products and processing technologies.
Freudenberg Medical is an exciting place to work with lots of opportunity to learn, develop, and grow your career.
Come join us and together we can make a difference in the future of healthcare.
**Responsibilities**:
- Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning staffing, work procedures and assignments
- Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
- Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Provide information to production leads, co-workers, and subordinates to adjust for changes in manufacturing conditions, including demand.
- Responsible for metrics tracking and performance related to the manufacturing and ensure that all setups are designed and ready for production and that all manufacturing processes are functioning and available for production according to the schedule.
- Works with a sense of urgency that enables production schedules to be met while minimizing unnecessary costs related to downtime and labor and material variances; and without jeopardizing the health and safety of the general workforce and/or the quality and accuracy of production and without violating established work standards and ISO requirements.
- Provides recognition to employees.
Ensures training is provided for effective performance.
Proactively addresses issues with employee with supportive documentation.
Adheres to Company policies and procedures.
Conducts timely performance reviews.
Conducts Daily Tier meetings at production floor
- Provide accurate and up-to-date reporting about KPI's related to production areas, Ensuring compliance with budgets and plans.
- Set clear expectations and objectives for each employee.
Create alignment with the company's guiding principles, policy deployment process, annual operating plan, and department objectives.
- Provide frequent, clear, and objective feedback regarding direct reports' job performance and behavior, including formally documented feedback in the company's performance management system.
- Assists in resolving problems or concerns that arise during the manufacturing process.
- Maintains a clean and safe work area.
Wears required Personal Protective Equipment.
Performs duties in a safe manner and observes approved safety procedures.
- Engages in providing a safe working environment for the employees by actively participating in and encouraging the employees to participate in the Safety, Ergonomics and Environmental (SEE).
Committee, and other company sponsored safety programs.
- Completes miscellaneous tasks as assigned in support of the larger organization and production goals.
- Participates in lean sigma and other Kaizen events to improve the methods of manufacturing, workflow, and quality of production.
- As required, work with Engineering Department in the validation activities and to establish appropriate metrics that must be met before the transfer process is completed and released.
- Demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the HSE, Environmental and Energy Management Systems by developing, leading and promoting a culture which supports the intended outcomes of the management systems.
Directing and supporting persons to contribute to the effectiveness of these management systems
**Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or related field.
- 1 to 3 years of manufacturing management experience or equivalent in regulated industry such as medical device and/or healthcare products manufacturing in an engineering and production/assembly environment.
- Experience in a metric driven culture specific experience in LEAN principles (Plus).
- Strong team oriented professional with good interpersonal skills who is hands-on with a high energy approach to work.
- Accurate and attention to detail.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute projects/ task while balancing multiple projects and adhering to strict deadlines
- Proficiency in the use of PC and programs, particularly Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Ability to communicate idea