The Opportunity This position works out of our Alajuela, Coyol location in the Vascular division that provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.What You'll Do Implements and manages a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements, writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources.Develops direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, rewarding positive behavior, and applying disciplinary action as appropriate.Trains and certifies to all critical assembly operations and understands all line PFM´s.Monitors daily metrics and provides direction and guidance to lower–level supervisors, or skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or Project goals.Retains responsibility for product from initial assembly to final distribution.
Schedules and organizes assigned manufacturing lines to achieve 100% product availability and maintain targets levels of inventories.Communicates to line personnel daily while maintaining a constant line presence.Maintains regular communication with exempt-level staff to ensure alignment in running operations and achieving objectives.Maintains a safe environment with 100% training and compliance with applicable procedures.Responsible for achieving dept.
attendance targets including immediate feedback to employee by instance.Coordinates activities related to shift starts and changes.Communicate with other departments and functions as need in support of meeting operational objectives.Helps develop, interpret and execute policies that affect work processes and personnel with the assigned organizational unit.Oversees personnel and processes to ensure full compliance with internal and external regulations.Monitors and communicates internal and external indicators that impact the business and or industry by reviewing reports and newsletters, reading organizational literature, meeting with peers and reading development reports.Shift: B (Monday - Friday from 3:00 - 10:00 pm and Saturday from 7:00 am to 2:30 pm)On-Site positionRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree in engineering or related STEM field7 years of related experienceIndustry / supervisory experience and direct exposure to Operations Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting the manufacture of Medical Devices (i.e., cGMPs and CFRs).Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish)Ability to direct activities of employees.
Ability to train and motivate assigned personnel.
