Production Supervisor III

Boston Scientific Corporation; Penang; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific Corporation in Penang seeks a Production Supervisor/Manager to lead daily operations, ensuring efficient manufacturing, GMP compliance, and adherence to quality and safety standards while delivering key performance metrics.

You will plan capacity, coordinate with QA, Engineering, Logistics, and HR, supervise staff, drive training, and lead continuous improvement initiatives to maximize output and space utilization.

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess at least Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant working experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and monitoring the daily activities of production operators to ensure efficient operations.
• Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and performance oversight to operators to drive productivity and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of all key performance metrics on a particular shift/project, with focus on Core 5 and 9 panel metrics.
• Planning - developing/maintaining a viable plan including hiring, training, capacity-modelling, efficiency/yield assumptions, ramp-rate, learning-curve etc.
• Liaising with warehousing, QA, bulk-packaging and sterilization areas to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• Maintaining GMP/Housekeeping at a high level within the department.
• Cross-functional management of QA, materials, IS and HR support for the team.
• Interacting with other manufacturing teams and Logistics to prioritize backorders.
• Managing process and material flows, space management, and working with Engineering to maximize space utilization.
• Administration duties including Time and Attendance system, Holiday planning, Build Plan review, Back Order review, Travel planning.
• Works with EHS to identify environmental impacts and establish goals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Operations management

Capacity planning

People management

Time management

MS Office

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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To develop and maintain a feasible plan for hiring, training and management of personnel and to ensure quality issues, process and material flows are operated efficiently. Through his or her management style, the Supervisor actively demonstrates and propagates the core values of BSC. He or she is a strong team player and demonstrates this through the integration of key goals with appropriate other functions (e.g. Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Finance, R&D, HR etc.).

Job Responsibilities

• Delivery of all key performance metrics on a particular shift/project, with a particular focus on "Core 5" and "9 panel" metrics.
• Planning - including developing /maintaining a viable plan incorporating hiring, training, capacity-modelling, efficiency/yield assumptions, ramp-rate, learning-curve etc.
• Liaising with warehousing, quality assurance, bulk-packaging and sterilization areas to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• Maintaining GMP / Housekeeping at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
• Cross-functional management of QA, materials, IS and HR support for the team.
• Interacting and liaising with the other manufacturing teams and Logistics to prioritize backorders.
• Managing process and material flows, space management, and working with the Engineering group to maximize utilization of space designated for specific operations area.
• Administration duties which include Time and Attendance system, Holiday planning, Build Plan review Back Order review, Travel planning etc.
• Works with EHS to identify significant environmental impacts of BSIL operations and to establish goals and targets around significant environmental impacts.

Job Requirements

Candidate must possess at least Bachelor's degree.

Minimum 5–7 years of relevant working experience in a manufacturing or production environment.

• Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and monitoring the daily activities of production operators to ensure efficient operations.
• Ensure all manufacturing activities are carried out in compliance with established process specifications, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, and performance oversight to operators to drive productivity and continuous improvement.
• Support production scheduling, capacity planning, and resource allocation to meet business objectives.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to resolve operational issues and implement improvement initiatives.
• Drive problem-solving activities and support operational excellence within the PSPI area.
• Supervisory and people management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Cross-functional stakeholder management
• Capacity planning and resource management
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Operations management knowledge
• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office and relevant systems)

About Us

As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, our mission at Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients. If you're looking to truly make a difference to people both around the world and around the corner, there's no better place to make it happen.

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