Supervisor II, Manufacturing

Edwards Lifesciences; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences in Singapore seeks a capable supervisor to lead manufacturing teams across multiple production areas, ensuring smooth, compliant operations and timely delivery.

You will conduct performance reviews, manage staffing, train staff, monitor productivity and quality metrics, and partner with engineering on process improvements. Prior experience in medical device manufacturing is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with relevant manufacturing experience.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing preferred.
• Experience supervising teams and handling HR matters.
• Strong Lean Six Sigma knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Supervise multiple production areas ensuring smooth operations.
• Conduct performance reviews and address issues.
• Ensure staffing and training for all positions.
• Monitor productivity, quality, and metrics; report to management.
• Oversee work orders scheduling and team performance.
• Lead improvement projects with engineering and investigate non-conformances.
• Maintain raw material usage and variances to standards.
• Document owner for assembly procedures.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Communication

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Manufacturing processes

Education

Bachelor's degree

Diploma

Tools

JDE ERP

Job description

Singapore

Full time

Req-49320

Supervise employees across areas of manufacturing for smooth and continuous operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise employees and manufacturing activities pertaining to the production of products and/or manufacturing processes in - and with manufacturing/technical knowledge of - 2 or more production areas, depending on the complexity of the areas
• Conduct performance reviews, including resolving performance issues
• Ensure appropriate staffing for all positions
• Accountable for productivity, quality, and training metrics of staff, and provide regular progress reports and manufacturing metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders
• Oversee the scheduling of work orders and team performance metrics
• Accountable to ensure staff is appropriately trained to perform assigned work
• Lead improvement projects, partner with engineering on investigations and/or corrective actions, perform non-conformance investigations for review with engineering, assures documentation content is valid
• Monitor raw material usage and availability required in daily production
• Monitor material and labor variances to meet established standards
• Other incidental duties: Document owner for assigned product line assembly procedures

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree 2 Years experience with internship, or substantial technical knowledge experience in assigned work area, and sufficient experience in related manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering, with skill levels exceeding the requirements of the Supervisor I Required or

Other: in Diploma, 7 years previous related experience with full responsibility for all personnel including hiring/ terminating authority and handling all aspects of employee relations in manufacturing, quality and/or product development engineering Required

Experience working in a medical device industry Preferred

Additional Skills:

• Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite with working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, preferably JDE
• Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills; possessing strong collaboration skills in partnering with cross functional stakeholders in order to achieve objectives, as well as mediating differences to achieve consensus
• Full understanding of manufacturing procedures related to all stages of own area of responsibility
• Ability to supervise/lead employees in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to analyze and identify potential line/operation layouts adjustments to improve efficiency
• Full understanding of all aspects of processes and equipment used in assigned work
• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Demonstrated ability to supervise teams and provide coaching and feedback, including responsibility for all employee actions including hire/fire authority and partnering with HR on all aspects of employee relations
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma
• Must be able to promote and work in an inter-departmental team environment
• Successful completion of ongoing job training of manufacturing process steps
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. Through breakthrough technologies, world-class evidence and partnerships with clinicians and healthcare stakeholders, our employees are inspired by our patient-focused culture to deliver life-changing innovations to those who need them most.