Supervisor, Quality

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. seeks a supervisor to oversee manufacturing staff across production areas and ensure smooth, compliant operations.

You will conduct performance reviews, manage work orders and team metrics, ensure proper training, and collaborate with engineering on investigations and corrective actions to sustain productivity and quality in a medical device environment.

Qualifications

• Diploma with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Internship or substantial technical knowledge in manufacturing/quality.
• Experience in multi-cultural teams with cultural sensitivity.
• Experience in medical device industry; fresh graduates welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees and manufacturing activities across production areas.
• Conduct performance reviews and resolve performance issues.
• Oversee scheduling of work orders and team metrics.
• Ensure staff training and competency for assigned work.
• Monitor productivity, quality and training metrics; report to management and stakeholders.
• Ensure appropriate staffing for all positions.
• Participate in improvement projects; work with engineering on investigations and CAPAs; review non-conformances.
• Other incidental duties.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Education

Diploma

Tools

ERP (JDE)

MS Office

Job description

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 - 1 or more production areas, depending on the complexity of the areas
• Conduct performance reviews, including resolving performance issues
• Oversee the scheduling of work orders and team performance metrics
• Accountable to ensure staff is appropriately trained to perform assigned work
• Accountable for productivity, quality, and training metrics of staff, and provide regular progress reports and manufacturing metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders
• Ensure appropriate staffing for all positions
• May participate in improvement projects, partner with engineering on investigations and/or corrective actions, perform non-conformance investigations for review with engineering, assures documentation content is valid
• Other incidental duties

Education and Experience

• Other: Diploma, 5 years of relevant experience
• With internship or substantial technical knowledge and experience in related manufacturing, and/or quality
• Experience working in multi-cultural teams with cultural sensitivity
• Experience working in a medical device industry required Fresh graduates are welcomed to apply

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
• Full understanding of manufacturing procedures
• Ability to supervise/lead employees in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to analyze and identify potential line/operation layouts adjustments to improve efficiency
• Basic understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work
• Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
• Ability to lead teams, 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
• Work Hours: 8am to 5pm (Monday - Friday) Transport pick-up at Buona Vista, Jurong East, Yishun, Sembawang, Punggol and Tampines MRT