Associate Production Manager

Boston Scientific; Arden Hills (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific is seeking an Associate Production Manager to join our Arden Hills, Minnesota operations. This on-site role oversees 24/7 production teams, driving safety, quality and productivity while aligning with business goals.

The position requires collaboration across shifts, development of direct reports, and strong adherence to GMP and quality standards. It also involves budgeting, staffing, and resource planning to sustain high performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a supervisory role within production/operations.
• Proven ability to lead large, diverse teams and drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop business unit strategy to improve safety, quality, service and cost.
• Plan staffing needs and coordinate hiring with HR.
• Develop direct reports through coaching and performance management.
• Monitor daily operations to achieve departmental goals across shifts.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on processes.
• Interpret and implement applicable policies and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and manage work schedules and allocate resources.
• Maintain personnel records including time off and shifts.
• Perform individual contributor duties as needed.
• Ensure Quality System compliance with company policies and GMP.

Skills

Leadership

Team performance

Inclusion

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Additional Location(s): N/A

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high‑performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About The Role

Boston Scientific is seeking an Associate Production Manager to join our growing operations team in Arden Hills, Minnesota. With general guidance from functional management, this role provides leadership to a team focused on advancing safety, quality, and productivity while supporting business unit demand. This position will support operations that run 24/7, providing leadership and oversight to production teams across assigned shifts to ensure operational excellence, employee engagement, and achievement of production goals. The Associate Production Manager may be assigned to support first shift (days), second shift (evenings), or third shift (nights) based on business needs. This role requires collaboration across shifts and may include supporting off‑shift operations as needed. The Associate Production Manager identifies and analyzes problems, develops solutions and drives execution. This role provides guidance on employee development, performance and productivity, while communicating team achievements and metrics to organizational leadership.

Work Model & Sponsorship

This role is on‑site at our Arden Hills, Minnesota location, requiring employees to work from the office full time. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Develop business unit strategy and ensure projects are resourced to drive improvements in safety, quality, service and cost.
• Implement staffing plans by identifying resource needs, preparing justifications and coordinating hiring processes with Human Resources.
• Develop direct reports through training, performance management, coaching and formal evaluations.
• Monitor daily operations and provide direction to exempt, nonexempt and entry‑level employees to achieve departmental goals.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders by responding to requests and explaining processes and procedures.
• Interpret and implement policies impacting the assigned organizational unit.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements, including FDA, BSI and EEO standards.
• Develop and manage work schedules based on priorities, workload and available resources.
• Maintain personnel records, including schedules, time off and leave tracking.
• Perform individual contributor responsibilities as needed.
• Ensure appropriate resources are in place to maintain Quality System compliance and adherence to the Boston Scientific Quality Policy.
• Promote a work environment aligned with the Quality Policy and Quality System. Foster an inclusive workplace that enables all employees to contribute to their full potential.
• Manage budgets and oversee functional activities, projects or operational areas as required.
• Monitor and ensure ongoing compliance with all applicable company and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a supervisory role within a production or operations environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, diverse teams.
• Proven ability to drive team performance against organizational goals and metrics.
• Experience fostering an inclusive and high‑performing work environment.
• Experience coaching and developing direct reports.
• Experience ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Ability to work assigned shift requirements, including first, second, or third shift schedules, and provide leadership support across a 24/7 manufacturing operation as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Lean manufacturing and operational excellence principles.
• Project management experience.
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 1 year of leadership experience.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively engage all levels of the organization.

Requisition ID: 632429

Minimum Salary: $ 85000

Maximum Salary: $ 161500

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions

It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.