Line Leader: Production Coach for Safety & Excellence

BD Mexico; Columbus (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

DailyPay access

Healthcare coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and vacation

Life and AD&D insurance

Job summary

BD is seeking a production supervisor in USA NE - Columbus to lead shift production teams and uphold BD Excellence in daily manufacturing activities. The role emphasizes safety, quality, cost control, and adherence to BD policies on site.

You will spend most of your time on the production floor, coordinating with maintenance and engineering to meet schedules and drive continuous improvement, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and safety culture in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree (completed or in progress) required.
• In lieu of associate’s degree (completed or in progress), 3 years’ supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promptly address safety issues or incidents.
• Spend a minimum of 90% of time on production floor leading shift production leaders and associates.
• Collaborate closely with the Maintenance, Engineering, and Reliability departments to address and resolve production needs.
• Lead TMS and coordinate priorities with Process Engineer and Maintenance Technician.
• Communicate improvement strategies (SQDC) for the production area effectively across all shifts to ensure alignment and consistent execution.
• Responsible for overseeing and monitoring staffing levels and training plans across all shifts to ensure adequate coverage and workforce capability.
• Serve as the owner of the Tier Management System (TMS) and 5S within the assigned production areas, ensuring consistent execution and sustainability.
• Provide a learning environment and challenge associates to meet higher expectations.
• Ensure an open flow of communication exists between production associates and management.
• Represent concerns of production associates to management, as well as management concerns to production associates.
• Ensure fair and consistent application of company and departmental policies and practices. Works with associates to resolve employee relations issues and concerns; involves HR when needed.
• Actively participate and support BD Excellence way
• Collaborate with Production Planning to establish production schedules, monitor performance versus schedule for the department.
• Track production metrics to ensure that department goals are being met. Communicates these metrics and progress to associates and management.
• Other duties as required to support the needs of the business

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Decision making

Quality systems knowledge

MS Office

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

BD is seeking a production supervisor in USA NE - Columbus to lead shift production teams and uphold BD Excellence in daily manufacturing activities. The role emphasizes safety, quality, cost control, and adherence to BD policies on site.

You will spend most of your time on the production floor, coordinating with maintenance and engineering to meet schedules and drive continuous improvement, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and safety culture in a fast-paced healthcare environment.