Shift Leader

Becton Dickinson; Connecticut; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and company holidays

Disability coverage

Job summary

BD is a global medical technology leader committed to turning possibilities into realities. We seek a production supervisor to oversee line teams, manage staffing and training, ensure safety and quality, and drive Run to Excellence initiatives on the production floor.

You will coordinate with Quality, Maintenance and HR to resolve issues, run daily metrics, and maintain documentation. BD offers a comprehensive rewards package including health, retirement, PTO, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED.
• BA/BS in Science, Industrial Management, Business, Engineering or related field preferred.
• 1 year of people leadership experience preferred.
• Manufacturing experience in highly automated environments required.

Responsibilities

• Promptly address safety issues or incidents.
• Manage attendance, vacation, PTO, and performance management.
• Staffing and training plans within assigned shift.
• Daily touchpoints with line associates to support Run to Excellence (Safety, Quality, TPM).
• Provide regular feedback to associates; conduct 1:1 meetings.
• Communicate between production associates and management; relay concerns both ways.
• Ensure timely resolution of issues; apply BD values.
• Prepare and lead Tier 1 production meetings; align with LCO team.
• Ensure fair policy application; involve HR when needed.
• Maintain line resources, support root cause investigations and containment.
• Spend 100% on production floor unless meetings or performance discussions are required.
• Communicate results and escape issues to Line Leader.
• Manage material, work orders, reconciliation, and cycle counts.
• Conduct daily DHRs; ensure quality checks and WOs are documented.
• Collaborate with Quality, Maintenance; build cross-functional team.
• Coordinate headcount; support sampling; lead requalification on lines.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Independent thinking

Decision making

Troubleshooting

Safety expertise

Project management

Quality systems

Logistics planning

MS Office

Financial acumen

Education

High School Diploma/GED

BA/BS in related field

Tools

None

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Promptly address any safety issues or incidents.
• Manage and track attendance, vacation, PTO ect...Keep up on any needed performance management.
• Responsible for staffing and training plans within line(s) for assigned shift.
• Daily touchpoints with line associates to support the Run to Excellence program. This includes but is not limited to Safety, Quality, AM defect tagging, 5S, CILTs, Centerlining, TPM, breakdowns, and top losses. - ESOs
• Provide regular, timely, and specific feedback to associates in addition to monthly formal 1:1's
• 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.
• Support timely resolution of issues on the line, demonstrating servant leadership and adhering to BD Values.
• Proactively anticipate and address problems before they impact production.
• Prepare and run Tier 1 production meeting and ensure alignment with the Line Centric Organization (LCO) team.
• 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.
• Ensure the Pit Stops and CILTs are executed as expected and daily targets, goals and issues are updated on the Tier 1 boards.
• Ensures that all line resources are properly focused to support any quality or line issues as they occur. This includes prioritizing and leading proper root cause investigation and containment as problems arise.
• Required to spend 100% of their time out on the production floor except for when required to attend necessary meetings or hold performance related conversations with associates.
• Communicate results and escape issues to the Line Leader.
• Responsible for accurate material management, work order set up, reconciliation, and cycle counts as needed.
• Conduct daily batch reviews (DHRs).
• Ensure accuracy of quality checks and work order documentation. (Prevent and resolve QDNs for your lines)
• Work daily in collaboration with all support roles and functions, including Quality, Maintenance, and others as necessary. Build a strong cross-functioning team.
• Coordinates headcount and ensures sampling is supported as needed on their lines and in support of other lines in the department (This includes sampling, block stock, EWO's, validation, rework).
• Lead requalification efforts for their assigned lines.
• Support quality inspections through shift for your assigned lines, or delegate as needed.
• Perform other duties as required to support the needs of the business.

Education

Required:

• High School Diploma/GED

Preferred:

• BA/BS Degree - Science, Industrial management, Business, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Manufacturing Experience:

• High School Diploma/GED - 3 years of manufacturing experience in a highly automated environment required.
• BA/BS - 1 years of manufacturing experience in a highly automated environment required.
• 1 year of people leadership experience preferred.

Basic Knowledge and Skills:

• Effective Oral/written Communication - Advanced
• Ability to work as part of a team / Teambuilding - Advanced
• Independent thinking / Self Driven - Advanced
• Decision Making Ability - Advanced
• Troubleshooting / Problem Solving - Advanced
• Safety & Ergonomics Expertise - Proficient
• Project Management - Proficient
• Quality Systems Knowledge - Proficient
• Logistics & Planning Knowledge - Proficient
• Computer Skills / Microsoft Office - Proficient
• Financial Acumen - Proficient

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• Technical amplitude and basic understanding of machinery preferred.

Machine Experience:

• Experience in high volume automated production environment preferred.

At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs that include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), paid time off, company holidays, disability coverage, and other company-sponsored benefits. You can learn more on our career site under " Our Commitment to You ".

Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to