Supervisor, Production (3rd Shift)

MicroPort Orthopedics, Inc.; Arlington (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Paid Holidays

Job summary

MicroPort Orthopedics, Inc. is seeking a Supervisor, Production, to oversee lean value stream and traditional manufacturing across shifts.

You will mentor direct reports and collaborate with engineering, quality, scheduling, and corporate teams to enable efficient operations. You will supervise lines, manage budgets, drive continuous improvement, and ensure adherence to FDA, GMP, and ISO standards while developing a culture of ownership and accountability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor's degree preferred for advanced responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Supervise multiple product lines and manufacturing activities across value streams.
• Plan, organize, and direct manufacturing operations within defined budgets and targets.
• Improve manpower utilization to maximize efficiency.
• Set goals, measure progress, and drive accountability for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Lead structured operating cadence: shift start-up, daily tier meetings, weekly reviews.
• Ensure follow-through on corrective actions and continuous improvement.
• Develop and train employees; conduct personnel reviews and foster ownership.
• Enforce company policies with consistent application and robust training.
• Identify, escalate, and mitigate production, quality, or delivery risks.
• Adhere to FDA, GMP and ISO requirements.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At MicroPort, we relentlessly strive to master every detail of our medical solutions with the purpose of prolonging and reshaping the lives of patients everywhere. We welcome motivated and talented people who want to join our dynamic and inclusive company, working together to deliver meaningful medical breakthroughs. In order to accomplish this, we hold true to our core values of Quality, Integrity, Accountability, Efficiency, Innovation, Aspiration, Dedication & Collaboration. Come and join Team MicroPort!

Why You'll Love MicroPort

You will find our team atmosphere challenging and rewarding. In addition to working with a world-class team, receiving a competitive base salary and bonus opportunities, our U.S. employees also enjoy the following benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Maternity Leave, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Bereavement, 401(k) (up to 4% match with vesting from day 1), PTO, Paid Holidays, Employee Assistance Program, Education Assistance...and more! At MicroPort, we care about our employees and encourage them to make healthy lifestyle choices and embrace wellness opportunities to maintain their very best health and wellbeing.

This is a 3rd shift position: 11:00pm-7:30am (Sunday evening-Friday morning)

Overall Summary

As Supervisor, Production, you will supervise all aspects of both lean value stream and traditional manufacturing product lines across all shifts. You will also mentor direct reports to further develop the skills required for their job functions and interface with engineering, production, quality, scheduling, and corporate work teams to facilitate manufacturing operation.

Your duties will include:

1. Supervise multiple product lines and the manufacturing activities throughout the value streams.
2. Competently plan, organize, and direct manufacturing operations to a defined budget, ensuring alignment with daily, weekly, and monthly production targets.
3. Maintain and improve manpower utilization to maximize employee efficiencies.
4. Set goals and objectives, measure progress to drive accountability for achieving daily, weekly, and monthly performance targets across safety, quality, delivery, and cost metricsand strive for a continuous improvement culture.
5. Lead a structured operating cadence (e.g., shift start-up meetings, daily tier meetings, and weekly performance reviews) to communicate priorities, monitor KPIs, and address performance gaps.
6. Ensure consistent follow-through on corrective actions, process improvements, and commitments to meet operational goals and drive continuous improvement.
7. Develop and train employees, conduct personnel reviews, and foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and results-driven performance
8. Enforce the company personnel policies through a consistent application of principles, while maintaining a robust training program.
9. Proactively identify, escalation, and resolve production, quality, or delivery risks, ensuring timely mitigation and minimal disruption to operations.
10. Understand and adhere to all FDA, GMP and ISO requirements.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

We might be a great match if you have:

• strong leadership skills including organizational skills, the ability to formulate and execute plans and the ability to instill teamwork within the subordinate group.
• excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

YOUR EDUCATION

Required: High School Diploma

Preferred: Bachelor's Degree

YOUR EXPERIENCE

Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment required, or a minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience in operations, distribution, logistics, warehousing, or a related environment.

• Experience in some or all of the following disciplines highly preferred: medical device manufacturing, foundry, CNC machining, metal finishing, cleaning of metals / plastics, packaging, quality.
• Training and/or experience in the following is preferred: GMP, GD&T, lean manufacturing, mainframe computer systems, Microsoft office applications.

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