Tissue Processing Supervisor - Second Shift

HR Recruiting Team; Kettering (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, and +1

401(k) with employer match

On-Demand Pay

Generous PTO up to 5 weeks

Job summary

HR Recruiting Team seeks a Supervisor to lead the operations section of our Manufacturing area, ensuring safe and effective processing of human tissue grafts for transplantation. This second-shift role runs Monday–Friday, 3:00 pm–11:30 pm in the dental manufacturing area.

The role requires strong leadership to promote safety culture, ensure product quality, and mentor staff. You will implement SOPs, supervise employees, and coordinate schedules to meet processing demands.

Qualifications

• Two years minimum in musculoskeletal allograft processing or one year in a team lead/supervisory role.
• Experience with quality systems and regulatory compliance in processing environments.
• Ability to lead, mentor and supervise employees.

Responsibilities

• Lead, promote and drive the safety culture and preventative activities.
• Accountable for the quality of the product, paperwork, and procedures followed in all processing activities.
• Promote leadership, mentoring, coaching and inclusion to all employees.
• Ensure all activities honor The Gift by maximizing opportunities to make grafts transplantable.
• Assist the Manager and Director in selection, training, orientation, supervision, evaluation, development, counseling, and accountability of employees.
• Develop, implement and manage all relevant standard operating procedures, work instructions, job aids, and other procedures as needed for the uniformity and quality of operations.
• Maintain regulated operations in keeping with all applicable standards of accreditation and all regulatory requirements.
• Assist in budget development and ongoing monitoring of expenses.
• Resolve, complete, and ensure corrective actions on all CARs and NCRs are complete and timely to prevent recurrence.
• Approve employee paid time off, manage employee schedules.
• Manage schedules of process suites and teams to meet the weekly and monthly processing requirements.
• Lead team and mentors new Solvita employees through documented training.
• Responsible for ensuring employees are following all applicable procedures, safety guidelines, training, policies and standards.
• Ensure all allografts tissue are accurately processed, measured, labeled, packaged, and documented in a timely manner.
• Inspect grafts for quality, packaging integrity, and accuracy of documentation.
• In conjunction with Quality Control, responsible for operating and ensuring processing equipment is in good working order. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, band saws, drills, scissors, scalpels.
• Participate on project, process improvement and product development teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Quality assurance

Process improvement

Team mentoring

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Band saws

Drills

Scalpels

Packaging equipment

Job description

About the Role

Supervises and leads assigned area of the operations section of Manufacturing and ensures safe and effective processing of human tissue grafts for transplantation.

This is a second shift position working Monday - Friday 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm in our dental manufacturing area.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, promote and drive the safety culture and preventative activities.
• Accountable for the quality of the product, paperwork, and procedures followed in all processing activities.
• Promote leadership, mentoring, coaching and inclusion to all employees.
• Ensure all activities honor The Gift by maximizing opportunities to make grafts transplantable.
• Assist the Manager and Director in selection, training, orientation, supervision, evaluation, development, counseling, and accountability of employees.
• Develop, implement and manage all relevant standard operation procedures, work instructions, job aids, and other procedures as needed for the uniformity and quality of operations.
• Maintain regulated operations in keeping with all applicable standards of accreditation and all regulatory requirements.
• Assist in budget development and ongoing monitoring of expenses.
• Resolve, complete, and ensure corrective actions on all CARs and NCRs are complete and timely to prevent recurrence.
• Approve employee paid time off, manage employee schedules.
• Manage schedules of process suites and teams to meet the weekly and monthly processing requirements.
• Lead team and mentors new Solvita employees through documented training.
• Responsible for ensuring employees are following all applicable procedures, safety guidelines, training, policies and standards.
• Ensure all allografts tissue are accurately processed, measured, labeled, packaged, and documented in a timely manner.
• Inspect grafts for quality, packaging integrity, and accuracy of documentation.
• In conjunction with Quality Control, responsible for operating and ensuring processing equipment is in good working order. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, band saws, drills, scissors, scalpels.
• Participate on project, process improvement and product development teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• At least two years of experience of musculoskeletal allograft processing, or a minimum of one-year prior team lead or supervisory experience.

WORK ENVIRONMENT and PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• Requires heavy lifting, continuous levels of standing and is physically demanding.
• Some areas of Manufacturing may require the ability to work around high magnetic circuits or magnetic fields.
• Requires good eye-hand coordination skills.
• Must be able to meet the required physical demands with or without reasonable accommodation.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Certified Tissue Bank Specialist - CTBS certification.
• Knowledge of processing anatomy, sterile techniques and medical terminology.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team setting and possess the ability to receive and follow directions.
• Demonstrated ability to report numbers accurately and monitor error control.
• Technical and professional expertise; solving problems analyzing issues and innovation.
• Developing and coaching skills to help others develop to their fullest potential.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.

We offer

• A highly competitive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, life and supplemental insurance.
• 401(k) with employer contribution and match.
• On-Demand Pay - Reduce financial stress with on-demand pay access to your earned pay.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) - up to 5 weeks in your first year!
• Opportunities to participate in recreational activities such as Battle of the Businesses, special events such as Kings Island Day, Dayton Air Show and opportunities to give back to the community.
• Opportunities to join various employee committees, such as our benefit, recreation, employee engagement and community engagement committees.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law.Drug Free Workplace

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