**Location**:Cartago, Costa Rica, CR**Job Family**: Manufacturing**Country/Region**: Costa Rica**Job Function Summary**:The Production Supervisor supports and ensures the success of the manufacturing lines and its employees. This position is responsible for meeting and/or exceeding the weekly output goals, improving processes and developing employees through training and other opportunities. This position is highly visible and requires a leadership style with regular presence in the areas of responsibility as well as other departments.**Major Areas of Accountability**:- People management responsibilities for the manufacturing floor.- Gather and analyze data and make recommendations on improvements to production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.- Utilize Lean principles for making improvements.- Work with Planner on build plan adherence to ensure customer satisfaction.- Work with supply chain, warehouse, and materials on inventory accuracy.- Partner with other departments on production requirements for project support.- Responsible for PDPs/Reviews for staff.- Partner with engineering and R&D on trouble shooting equipment/processes issues.- Work with finance on identification of adjustments to work order/inventory/improvement opportunities.- Assist Leads and direct reports in analyzing and resolving work problems.- Study production schedules and estimate worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment and projects.- Interpret company policies for workers and enforces safety regulations.- Establish or adjust work schedules to meet production requirements.- Responsible for the creation of Job descriptions and Training plans of all direct reports- Responsible to request all necessary accesses and specific roles to Coloplast systems for direct reports- Any additional tasks requested by the direct leader- Other duties as assigned.- Performing their job in compliance with the guidelines given- Drawing attention to the manager to any difficulties in understanding or following the guidelines- Drawing attention to inefficiency of the system- Take responsibility for those safety aspects identified for the given position**Responsibility and authority**:**Responsible for the following within their area**:- Implementation of requirements in the corporate quality system- Clearly defining responsibilities and authority for relevant activities described in the quality system.- Ensure awareness of the Quality policy- Ensure awareness of their contribution to the effectiveness of the Quality system and the benefits of improved performance- Ensure awareness of implications for not conforming with Quality requirements- The identification of needs and preparation of instructions, where necessary.- Ensuring that the required resources and competences are available.- Taking action if requirements from the quality system and/or regulatory requirements are not complied with.**Essential Qualifications**:- Bachelor's degree (B. A./B.S.)- English level b2- Minimum three years related experience and/or related training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. At least one year of supervisory experience.- Work experience in FDA or regulated industry.- Experience working with inventory management systems.- Experience improving manufacturing operations using Lean and Six Sigma techniques. Certification on Lean or Six Sigma is desirable.- Experience with MES or other system to track and analyze production operations.Preferred qualifications- General knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.- Experience working with inventory management systems.- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.**Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:- Must be flexible with work schedule.- Proficient on capacity analysis- Strong written and verbal communication skills- Able to develop staff.- Change facilitation/Lean transformations.- Computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite, ERP Systems)- Knowledge of PowerBI.Why Coloplast?Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who use our products, we create solutions that are sensitive to their special needs. We call this Intimate healthcare.We are guided by three values**Closeness**: we work closely with our customers to find solutions that meet their specific needs.**Passion**: we work passionately to create new and innovative products that improve the quality of life for our customers.**Respect**: and responsibility we have deep respect for the private nature of the condition our customers face.Therefore, it's our responsibility to find not only medical solutions, but also ways to minimize the trauma and taboo associated with these conditions.Our business includes Ostomy Care, Continence Care, Urology Care, and Wound and Skin CarePursuing an ambitious growth agen
