Senior Supervisor, Production

For over 170 years, Leica Microsystems has helped shape the future by developing groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. As a global leader, we’re driven by continuous improvement to excite our customers and to create the best work environment for our people. Customer focus, innovation, and teamwork are at the core of our culture and the foundation of our success.

Want to be part of a company whose products are part of cutting-edge research around the world? Join Leica Microsystems in our commitment for brilliant solutions and insight.

Leica Microsystems is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

We currently offer the following position in our office in Singaporewhich will be on-site.

**Senior Production Supervisor(Assembly)**

**Overview**

Responsible for directing the manufacturing operations performed in a shift or group of production lines, ensuring they reach volume, quality and cost goals. Controls production activities, material flow, and inventory to achieve cost and quality targets and production schedules of the assigned production line(s). Ensures compliance of standards. Responsible for the management and supervision of the assigned production line(s). Lead a team comprising individual professional to meet quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness requirements.

**Responsibilities**
- Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
- Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
- Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
- Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
- Direct or coordinate production, processing and distribution activities at the shop floor.
- Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.
- Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect production problems.
- Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
- Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
- Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.
- Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
- Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.
- Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
- Plan and organizes manpower and equipment to maximize productivity to meet production targets.
- Ensures that products are of high quality.
- Supervises co-ordinates and monitors the performances of employees under charge.
- Induct new hire and conducts performance appraisal for employees and is responsible for making decision on termination, promotion, upgrading, etc.
- Develops and implements training to improve performance of employees.
- Ensure employees training compliance.
- Maintains to a clean and safe working area for employees and ensures that they conform to safety rules and regulations and wearing of safety equipment issued to them.
- Ensure employees comply and adhere to company code of conduct, required footwear and dress code in production area.
- Any other duties that may be assigned by the Department Manager from time to time.
- Assists production manager in achieving goals and efficiency.
- Compliance to regulatory, international and company’s EHS requirement
- Lead and/or participate in 5S, Safety, Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives and projects.

**Requirements**:

- Min. Diploma and above in relevant field of studies
- Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience, preferably in a medical device company with knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice
- Proficient in MS Office
- Language proficiency in English and Chinese (need to communicate with chinese speaking associates)

**What We Offer**
- Equal pay is a given for us.
- Learn all there is about Kaizen, PSP's and Muda as part of our Danaher Business System (DBS) trainings - if you believe in continuous improvement like us.
- We offer a balance between support and autonomy to achieve your own goals in an international environment.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to $4,600.00 per mon