Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and management to the direct-reporting staff members; to include the repair department Supervisors and Technicians.  The span of control overview consists of the following departments; surgical instrument repair, flexible endoscope repair, rigid endoscope repair, and powered instrument repair.
• Review financial statements, quality data, job boards, sales and activity reports, and other key performance indicators and data to measure productivity and goal achievement.  Direct and coordinate repair department financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency.  These functions must balance with cost control, cost reduction, and program improvements.
• Oversee the supervision of repair staff, repair staff work schedules, equipment, and production work schedules.  Ensure each repair staff member has the time, training, supervision, and direction to accomplish company objectives.
• Monitor and direct the work levels and work performance of the repair team.
• Manage policy development, implementation, and deployment in the areas of production, quality, cost controls, Lean Manufacturing techniques, on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, visual controls and repair department performance measures.
• Balance the repair department’s work cell capacity and throughput workload across the facility. Research, develop, and implement 5-S, Kaizen, Value-Stream Mapping, and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
• Effectively plan for, design, coordinate, and implement the DMAIC structure throughout all departments. 
• Assist staff members in the development and formulation of long and short-range planning, strategy development, policies, programs and objectives.
• Recommend or initiate repair department personnel actions, such as the development of staffing requirements, hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, reorganizations, or disciplinary measures.
• Oversee the sourcing, selection, and procurement of replacement and repair parts.
• Ensure collaboration and partnership from all parties during the investigation of accidents and injuries.  Ensure the completeness and legality of the safety reports and findings.
• Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
• Ensure that local, state, and federally required safety requirements are being met.  Ensure that worker training in safety, repair, maintenance techniques, operational procedures, and equipment validation is completed to the legal standard. 
• The Repair Operations Manager is responsible for all safety developments, initiatives, trainings, and operations every day.  Each position with BPI Medical must demonstrate, 100% of the time, that they can perform each required and assigned task in a manner which is safe.  BPI team members should not perform any task which is considered unsafe.  Immediate partnership with management is required to redesign or reengineer the work activity in a manner which removes or mitigates the safety concern. Additionally, must work with HR to partner on safety issues, complaints, and incidents.

Qualifications

THIS POSITION REQUIRES FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE WITHIN A MEDICAL DEVICE REPAIR ENVIRONMENT. 

Advanced knowledge of measurement tools, mathematics, and statistical analysis is preferred. 

Ability to enter and manipulate data into quality-related spreadsheets is critical.  Ability to use the Microsoft Office suite of products is also required.  Experience overseeing safety programs highly preferred. 

If your application and/or resume does not reflect the minimum requirements listed you will not be considered for this role.

Additional Information

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Vision correctable to 20/20 with full-color spectrum recognition is required to discern small variances in measurement, material, and quality.  This position must be able to visually and physically determine variations within tolerances equal to scalpel sharpness.  Predominantly required to sit, stand, walk, and drive as part of the daily routine.  Based upon the relationship to manufacturing and production, the ability to move or transport goods and materials, up to 40 pounds is required. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status, age, or national origin.  We welcome resumes from all people!