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Salary: USD 83,200 - 90,000 / annual
Supira Medical, a clinical-stage Shifamed portfolio company, is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee manufacturing and development of novel percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) for temporary mechanical circulatory support in high-risk coronary interventional procedures and cardiogenic shock treatment.
You will lead the day-to-day production operations, managing a team of direct reports and serving as a key liaison between production, engineering, quality, and management. Your primary responsibilities include:
• Leading, planning, organizing, and directing all daily production team activities to meet production requests, quality requirements, and business goals
• Balancing production lines, monitoring workflow, performance metrics, staffing levels, and resource allocation
• Communicating schedule status, risks, improvements, scrap data, and performance metrics to engineering, quality, supply chain, and management
• Conducting regular Gemba walks to identify opportunities for safety, quality, delivery, and productivity improvements
• Recommending and implementing yield and productivity enhancements
• Issuing and reviewing Labor Hour Reports (LHRs) for final assembly production; resolving discrepancies with Quality
• Supporting engineering changes, process improvements, validations, and new product introductions
• Ensuring all manufacturing activities comply with GMP, quality, safety, and documentation requirements
• Maintaining a safe, compliant, and audit-ready manufacturing environment
• Providing coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, and development opportunities to team members
• Recruiting, hiring, and establishing training and qualification programs for new and current employees
• Conducting performance reviews, performance discussions, and administering corrective actions per company policy
• Supporting recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and workforce planning to maintain appropriate staffing levels
Reporting to the Sr. Manufacturing Manager, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation, uphold industry standards, and foster a culture of excellence in a fast-paced medical device environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 8+ years of direct experience in manufacturing, production, assembly, or operations within medical device industry
• 2+ years of supervisory leadership experience in medical device manufacturing or related field
• Demonstrated experience leading or supervising manufacturing teams and supporting daily production operations
• Experience managing production schedules, staffing requirements, workflow prioritization, and operational performance
• Knowledge of GMP, quality systems, deviation management, nonconformance processes, and regulatory compliance requirements
• Strong leadership, conflict resolution, and employee relations skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced, changing environment
