Team Leader, Production

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

As the Team Lead, Production, you will lead all material handling for the Mentor Manufacturing Center. Key functions of responsibility are safety, quality, documented job functions, resource management, scheduling, training, documentation and continuous improvement activities.

What You'll do as a Team Leader, Production

• Prepares shipping documents and coordinates daily shipments to customers.
• Ensures that shipments are packaged in accordance with all defined guidelines and recommended best practices to ensure that no issues occur during shipment.
• Supports processing of purchase order receipts.
• Is accountable for receiving accuracy and assisting with resolving paperwork discrepancies and verifying counts.
• Maintain and organize supermarkets and warehouses for efficient flow and control of inventory. Maintain a Kanban-based material management system with no stockouts and meeting established inventory targets.
• Ensures that products are delivered to the production line in a timely manner.
• Maintain Cycle Counting program. Resolve all discrepancies and variances to material transactions reported. Manage all expired and obsolete inventory
• Maintain receiving records and deliveries to stock as well as purchase and shipping order transactions in the Oracle and AS400 database systems, and understand and perform all aspects of data entry.
• Implements lean manufacturing principles and techniques.
• Prepare required reports on the performance of the department (i.e., SQDC boards). Responsible for creating, measuring, analyzing and disseminating data to support SQCD measurements.
• Prepare required reports on the performance of the department (i.e., SQDC boards). Responsible for creating, measuring, analyzing and disseminating data to support SQCD measurements.
• Manages and coordinates training for staff and employee relations. Maintain results through coaching, counseling of staff, and setting meaningful and measurable goals.
• Plans and administers department activities while providing a safe work environment
• Support quality, safety, lean, and continuous improvement initiatives through participation in teams and special projects.
• Work within established budget guidelines and targets. Actively identify and implement actions to reduce cost and improve accuracy and efficiency within the assigned work area
• Perform functions of a material handler, as required.
• Communicates clearly, both verbally and in writing, with Engineers, Quality Personnel, Supervisors, and fellow team employees
• Effectively copes with change and changing priorities, staying focused on achieving key priorities related to safety, quality, and delivery/customer needs.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 1 - 3 years in a Team Lead or equivalent working experience.
• Must be able to lift fifty pounds (50 Lbs.) repetitively. The percentage of time standing is sixty percent (60%), and the percentage of time sitting is forty percent (40%).

Preferred:

• Use of Microsoft Office and Oracle is preferred.
• Experience in Lean principles strongly desired.

Other:

• Demonstrated expertise with Kanban-based materials management systems.
• Demonstrates leadership skills, including taking initiative, initiating change, promoting teamwork, and championing ideas.
• Demonstrates effective communication with internal and external customers.
• Understanding of shipping documentation such as Freight Bills, Packing Slips, NAFTA, Certificate of Origin, and all other documentation related to shipments both internationally and domestically.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational, communication, team-building, coaching, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to integrate safety, 5S requirements, and lean manufacturing principles into practices.

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Long/Short Term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Maternity & Paternal Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continued educations programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement and stable long-term career

The starting pay rate for this opportunity is $24.70. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.