Salary Range:

$139,500.00 - $232,500.00

Job Description:

Confluent Medical Technologies is a financially healthy and rapidly growing medical device company whose employees are passionate about providing life-saving solutions to our customers through a collaborative and high-impact work environment.  Our environment reflects a culture of growth, leadership, and innovation in which our employees can directly impact the world by doing work that truly matters.

SUMMARY: Provides vision, leadership, coaching and mentoring to organization, with focus on component product scale up and manufacturing activities. Directs and coordinates all production activities through subordinate staff to attain production goals consistent with cost, quality, reliability and delivery requirements. Responsible for the execution of company business plan. Works closely with New Product Development, Manufacturing and Process Engineering to ensure timely scale up of new products and processes. Manages team to ensure business objectives are met.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for managing production schedules and estimating capacity requirements for completion firm and forecasted orders. Monitors plant output to establish raw materials capabilities.
• Responsible for managing personnel that generate paperwork to support assigned product lines.
• Responsible for managing personnel that estimates and plan raw and/or any other material requirements used to support assigned product lines.
• Analyzes, recommends and implements processes and procedures to provide accurate results for the Supply Chain Department.
• Participates and leads discussion with costumers around delivery schedules.
• Develops department budgets, both operating and capital. Participates and compiles statistics in the preparation and control of department operating budgets.
• Creates development plans for raw material scale up. Identify needed resources. Recruit and train personnel.
• Identifies and implements Lean Manufacturing and Process Excellence methods for the department.
• Establishes and monitors inventory goals (WIP, floor stock, etc) adequate to meet schedule requirements while minimizing investment and obsolescence exposure.
• Revises purchasing or planning documentation as appropriate.
• Responds to and participates in corrective action implementation to observations identified in internal audits.
• Keeps up-to-date systems and technology to promote cost effective utilization of resources.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Responsible for ensuring that subordinate follows all company guidelines and policies.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Yes

Have supervisory responsibilities.

Leadership: Supervise/manage/direct the selection, training, development, appraisal and work assignments of personnel.

Supervises:

• Warehouse Supervisor II
• Supply Chain Clerk
• Buyers
• Planners

Supervision: Direction: receive guidance with respect to general objectives; in the majority of tasks and projects assigned, determine methods, work sequence, scheduling, and how to achieve objectives of assignments; operate within specific policy guidelines.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor degree required, advanced degree preferred. 8-9 years of related experience and 3-5 years of supervisory or project leadership experience. Green Belt (Six Sigma) certification, APICS certification or related Supply Chain certification preferred.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:   Ability to lead and manage self directed work teams. Ability to audit production areas identify non-compliance to requirements, and develop/oversee action plans for corrective action. Extensive knowledge in matters such as labor relations, manufacturing methods, production planning and assembly activities. In-depth understanding of accounting (standard cost), trend analysis and failure rate analysis. In-depth understanding of production and quality control techniques such as CFM, JIT, TQM, CIM, etc. Excellent written and oral English communications skills required. Must understand and have ability to analyze market requirements and opportunities for product lines.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

 Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conforms to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to define problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

MANUAL DEXTERITY: Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items and work with the fingers.

VISION REQUIREMENTS: No special vision requirements

WORK SCHEDULE/HOURS: Monday – Friday.

TRAVEL: Minimal.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS: Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Other physical working conditions:     

Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL:

Sedentary physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.

COMMENTS:  This position description is an outline of the major recurring responsibilities of the job. It is not intended to be all-inclusive of the work to be performed. The incumbent(s) will typically perform other related job objectives, special assignments and less significant responsibilities.

Confluent Medical Technologies is dedicated to working collaboratively with our customers, taking their projects from rapid prototype into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients has allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices through innovative material science, engineering, and manufacturing. Our primary capabilities include: Nitinol components and tubing, balloon expandable stents and catheters, complex catheters, biomedical textiles, and high precision polymer tubing. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers.

We regret that we are unable to sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.

Confluent Medical Technologies is an equal opportunity employer.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.