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Senior Manufacturing Supervisor – Support Areas
Edwards Lifesciences · Cartago
Job description
About the role
Edwards Lifesciences is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Supervisor to lead support‑area teams that produce life‑changing medical devices. You will ensure production quality, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate closely with engineering and cross‑functional partners.
Key responsibilities
- Supervise employees and manufacturing activities across one or more production areas, ensuring compliance with specifications and procedures.
- Oversee work‑order scheduling, monitor team performance metrics, and report productivity and quality results to management.
- Ensure staff are properly trained for assigned tasks and conduct regular performance reviews.
- Partner with engineering on investigations, corrective actions, and non‑conformance reviews.
- Participate in improvement projects, designing and optimizing procedures and work methods.
- Perform daily audits to verify adherence to manufacturing procedures.
- Handle additional incidental duties as required.
Required profile
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, business, or related field.
- More than 5 years of experience leading manufacturing teams and working with cross‑functional groups.
- Proven experience in medical‑device, electronics, pharmaceutical, or food manufacturing environments.
- Intermediate level of English.
- Availability to work Monday‑Friday, 6:00 am – 3:30 pm.
Required skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- JDE ERP system
- Project management knowledge
- Lean manufacturing tools
- Quality system expertise (CAPA and NCR processes)
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Edwards Lifesciences
Cartago