Manufacturing Supervisor
Biolinq
About the Company
Biolinq is a venture-backed digital health company developing a wearable biosensor platform that measures biomarkers important to the management of many clinical conditions including diabetes. This dynamic role is a part of a team of engineers and scientists developing a novel intradermal biosensor technology and the associated software data extraction and rendering SDK that will transform the way people manage their metabolic health.
Job Purpose
Responsible for overseeing and organizing the activities and resources in the manufacturing area to meet daily production schedule and product quality requirements, including scheduling and routine production activities as well as acting as the first line of support for troubleshooting should problems arise.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage daily manufacturing activities to achieve production plans. Coordinate daily work rotation schedules based on needs.
- Responsible for performance metrics for manufacturing area, including safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Facilitation of daily meetings to review progress, issues, schedule.
- Assist with designing an efficient layout of equipment and flow of materials to maximize utilization.
- Assist with reviewing and committing production plan daily based on resource availability.
- Responsible for initial support and resolution of issues. Escalate issues through department manager and supporting teams to minimize impact on metrics.
- Ensure vigilance to GMP/GDP compliance and safety adherence by manufacturing team. Ensure assembler training to latest revisions.
- · Hire, onboard, train, and assess performance of manufacturing team.
- · Manage overtime, attendance, disciplinary issues, daily supervision, and performance evaluation for manufacturing team. Help staff succeed by providing coaching and performance communication to support development.
- Analyze manufacturing data and identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement; identify and utilize methods of making manufacturing process more efficient and effective.
- Maintain assigned area in a well-organized and clean manner (5S).
- Maintain cross-training skill assessment for resource continuity.
- Manage inventory levels and material replenishment for area.
- Support testing, data collection, report writing, and documentation updates as needed.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma and a minimum 5 years of manufacturing work experience, OR Associate’s Degree and a minimum 2 years of manufacturing work experience, OR Bachelor’s Degree and 1 year of manufacturing experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results. Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment. Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner. Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable.
- Flexibility to adjust to changing priorities.
Working Conditions
Production Cleanroom Environment.
Local travel may be required.
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, see, talk or hear in a standard office environment. Employee may occasionally lift/or move up to 15 pounds.
BENEFITS
Medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, life and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) plan, holidays, and PTO.
At Biolinq we fully subscribe to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment based on qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. In accordance with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable federal, state and/or local laws, it is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation upon request during the application process to applicants in order that they may be given a full and fair opportunity to be considered for employment. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we intend to comply fully with applicable federal, state and/or local employment laws and the information requested on this application will only be used for purposes consistent with those laws. To the extent required by applicable law, The Company maintains a smoke- free workplace.
As part of our efforts to ensure fair and equal pay based on merit, Biolinq supports pay transparency internally and during the recruitment process. The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this role is: $65,000 to $80,000 annually. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. Actual compensation packages are commensurate with experience and based on a variety of factors that are unique to each candidate including, but not limited to: skill set, depth of experience, education, certifications, and specific work location. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the job across the U.S. The total compensation package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. Biolinq also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave), medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and any written agreement between the parties. Your recruiter can share more about the total compensation package during the hiring process.
Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Biolinq Talent Acquisition at Careers@biolinq.com