Production Lead

Job Title: Production Lead
Location: This position is based in our Campbell, California offices, On-site and full time

Why Imperative Care?
Do you want to make a real impact on patients? Imperative Care is changing the way stroke is treated. As part of our team, you’d be developing breakthroughs that will revolutionize the future of stroke care. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact human lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do.

What You’ll Do
This highly specialized position will build various company products ensuring compliance with all quality systems and processes for which is trained and certified. This position will complete other assigned tasks including the encouragement of production line team members to meet or surpass manufacturing goals and metrics. Oversee, as front-line production lead, that product output is accurate and follows established quality and regulatory requirements. An individual in this role uses high level of skills to assist and mentor about production processes, lead times and quality standards. Success will come from optimizing resources and influencing line operators for improving output and boosting production goals. This position serves as the front-line lead at a production line or shift completing tasks with minimal supervision or instruction while mentoring others in the production line.
 

• Utilize strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with and provide guidance to the CER team members.
• Encourage teams to meet production outputs, and metrics/objectives adhering to quality standards.
• Advise assigned team with limited direction from the production supervisor.
• Effectively fill in for a supervisor when not available.
• Train others, oversee production floor activities as needed, perform lot history records (LHR) reviews and complex troubleshooting activities, and notify engineering/maintenance of escalated issues.
• Ensure accuracy of records on LHR, and adherence to all GMP/GDP policies by assigned team.
• Collect daily output data for management review and coordinate Engineering Build Request (EBR) and Rework activities including training, execution of EBR, and documentation review.
• Consistently meet the average cycle time and quality standard requirements for stations/processes to which it is trained and certified.
• Flex and rotate through production stations as necessary or assigned.
• Analyze production metrics to suggest improvements for inefficiencies on the production floor and maximize production output while ensuring high product quality.
• Work with Engineers to develop new processes, provide feedback for the creation of new documentation (i.e. MPI, SOP), and train others to these documents (as needed).
• Identify improvement opportunities for tooling/fixtures.
• Recommend and initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of product non-conformity while implementing and verifying solutions.
• Process small parts under a microscope.
• Understand and follow safety policies and practices, and escalate issues related to product quality or workplace safety in a timely manner.
• Co-champion (with the Supervisor) the 6S principles and goals

What You’ll Bring
 

• A minimum of 8 years of direct manufacturing or related experience in the medical device industry; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Must be certified on all processes including as an expert on all critical processes.
• Highly skilled in product manufacturing, testing, and data collection.
• Strong math skills, and proficient in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and requirements.
• Ability to train others to processes and procedures and lead without formal authority.  Strong ability to work with and clearly communicate (in writing or verbally) with cross functional teams and Engineers.
• High skill operating manufacturing equipment (i.e. hot boxes, adhesives, soldering, bonding, fuse joining).
• Proficiency in Microsoft office products with strong interpersonal skills, effective interaction with Operations and other departments, including resolution of discrepancies/documentation errors.
• Detailed oriented and demonstrated high level of inventory control skills.
• Experience with accurately verifying others’ work for accuracy (i.e. work content, actual part counts, LHR documentation).
• Prior experience in Catheter assembly processing (including sub-assembly processes) is preferred.

Employee Benefits include a stake in our collective success with stock options, bonus, competitive salaries, a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, and a parental leave program.
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Salary Range:$33 – 36/hourly
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer.  As part of our total rewards package, Imperative Care offers comprehensive benefits including a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, a parental leave program and emotional health resources.
The posted salary range reflects compensation for employees based in the local Bay Area market. For candidates hired outside of this geographic area, compensation may vary and be adjusted based on location, local market conditions, and other factors
 

The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department at Imperative Care requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not to contact Imperative Care employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with Imperative Care.

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