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Intuitive Surgical

Builds robots for minimally invasive surgery

Production Manager

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMexicali, Baja California, MexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
  • External candidates need 5 years of operations management and engineering experience.
  • Experience in the medical device industry, specifically high-volume manufacturing, is preferred.
  • Experience in leadership and people development planning is required.
  • Knowledge of or experience with manufacturing processes is required.
  • Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing is required; Lean Expert or Green Belt certification is highly recommended.
  • Proficiency with personal computers and familiarity with Microsoft Office are required.
  • Experience with MRP systems is required.
  • Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency is required.
  • Ability to track performance and provide effective feedback is required.

Responsibilities

  • Achieve performance goals for the Production Area with the functional team, including goals for safety incidents, absenteeism, turnover, PL, DN, NCR, scrap, production plan, efficiency, hour accuracy, and downtime.
  • Interview, hire, onboard, train, reward, recognize, and discipline direct reports, and manage conflicts.
  • Enforce discipline and follow up on low-performing supervisors.
  • Ensure associates under supervision complete all ISU-related training.
  • Train and develop employees and enforce adherence to applicable EHS and quality system procedures, standard operating procedures, and manufacturing guidelines.
  • Coach employees and provide feedback based on goals and expectations when required.
  • Assign and manage workloads and monitor employee development plans.
  • Write and conduct formal annual performance reviews and monthly one-on-one meetings.
  • Drive the culture strategy, reinforce the organization's mission, founding principles, and individual and leadership expectations, and consolidate the area's X survey action plan.
  • Own production metrics and coordinate actions to achieve KPI goals, including EHS incidents, absenteeism, turnover, NCR, PL, DN, LFPY, scrap, production plan, efficiency, and material usage at Tier 2.
  • Generate production reports.
  • Update and revise manufacturing process instructions to ensure they are accurate and complete.
  • Review and approve ECOs to determine their manufacturing impact.
  • Support process validations and final manufacturing reviews as required.
  • Work with corporate engineering on production line transfers and improvements.
  • Address, document, report, and escalate line-support issues at Tier 2.
  • Work with support departments to resolve daily production issues.
  • Support layered audits and CAPA action plans as required.
  • Ensure adherence to production system initiatives, including standard work, tiers, VSM, 6S, and the continuous improvement program.
  • Lead or support Lean Manufacturing initiatives involving manufacturing-based teams, including corporate projects, project management, Kaizen, Green Belt activities, and rapid problem-solving events.
  • Review and disposition discrepant material and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Implement projects to improve material usage and reduce scrap.
  • Ensure supervisors complete payroll activities on time.
  • Assist with budget spending, control budget expenses, and oversee budget execution.
  • Support purchase requisition needs.
  • Support the SIOP process by providing input to align future production plans with capacity.
  • Participate in the area goal deployment process.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in the medical device industry, particularly in high-volume manufacturing, is preferred.
  • Lean Expert or Green Belt credential/experience is highly recommended.
  • Experience with SAP and Agile is preferred.

About the Company

Intuitive Surgical

Builds robots for minimally invasive surgery

Intuitive Surgical makes da Vinci robots that let surgeons operate through a few small incisions, and Ion, a robot that reaches deep into the lungs to take tissue samples. In 2000, da Vinci became the first robotic system cleared by the FDA for general laparoscopic surgery, meaning keyhole operations in the abdomen. A surgeon sits at a nearby console and steers robotic arms holding a 3D camera and wristed instruments, which turn hand movements into smaller, steadier motions. Hospitals buy or lease the robots, then keep paying for the instruments used in each operation and for service. Intuitive was founded in 1995 to commercialize robotic surgery research from SRI International and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, CA
Founded
1995

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