Production Supervisor

Smith & Nephew Plc

Memphis, TN
9 days ago

Highlights

As a Production Supervisor in Memphis, Tennessee, you will lead production teams, drive operational excellence, and play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality products that help improve patients' lives. Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Memphis, TN
Industry	Medical Devices and Supplies
Company Size	2,000 to 2,499 employees

Description

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

Are you a proven manufacturing leader who thrives in a fast paced, highly regulated environment? As a Production Supervisor in Memphis, Tennessee, you will lead production teams, drive operational excellence, and play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality products that help improve patients' lives. This is an opportunity to develop people, champion continuous improvement, and make a measurable impact on safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

What will you be doing?

Lead and develop hourly production teams to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost goals across the manufacturing operation.
Ensure production plans are executed efficiently while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and compliance.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives through Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen events, standard work, and process optimization.
Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Materials, Planning, Maintenance, and Safety teams to improve productivity, delivery performance, and product quality.
Lead daily management activities, monitor performance, and ensure production schedules are achieved through effective resource utilization.
Coach, train, and develop employees while supporting succession planning, performance management, and workforce capability growth.
Support problem solving, troubleshooting, safety investigations, and implementation of sustainable corrective actions.

What will you need to be successful?

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field strongly preferred.
5+ years of experience in a machine intensive manufacturing operations environment and 5+ years of supervisory experience within a Lean production environment.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, influence, and develop high performing teams.
Demonstrated experience driving continuous improvement, operational excellence, and results in a manufacturing setting.
Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience within highly regulated industries and familiarity with quality and compliance standards is preferred

You. Unlimited. We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.

Inclusion and Belonging Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about Employee Inclusion Groups on our website.
Your Future: 401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Reimbursement.
Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day.
Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program.
Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model (For most professional roles).
Training: Hands On, Team Customized, Mentorship.
Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

Smith+Nephew provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

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About Company

The Group has a history dating back 160 years to the family enterprise of Thomas James Smith who opened a small pharmacy in Hull, England in 1856. On his death in 1896, his nephew Horatio Nelson Smith took over the management of the business. Thomas James Smith black and white photograph Image: Thomas James Smith A few days after the declaration of World War 1 in 1914, Horatio Nelson Smith (the nephew of the company founder T. J Smith) met with an envoy of the French President in London. The company was awarded a contract to supply £350,000 of surgical and field dressings, to be delivered in five months. By the late 1990s, Smith & Nephew had expanded into being a diverse healthcare conglomerate with operations across the globe, including various medical devices, personal care products and traditional and pioneering woundcare treatments. In 1998, Smith & Nephew announced a major restructuring to focus management attention and investment on three business units — wound management, endoscopy and orthopaedics — which offered high growth and margin opportunities. Smith & Nephew was incorporated and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1937 and in 1999 the Group was also listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2001, Smith & Nephew became a constituent member of the FTSE-100 index in the UK. This means that Smith & Nephew is included in the top 100 companies traded on the London Stock Exchange measured in terms of market capitalisation. Today, Smith & Nephew is a public limited company incorporated and headquartered in the UK and doing business in many countries around the world.